Coronation Street star Sydney Martin 'so overwhelmed' as fans show support after co-star's exit

Coronation Street star Sydney Martin admitted to feeling 'so overwhelmed' by the support she received over her performance in the show's biggest storyline at the moment.

There have been emotional scenes in the ITV soap to kick off the new year as Mason Radcliffe became the victim of a knife attack at the hands of his own brothers, Matty and Logan.

While they weren't carrying a knife, a terrified Dylan Wilson tried to protect his pal, only for his decision to end in Mason's horrifying death. During Monday night's (January 6) trip to Weatherfield, Matty and Logan attacked Mason and Dylan as Mason tried to retrieve some family photos from their flat to take with him to Germany after accepting a job offer from Stu Carpenter.

After Mason was seemingly fine after a beating from his older siblings, things changed as Mason was seen going about his day. He and Liam discussed the latter carrying a knife for protection before the screen blurred back to reality and Mason was back sitting on the playground with blood seeping through his hoodie.

It was revealed that a terrified Dylan had brought the zombie knife, which he'd been hiding for months, in a bid to help save Mason from his siblings. But his decision backfired as Logan took the knife, and as Mason jumped to Dylan's defence, Matty pushed his younger sibling in Logan's direction and right into the blade.

It was Abi Webster who was then the first at the scene to find Mason bleeding and did her best to stop the flow of blood before Betsy Swain arrived and stayed by her boyfriend's side. Eventually, an ambulance arrived, having been delayed by a hoax call. But despite medical staff's best efforts, Mason died as a result of his injuries sending shockwaves across the street.

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