Glenda Shuttleworth discovers brother George’s betrayal in Coronation Street – and plots epic revenge
GLENDA Shuttleworth discovers brother George’s betrayal in Coronation Street – and plots epic revenge.
Recent episodes of the ITV soap saw George discover a lost version of his late father Archie’s will.
It stipulated that his sister Glenda should have received 50 per cent of the funeral parlour business six years ago.
George feared he was cheating his sibling out of her inheritance and in upcoming Coronation Street scenes, his guilt only increases as Glenda desperately tries to pull together the finances to buy a business franchise.
Glenda tells her brother how she wants to buy the Little Big Shotz business off Estelle, and he offers to help her apply for a bank loan.
But as he looks over her accounts he realises there’s no way she’ll ever get one.
Not to be put off, Glenda then puts a proposition to Estelle, suggesting that she buys Little Big Shotz on credit and pays her back in instalments.
However, a concerned George scuppers the deal by saying she’d have no means to pay the monthly instalments.
Later, Glenda moans to Todd about George’s act of betrayal and Todd assumes she’s referring to Archie’s will.
When Glenda demands to know what will, Todd realises his mistake.
A furious Glenda immediately takes action and heads to see Adam in the solicitors office.
However, Adam warns Glenda that suing George for half the business would be costly, there’s no guarantee she’d win and she’d be best to forget it, leaving her crushed.
But it’s George and Todd who are in for a shock, as when Rupert from Rest Easy calls at the undertakers and registers his interest in buying the business, the pair are left furious to discover that Glenda has put it up for sale.
Will the siblings be able to make amends? Or will their feud get worse?
Actor Tony Maudsley – who plays George – recently opened up about the storyline, and why his alter ego was so reluctant to be open with his sister about the will.
He said: “George is half protecting his little sister, who he loves dearly.
Coronation Street's shock exits 2024
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite, portrayed by Peter Ash, was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Eileen Grimshaw is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour.
She’s had to leave the Street immediately after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
“He’s half protecting his dad’s legacy, which he has diligently looked after and kept going since Archie’s death.
“So he’s in this quandary of not [wanting] to short-change his sister, but also not wanting to hand her half a business that she’s going to sink into the ground in five seconds, if she gets her hands on it!”
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