The cost of living is biting, and it's not just in real life. It's in the soaps too - just look at the prices of Roy's Rolls on Coronation Street these days.
09.05.2023 - 11:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street fans think they may have spotted how Damon Hay and Sarah Barlow's affair will be rumbled after the pair ramped things up a notch in the ITV soap's latest scenes. Viewers were horrified during Monday night's trip to the cobbles as Underworld manager Sarah continued to lust after drug dealer Damon.
The pair have been flirting and frolicking behind her husband Adam Barlow's back for weeks. Sarah and Damon met weeks ago in a hotel bar. But Sarah, played by Tina O’Brien, and Damon, played by Ciaran Griffiths, have continued to flirt wildly with Damon saying he was determined to bed her.
And it wasn't long before Damon seized his opportunity and gave Underworld factory manager Sarah a lift to the hotel for a meeting. Later, after he helped her win over the buyer she was meeting, Sarah claimed to be furious with Damon. But after drinking champagne together she threw caution to the wind and they slept together.
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After, a guilty Sarah told Damon they needed to end their relationship, especially because he looked set to go to prison. But her solicitor husband helped Damon walk free and he hasn't let his feelings for Sarah slide.
It was a close call in Monday's episode (May 8) when they were nearly caught by Adam, brother Nick Tilsley, his partner Leanne Battersby and her friend Dee-Dee Bailey, who works with solicitor Adam, as they romped at the Bistro. But as Sarah hid, Damon got them out of the predicament by telling their unexpected visitors that they had to evacuate the bistro.
Later, on her way to meet Damon again, Sarah was warned by Dee-Dee that she knew what she had been up to and had put her in an awkward position. Meanwhile,
The cost of living is biting, and it's not just in real life. It's in the soaps too - just look at the prices of Roy's Rolls on Coronation Street these days.
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