By Jessica Sansome
Coronation Street fans think they have ‘confirmed’ what is ahead of Todd Grimshaw and Theo Silverton as their new relationship continued to face its challenges. As viewers of the ITV soap know, Todd took a shine to Theo following their random meeting on the cobbles in March. They met when a piece of scaffolding, from the site Theo is managing, almost hit an then-ill Julie Carp. Theo apologised, although he later told George Shuttleworth that Julie was clearly faking her pain as the scaffolding missed her by miles. But when George revealed that Julie has terminal cancer, Theo was left mortified and was quick to try and make amends, pushing him further into Todd’s orbit. Get all the latest Corrie gossip and spoilers in our newsletter here They initially tried to keep their sizzling romance under wraps, with Todd then unaware that Theo had a secret wife, Danielle, and two children, but knowing he was battling with his family’s religious beliefs, revealing he’d been subject to conversion therapy. More recently, Theo and Todd have faced trouble from Millie Silverton, Theo’s teenage daughter, who has been on a mission to get her dad back home and away from Todd for good. During Monday’s (June 30) edition of Corrie, viewers saw that Millia was disappointed to learn that her father wasn’t coming on a family holiday and later, he was called to the school to talk about Millie’s absences, worrying him even further. As Todd and Millie headed to the café, he called her bluff and shared that he knew she had been lying about the pregnancy, with Millie admitting that she had “panicked” after Theo left the family home. She seemingly agreed to Todd’s proposal of taking another pregnancy test and passing the original off as a false positive, but he warned her to stop meddling in their relationship. But Todd was horrified when Millie lied that she had been to an abortion clinic at his request. While Theo initially believed his daughter and accused Todd of lying, he eventually realised that his daughter was the one who hadn’t been telling the truth. Upset by Theo’s accusations, Todd headed for a pint at the Rovers, where he was joined by James Bailey. As the former footballer offered to buy his pal a pint, Todd suggested something stronger and the pair went back to Todd’s place and almost shared a kiss, which Todd pulled away from, before Theo walked in as they hugged. Despite initially seeming calm, Theo suggested that Todd stay away from both Millie and James, asserting a sense of control. He later headed over to James’ home and had a word with him, menacingly ordering him to stay out of his “business” and that they would be “exchanging more than words” if he didn’t. And Corrie fans think the storyline is only going in one heartbreaking direction. @KlCKASSCANTONA said: “I can see a Coercive control storyline with Theo & Todd @itvcorrie #corrie.” @BerniKennedy commented: “I’m wondering if the Todd/Theo storyline is going to progress to a Domestic Violence/Coersion/Gaslighting storyline? FFS #corrie.” @KatieJukesy wrote: “By the looks of things we’re getting a Theo to be controlling and extremely jealous storyline. The possessiveness really came out in this scene. Maybe even a domestic abuse storyline? That laugh he did sounded very villiany and horrifyingly creepy and disturbing. #Corrie.” @1stLadyHooligan posted: “I keep getting bad vibes from Theo lately. Todd should be careful or better yet just dump Theo. #corrie.” @1stLadyHooligan shared: “Theo warning James about Todd.. When Theo finally blows up it ain’t gonna be pretty. #corrie.” @Kathryn52160597 added: “#Corrie Theo is obviously the latest villain in Coronation Street. He sure is creepy!!!! Poor Todd doesn’t know what he’s letting himself in for!!!! I bet the actor, James Cartwright, loves playing ‘the Baddie’. I have just noticed that he was also in Downton Abbey.” Join our Coronation Street WhatsApp group HERE