Coronation Street legend to fall victim to a terrifying cult, reveals star Ben Price
CORONATION Street’s Leanne Battersby is set to fall victim to a dangerous cult in a hard-hitting new storyline.
The Bistro owner - who is played by actress Jane Danson in the ITV soap - is set to be charmed by newcomer Rowan (Emrhys Cooper) actor Ben Price has revealed.
With Leanne attending a wedding show at the Chariot Square Hotel, Nick is dragged along with her - secretly harbouring his own doubts about their engagement.
“He’s not too happy about it,” said Ben.
“One, it’s going to cost a fortune and two, he’s like ‘could we just slow this down a bit and it not be too soon or too quick? It’s going to cost me a lot of money and I’m still not sure where I am.’
“So I’ll be honest. I think he’s like, ‘Okay, I’ll go.’ But I think he’s hoping he can kind of weasel his way out a bit. Like, ‘let’s have a think. Let’s give it six months.’”
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But at the hotel Leanne meets a new man - Rowan from The Institute.
He immediately charms her and offers her some advice that takes her aback and when he flashes her a smile, she blushes.
However Rowan isn’t all he seems and he’s set to tempt Leanne into his club.
And worst of all - Nick doesn’t see the threat coming, brushing off Rowan’s behaviour as flirting.
Ben said: “I don’t think he’s instantly jealous because he can’t really work out it’s anything if you see what I mean. I don’t think it is that straight away. And I don’t think I’m playing that straightaway.
“It’s just that as it develops, I think he’s concerned with both sides. What is it? What is this? And, you know, she can get her eye taken.
“He’s good looking, I get it. You know, they’ve both been at fault there. Nick ended up with his sister in law, you know what I mean?
“But I think nearer to the start, I think he’s like…because I don’t think everyone suspects. I don’t think Rowan appears like that instantly.”
But it will soon become clear that Leanne is falling prey to a cult leader - and it’s not clear that Nick will be able to save her.
“I don’t think Nick’s there to stop Leanne from leading her life,” Ben said.
“Leanne’s stronger than Nick I think. I think she’ll tell Nick exactly what she thinks.
“I think most of the women in Nick’s life really, they’re very strong and have very strong views about the way they want to do things and I think Nick’s like, ‘yeah absolutely.’
“I think it’s more, Leanne is very, very good at stepping back and going, ‘I see what’s going on. I see if I’m being played, I see what the situation is’ and she’s not with this.
“She’s convincing herself into this and Leanne’s actually not that. Leanne is normally like, ‘I think that’s a load of s***’ at first, and it’s probably Nick going ‘no, no, give it a chance, give it a chance.’
“But she’s not in this. She’s fully invested. And I think that’s the bit for Nick, that he’s a bit like, ‘you’re more cynical, Leanne than me. You’re not being very cynical about this man.’
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“And I don’t get to see him. I haven’t done any scenes with him. I know, it will come up. But I don’t get to see him until it almost becomes this man I’m not seeing and he’s taking her away to do the course and he’s taking her to Zooms in another room.”
But how much danger is Leanne in?
