April 4th 2024.
In 1997, the Battersby family made their debut on the popular soap opera Coronation Street. Vicky Entwistle, who played the loud and outspoken Janice Battersby, recently spoke out against an upcoming storyline that will reveal a tragic event from 20 years ago. The storyline will involve her on-screen daughter, Toyah Habeeb, confessing to burying a stillborn child in a local park.
Vicky, now 55 years old, joined the show in its early years and was joined by her on-screen husband Les and their two daughters, Leanne and Toyah. After leaving the show in 2011, she went on to star in other popular television dramas such as Ackley Bridge and Casualty.
One of her most memorable storylines on Coronation Street was when Toyah was sexually assaulted in 2001 and later suffered a miscarriage. In the upcoming episodes, Toyah will reveal that she had buried the baby hastily at the Red Rec. However, this plot update has already received backlash from fans as it revisits one of the show's most controversial storylines.
The brutal attack on Toyah, which aired in 2001, was met with widespread criticism. This isn't the first time Vicky has spoken out against her former co-stars' work. In 2001, a storyline involving Toyah being raped and left for dead received backlash from the national press for turning a traumatic event into a "who-dunnit?" mystery.
The new storyline is set to change the narrative of the original plot, as in the original broadcasts, Toyah was advised to take the morning after pill. Vicky expressed her opinion on the upcoming episodes on social media, tweeting her former co-star Bruce Jones, who played her on-screen husband Les. She wrote, "Well, we tried to make our moments as real as they could possibly be, didn't we Bruce?! I guess we failed. Who knew that digging up dead babies would become the highlight of ITV's tea time slot?!"
However, the next day, Vicky issued a public apology for her words, acknowledging that they were "childish and hurtful." This isn't the first time she has made controversial comments about the show's storylines. In 2020, she criticized the writers for the heartbreaking death of her on-screen grandson, Oliver Battersby. Her co-star, Jane Danson, who plays her on-screen daughter Leanne, defended the writers and called Vicky's comments disrespectful.
The head of continuing drama and ITV in the North, John Whiston, responded to the criticism from fans and defended the show's decision to explore important and relevant issues. He stated that the show's audience appreciates these storylines and believes that they are handled in a responsible manner. He also mentioned that Coronation Street continues to be the most-watched soap on British TV.
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