Coronation Street star Todd Boyce has shared his serial-killer Stephen Reid’s plan for factory boss Carla Connor.
Viewers of the Weatherfield-based drama will see Stephen’s (played by Todd Boyce) plot to take down the Underworld boss, which includes spiking her drinks with LSD, unfold in coming episodes. The new Coronation Street villain is humiliated by being sidelined to the packing department by the straight talking Carla (Alison King) and fans will be left fearing for her life.
Unbeknownst to the factory queen her days could be numbered as Stephen has already bumped off two others, both Leo and Leo’s dad Teddy.
Addressing whether Carla could be next, Todd teased: “She has done the worst thing that anyone could really do to Stephen, she has made him look and feel small in front of other people.
“She had him working in packing when Dick Haversham came round and he was so humiliated.
“He really wants to harm her business and her reputation and he has no qualms about what he’s planning to do.”
Carla is hit by hallucinations following her drink being spiked but ex-factory business partner Sarah (Tina O’Brien) seems concerned she’s slipping back into a psychosis as her mental health struggles in the past.
Clarifying Carla’s fate, Todd added: “This is not a premeditated plan to kill someone, this is to get her out of the way of the business.”
He explained his character’s plot is “ingenious” as he has to simply “sow the seed” of doubt that Carla isn’t capable of running Underworld to share-holders.
According to Todd, “He is playing a very dangerous game,” Digital Spy.
You can see him adding a few drops to her drink before adding a little more for good measure when he considers how angry he is with her.
Meanwhile, the actor, whose resume includes roles in Hollyoaks, Murder on the Orient Express, and The Batman, has observed how viewers respond to his villainous persona.
Some people, he said, are “a little scared,” but “polite” when he meets them in person.
He described an encounter with two spectators at the grocery store, saying, “I’m not sure if they were concerned I was going to push them into the freezer while no one was looking!
And then a lot of women will approach me and say, “My husband hates you,” obviously not wanting to admit that they themselves like him in secret.
The actor informed Carla and her coworkers that Stephen’s story would go on until the end of 2023, so they had better keep an eye on each other.
The Platt family is going through a difficult time, and David (Jack P. Shepherd) is in court to learn what will happen to his adopted son Max Turner (Paddy Bever), who pleaded guilty to inciting terrorism.
Last year, Max became caught up in a racist gang led by Griff Reynolds who groomed the teen before brainwashing him to make racist videos with his impressive film making skills.
But Max quickly realised he was on the wrong side of the law when he learnt Griff and his associates intended to set off a bomb at the local peace market.
Realising the grave error and danger it posed, he tipped off the police leaving the gang to be brought to justice.
But if Max is placed in a secure detention facility and made to interact with the people he “snitched” on, the decision could end up costing him dearly.
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