Corrie is about to take a break from Weatherfield after bad news

Coronation Street spoilers ahead.

Coronation Street’s Abi Webster will decide to take a break from the pavement next week after receiving more bad news about deepfake videos made of her.

Abia was horrified recently to discover that she appeared to be the subject of a series of porn videos that were circulated online. She later realized that the explicit clips were actually fake, with her head superimposed on someone else’s body.

This week, Abi decides that Stefan Brent – ​​the scheming father of teenage criminal Corey, who killed Abi’s son Seb in 2021 – is likely to be behind the videos.

Abi recently spoke out against a documentary that painted Corey in a positive light.

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After Abi’s husband Kevin gets involved and is caught on camera entering Stefan’s office, he makes a deal with the villain.

In scenes to air on Monday, June 24 and Friday, June 28, the situation finally appears to be under control when Kevin tells Tyrone Dobbs that Stefan has agreed to pay to remove the videos.

But Kevin is dealt another blow later when Stefan informs him that their arrangement is off because he is unwilling to pay the £60,000 a year it will cost him to keep the videos on the internet.

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How will Kevin react angrily to Stefan’s bad news?

Later in the week, Abi breaks the news to Kevin that she has to leave Weatherfield for a few days after everything that happened.

She reveals that she will be staying with her twins Charlie and Lexi and their foster mother Lynsey for a while.

When Abi leaves, Kevin tries to stay positive. But will the couple be able to cope with the increasing pressure they face over deepfakes?

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Sally Carman, who plays Abi, recently explained her character’s reaction to discovering the videos are fake. She revealed that Abi’s “feeling of relief” that the clips aren’t real gives way to anxiety about who could have made them.

“She’s confused and shaken, thinking who could do this and why are they doing this,” she said.

“These aren’t just things you can do in 10 minutes, it takes time and money to make a convincing deepfake that detailed.”

She added: “She’s really confused, frustrated and scared.”

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and airs on ITVX.

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