Coronation Street’s Megan Walsh looks set to walk free from court. The teacher, who is played by Beth Nixon, is at the centre of a controversial storyline which has focused on her illicit relationship with teenager Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson Wale) and now that the whole thing has come to light, she is up in front of a jury and facing potential prison time.
But it’s been a bumpy ride so far after the legal proceedings fully kicked off on the world’s longest-running TV soap and, earlier in the week, Will took to the witness box where he initially lied and claimed that there was no relationship in a bid to save Megan. His former sports coach then told the court that Will had considered taking his own life thanks as a result of the way his family had treated him, and, once Will heard this huge lie, he decided to change his story.
On Thursday night’s episode, he told the court: “I don’t have to protect her any more. And, yeah, I did lie. But what she’s done is so, so much worse. She groomed me and abused me, and no matter what you or anyone else in this court has to say, that is the truth. She’s never gonna change. And someone needs to stop her before she does it again.”
View 3 ImagesWill told the court that Megan was an abuser and would ‘never change'(Image: ITV)
That evening, Megan cornered Will round at the precinct and pushed him up against the wall. She said: ” Am I supposed to be intimidated? Think you’re a big man now? Is that what this is? Yeah, well, you’re not. You’re a pathetic little boy. Just like the first time I met you.
“That’s the only reason I gave you the time of day, because I felt sorry for you. Well, not any more. After what you did today, you are finished. There is no way that that jury is gonna find me guilty so if I were you…I’d watch your back.” Megan then strutted off as she told Will to “enjoy” his run, quite confident that she will not be sentenced to a life behind bars.
All will be revealed in upcoming episodes, but fans instantly took to social media to vent their horror that yet another villain could be about to avoid any kind of justice, especially after Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) was killed off after abusing his partner Todd and, over on fellow soap Emmerdale, evil Dr Todd was killed off after raping Charity Dingle.
Taking to X, one viewer wrote: “Megan can’t get away with this, another criminal can’t escape justice. She is suck a cocky b**** and her mum is stupid!”
Another said: “I swear to god if megan isn’t found guilty I will be very P*****d, soaps are always getting justice wrong, and on this occasion it seriously needs to get it right.”
Another fan took issue with the fact that Megan was even able to see Will out on the street after his court appearance, as they wrote: “So after all the months of the Will/Meghan storyline we see a few minutes of Will’s evidence and then Megan is out and about terrorising him. Beggars belief how badly this has been done. Shameful.”
View 3 ImagesThe disgraced teacher even had the nerve to threaten Will after he spoke out in court (Image: ITV)
Others were quick to praise actress Beth Nixon, who has made her television debut with the role, , as one said: “Oh wow Megan is so wicked. Beth Nixon is just phenomenal!”
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Another wrote: “for whatever it’s worth, it SEEMS like this trial is Megan’s swan song. While I will most definitely not miss Megan, I’ll absolutely miss seeing Beth Nixon on my screen. She did a great job portraying such a vile character.”
Coronation Street airs weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV1 and ITV
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