ITVX early release sees ‘hard-to-watch’ abuse storyline result in hospital dash

Todd ended up with a big cut of his face
Tamzin Meyer

One Coronation Street resident had a pretty awful day of it in today’s ITVX early release (Friday, November 28) as the abuse storyline continued.

Todd Grimshaw was victim to partner Theo’s violent side as he smashed his face into a mirror until it bled.

Theo then took Todd to hospital and promised to take extra care of him once they returned home. But, the ‘care’ Theo had in mind was worrying.

Coronation Street's Todd looking into mirror with cut on face
Theo injured Todd (Credit: ITV)

Theo injured Todd in Coronation Street

Todd believed that today was a rest day from training for the 10k run but Theo told him that he needed to carry on working up his strength. He then refused the breakfast that Todd was preparing to cook for him.

With Todd having strained a muscle, James popped round to the flat to help him ease the pain. But, Theo wasn’t a fan of James’ flirting and blamed Todd for it behind closed doors.

He then urged Todd to have a good look at himself in the mirror before grabbing him and smashing his face into the mirror, causing it to bleed.

As soon as Todd’s face was badly cut, Theo suddenly turned on the charm and tried to play the ‘hero’ by cleaning up the broken glass and grabbing the first aid kit.

He then realised that the gash was rather bad and reluctantly agreed to take Todd Grimshaw to the hospital for possible stitches.

Coronation Street's Theo serious at the hospital
Theo said he’d ‘wrap Todd up in cotton wool’ (Credit: ITV)

Theo promised to take ‘care’ of Todd

At the hospital, Todd was called in to be seen when Theo was busy fetching him a tea. Fortunately, Todd didn’t need stitches but he did need glueing up.

The doctor then asked Todd what happened, but Todd didn’t want to tell her the truth. Instead, he made out that he just didn’t see the mirror and bumped into it. After all, Theo had tried to make him believe that it was all an accident.

As Theo then returned, he promised to ‘wrap Todd up in cotton wool’ from now on and to always keep an eye on him in case his condition worsened.

Returning back to the flat, Theo then made Todd some dinner. But, he made it really hot. When Todd flagged this, Theo demanded that he still ate it as he’d put a lot of effort into it, furthering his abuse. Will Todd be able to escape Theo before anything else happens?

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