Corriedale's mystery woman is Shona's sister Jodie! Here's everything you need to know

Coronation Street producer Kate Brooks promises a LOT of drama for the Platts - and says we will find out how Emmerdale's Graham fits in!
By Kerry Barrett

One of the biggest twists in Corriedale – the one that really made our jaws drop – was the appearance of Emmerdale’s Graham Foster along with a mystery woman.

Emmerdale’s iconic Graham, who we last saw being zipped into a body bag.

WHAT?!

Graham was driving a van and tied up inside was a dark-haired woman. The mystery woman managed to escape  and run away through the woods – where Kit found her.

And it turns out, this this mystery woman from Corriedale, with the dark hair and the tattoo of a tree is Shona Platt’s sister, Jodie.

We say again, WHAT?!

We have a lot of questions about this, and fortunately, we managed to have a chat with the only woman who could answer them! Coronation Street producer Kate Brooks.

She sat down with us to explain what’s going on with the newcomer.

Jodie [OLIVIA FRANCES-BROWN] reveals that she was involved in the same car crash as they were, David Platt [JACK P SHEPHERD] and Shona Platt [JULIA GOULDING] are taken aback
Jodie tells David and Shona she was in the same crash as they were (Credit: ITV)

The Corriedale mystery woman is Shona’s sister!

“The mysterious lady with the tree tattoo, is called Jodie, and she is Shona’s sister,” she tells us.

“We’ve mentioned on the show previously that Shona has a younger sister, so we felt the time was right to kind of bring that sister into the mix and explore and unpack a bit of Shona’s backstory. And that’s where kind of Jodie comes in.”

We’re already intrigued, given Jodie’s arrival in the show. So what can Kate tell us about this new member of the Platt family?

“She’s a complicated character,” she teases. “She comes with a lot of baggage, shall we say.”

Well, that sounds like an understatement, considering she’s tied up in a dead man’s van. But Kate says Jodie could be more of a family woman than she appears at first.

David and Shona - in hospital - look shocked
David and Shona have a lot on their plate so the arrival of Jodie is a shock (Credit: ITV)

Platt family drama

“Shona and Jodie’s relationship as sisters is quite fraught,” she explains. “They’ve got a lot of history between them. But they love each other. They do have that bond, and even though they’ve been estranged for a number of years, that bond is still very strong.”

Of course, the Platts have a lot on their plate now, after the birth of their baby girl – Harper. Kate says that Jodie proves surprisingly helpful to the family.

“She comes in as sort of a lifesaver really,” Kate reveals. “She makes herself invaluable to that family unit, but, you know, she may have ulterior motives.”

Shona and Jodie
Shona and Jodie have been estranged for many years (Credit: ITV)

Troublemaker Jodie

Sounds interesting. What else is there to know about Jodie?

“She’s a bit of a troublemaker,” says Kate. “She’s got a bit of mischief in her eyes. All is not what it seems with Jodie and there’s a lot of layers to her.”

And Kate has some advice for the Corrie viewers when it comes to Jodie.

“Keep an eye on her,” she tells us. “There are lots of secrets to explode, and she is going to come and bring an awful lot of drama to the Platts.”

And, let’s not forget Graham

But of course, what we all really want to know is how Jodie is connected to Graham!

“We’ll find out exactly why she was in that van,” Kate confirms. “We’ll find out what her link to Graham is. We will reveal what went on between them and how Jodie ended up running for her life through a wooded area, and what Graham’s role was in it.”

And that’s not all – Kate says Jodie’s connection to Graham tells us more about her.

“Graham was a character with a murky past, who was capable of many things,” she says. “Because Jodie is embroiled with somebody of that ilk, it sheds light on what kind of character she is.”

Shona, David and Nick in hospital
Jodie proves helpful to the Platt family, but does she have an ulterior motive? (Credit: ITV)

Hints of sisterly love

Of course, then there’s Shona herself. Kate says the arrival of her sister gives her character a “new dynamic.”

“She’s always embraced the Platts and been part of that family,” Kate explains. “But this is Shona’s own family, this is her flesh and blood. How does she react to that? How does she deal with that? And what lengths would she go to to protect her sister?”

We can’t wait to find out more!

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