Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) feels concerned in Coronation Street soon as Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) lashes out while at work.

Beloved character Debbie was diagnosed with dementia earlier this year. For months, the only person who knew about her health secret was brother Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard). Debbie refused to tell anyone else about it, adamant that she could handle it on her own.

This approach lasted until June. At Speed Daal, Debbie collapsed in front of her loved ones, who immediately told her she needed to go to hospital.

Debbie said that wouldn’t be needed as she already knows what’s wrong.

Determined to not be defined by her illness, Debbie is still working at her hotels. In upcoming episodes though, Ryan begins to wonder if this is still a wise idea.

In this new video, Debbie and Ryan are at the reception desk faced with an angry woman, who claims she didn’t sleep at all because of her allergies – and that is somehow the hotel’s fault.

As the woman starts filming, Debbie has no qualms about entertaining it and speaks to the camera, announcing that the hotel’s duvets and pillows are hypo-allergenic for customers, but she does not have an ability to control the pollen count outside.

Lacking in empathy, Debbie heads off, leaving Ryan concerned.

In the scenes after this, Ryan steps in and manages to smooth the situation over, apologising to the guest and persuading her to delete the footage of Debbie’s outburst.

In response, Debbie grabs Ryan and kisses him full on the lips as her way of saying thank you. She obviously doesn’t see anything inappropriate in what she’s done.

Ryan is shocked, but realises that both the outburst and the kiss could be caused by Debbie’s dementia. He confides in Ronnie about what happened and tells him that he’s worried about her. Ronnie is deeply concerned by what Ryan has told him.

Later, Debbie is angry with Ryan, who tells her that he was simply looking out for her because he’s a friend and he cares about her.