Coronation Street's Nick and Toyah lock lips in affair twist as star says it's 'out of the blue'

Coronation Street fans were left shouting 'knew it' at their TV screens as they seemingly witnessed the start of a possible affair storyline for Nick Tilsley and Toyah Battersby.

Viewers of the ITV soap have previously predicted the pair could find solace in one another after Toyah's heartbreaking secret was uncovered.

Back in April, Toyah was triggered after she found the men digging a spot in a local park that Roy Cropper's dog, Freddie, had paid an interest in. As they revealed that they saw Freddie digging in the same place, they also shared their theory that Roy may have buried Lauren Bolton's body there, after he was accused of her murder for months.

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Toyah quickly saw red, picked up a shovel and smashed their car window whilst one of the sleuths filmed her on his phone. Later, Toyah was found by Nick in the flat they share in tears. She then opened up about why she was so distressed by the trolls' actions, revealing she gave birth to her stillborn daughter as a teenager and buried her in the spot they were disturbing.

Nick was left in tears himself as Toyah opened up about giving birth to a baby girl, when she was 19, at 26 weeks pregnant, with the pregnancy a result of her being raped by Phil Simmonds. Nick asked questions about why Toyah didn't tell anybody as she shared what happened in the immediate aftermath of giving birth to her lifeless daughter.

Nick has since been supportive of Toyah after her sister Leanne failed to show any care towards her sister's ordeal. And with that, their snog also comes as Nick and Toyah bond over their