Coronation Street fans threaten to 'unplug TV' as Leanne Battersby and Sam Blakeman Institute twist 'uncovered'

Coronation Street fans have said they'll 'unplug their telly' if their prediction about Sam Blakeman's new involvement in the Institute is proved right. Viewers of the ITV soap know that Sam's stepmum Leanne Battersby has found herself taken in by group mentor Rown Cunliffe.

Rowan first appeared back in March when Leanne accompanied Simon Barlow to one of his seminars at the Chariot Square Hotel. Leanne was taken aback when she was approached by Rowan, who then offered her some unsolicited advice as she dealt with Simon's drink-driving and her partner Nick Tilsley's reaction at the time.

Since then, Corrie fans have watched as Leanne has become further involved in The Institue and it was recently revealed the group was providing her with technology that allows her to 'talk' to an AI version of her late son, Oliver, who tragically died in 2020.

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During Tuesday night's (June 18) first visit to Weatherfield this week, it was the day of Rose's funeral, the daughter of Toyah Battersby who was born stillborn in 2001. In April, Toyah revealed to Nick that the father of her baby girl was her rapist, Phil Simmonds, and that she had kept the pregnancy and premature birth hidden.

She had buried her daughter in a park which has since been dug up in the search for missing teenager Lauren Bolton. The police later discovered the remains were that of Toyah's baby girl as she was questioned over what happened more than 20 years ago.

But in emotional scenes, Toyah was able to hold a funeral for Rose, only for it to be ruined by the discovery that Leanne hadn't paid for