Last week in Coronation Street, Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) told Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) that they should end their relationship, believing they were both incredibly unhappy.

It was a move that left Todd utterly stunned. For ages he had waited for the right moment to leave his abusive relationship but in a shock twist, the perpetrator had given him the opportunity to leave and never speak to him again. Was it really going to end like this?

Unfortunately not.

In the time Theo and Todd have been separated, Theo’s jealousy has reached new heights as he’s witnessed Todd attempt to move on from their relationship.

Gareth Pierce spoke to me last week about the space Todd has found himself in separated from Theo. He explained that while it may look like a period where Todd could process the abuse and start moving forward, it’s actually an incredibly dangerous time for him, as Theo’s still very much looming over him.

‘This space will give Todd time to sit with where he is now and maybe get some perspective. Maybe it’ll create some space for those closer to him like Sarah, George and Summer to potentially influence him as well’, he said.

‘I think we might see some campaigning around him, and they’ll tread carefully in doing it, but maybe they’ll say that this is a good thing — of course not knowing the full misery of what’s been happening.

‘I think there will be a sense that might happen, but of course the space will also give Todd an opportunity to have some sense of loneliness. And again, I think that might be something at the beginning of this relationship that kept him there a bit longer. There was a sense that he maybe feared being left on the shelf, and I think that came back to haunt him a little bit.

Gareth noted: ‘What’s worth talking about as well is that people have seen parallels like this in relationships of their own. When you’re potentially out of the relationship, it can be one of the most dangerous times. I think there’s some real fear and potential danger there as well.’

Next week, Todd will find himself dragged back into Theo’s life when he randomly announces that he’s got a surprise for him.

Calling at the undertakers dressed to the nines, Theo leads a blindfolded Todd into the registry office, where he then announces he never cancelled the wedding, so they can still get married.

Filming the scenes were particularly interesting for Gareth, as he had to play Todd giving off two different energies at the same time. On the outside, there was happiness in front of guests Gary Windass (Mikey North) and Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) but on the inside, Todd was screaming for another Billy Mayhew shaped hero to swoop in and take him away from the event.