Helen Worth fears Coronation Street’s Platt family may be "torn apart" for good after Audrey Roberts discovered her grandson Nick Tilsley stole her £80,000.
The Weatherfield legend – played by Sue Nicholls – was left shocked on last night’s (28.05.19) episode after finding out her own flesh and blood Nick (Ben Price) took her inheritance, and Helen, who plays Audrey’s daughter Gail Rodwell, isn’t sure if the ‘Corrie’ clan will ever recover.
She said: "Something like this could absolutely tear the family apart.
"I don’t think Gail will believe it. She doesn’t think her boys could do anything wrong, certainly not Nick. I think she’s going to be deeply upset."
Sue admits Audrey is "heartbroken" by the shock news, and is particularly gutted that her former flame, conman Lewis Archer (Nigel Havers) – who passed away in Corrie’s New Year’s Day (01.01.19) episode – got the blame.
Speaking on a behind the scenes video on the ‘Coronation Street’ Twitter account, Sue said: "She’s heartbroken, she can’t believe it. Most of all, she feels even crosser with them for blaming Lewis, who she really was in love with.
"We don’t know what she’s going to do next."
Audrey’s other grandson David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) confessed last night that Nick stole the money but admitted he had helped him spend it with the pair investing the cash in barbers Trim Up North.
But Ben believes Nick would’ve paid his gran back in some way – even suggesting his alter-ego might have eventually bought her hair salon for "double the price" to ensure she was repaid.
Ben said: "He would have orchestrated a way to just say they are doing well and wanted to give her some money.
"Or he would have found a way of buying Audrey’s without her knowing for double the price and she would have got her money back.
"He would have been smart and he believed he would have got away with it. What annoys him more in his arrogance is that he believes his mum and gran would have come round but he is furious that David didn’t have the balls to see it through."
Helen Worth fears Corrie’s Platt family will be ‘torn apart’
