Coronation Street fans were left horrified when Amy Barlow was raped by Aaron Sandford while she was passed out drunk on the ITV soap.
Aaron Sandford (played by James Craven) and Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) had a drunken night together on Friday’s instalment of Coronation Street. However, Aaron ended up taking advantage of the situation and raped Amy while she was unconscious in harrowing scenes. Will Amy speak out to her loved ones about the incident?
On the ITV soap opera, Aaron and Amy began consuming wine and alcoholic beverages when they were alone at home, which led to Amy getting very inebriated.
After telling Aaron that everything was “spinning,” she left the living room and fell to the ground in the bedroom after hitting her head on a chest of drawers.
The two sat on the edge of the bed and exchanged kisses after Aaron asked if she was alright.
While Amy was unconscious and needed to lie down because she felt too drunk, Aaron continued to kiss her shoulder.
He then decided to have sex with her while she was unaware of what was happening and the episode ended with the camera panning to her underwear being thrown onto the floor.
Amy was clearly unable to give her consent and viewers were left disgusted by Aaron’s actions, with many taking to Twitter believing Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) will get her revenge when she finds out her daughter was raped.
Mike said: “Aaron I’d run mate because when Tracy finds out what you’ve done to Amy she will cut your b***s off #Corrie.”
David added: “Aaron’s life won’t be worth living by the time Tracy’s finished with him #Corrie.”
Michelle said: “Poor Amy she didn’t even give consent. Sex without consent is rape #Corrie.”
Ryan shared: “NO Means NO!!!! This is so horrible to watch.” (sic)
Jennifer Johnson added: “It’s shocking, mainly because the character is passed out so she can’t say no, #Corrie has gone too far now, all before 9pm.” (sic)
@Tweekersbaby shared: “That was disgusting #Aaron. What the character is doing is not okay and I hope this storyline ends up with him being jailed and ultimately going on the sex offenders register!” (sic)
Elle, the actress who plays Amy, told Express.co.uk of the difficult storyline: “For him to have no recognition for her feelings, I think that’s what shocks her the most.
“Deep down, I think she knows he doesn’t think this is anything and I think that really, really hurts her.”
She added: “She has so much going through her head at that time, she can’t even begin to think, ‘how can I tell other people?’
“She’s dealing with so much and she thinks that she’s strong and she can handle it all by herself.
But even saying the word “rape” and explaining what has happened to her is extremely challenging and requires a lot of energy from her, which she simply doesn’t have at that point.
Will Amy disclose the assault to a friend or relative in upcoming scenes?
How will Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby), Aaron’s girlfriend, respond if she learns what transpired?
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