Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) has had plenty to deal with in Coronation Street this past year —between the death of her dad to discovering that her real father is none other then Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) — but could there be more heartache ahead for the character as she falls ill in a devastating new storyline?
Emma’s world came crashing down earlier this year when she learned that her dad was dying. If that wasn’t a hard enough pill for her to swallow, her dad’s death also brought with it the shocking revelation that she wasn’t actually his biological daughter — meaning that mum Fiona (Angela Griffin) had lied to her all these years.
Audrey (Sue Nicholls) put two and two together when she realised that Fiona was Emma’s mum, and thus it soon came to light that Steve is the young girl’s real father. Emma struggled to process this news at first, but her and Steve have finally bonded. However, things could be set to take a devastating turn in the coming weeks, as Emma fall ill.
The Sun reports that Emma will begin to feel unwell, and thus she’ll head to the medical centre to get checked out. However, upon doing so, she collapses in pain, and Gary (Mikey North) later finds her unconscious.
Her symptoms will be a great cause for concern for her family, who begin to fear that she’s inherited Jim’s (Charles Lawson) illness — myotonic dystrophy.
A source told The Sun: ‘Emma’s not going to understand what’s wrong with her but her dad Steve knows only too well what it could be.’
The Weatherfield legend caused quite a stir the last time he was on the Street, so he may not be welcome.
Having said that, a lot has happened since he departed, so could he perhaps be on hand to offer Emma some support should it be revealed that she is suffering from the same illness as him?
Coronation Street continues on Friday 27th September at 7:30pm and 8:30pm on ITV.
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