While Johnny and Jenny struggle to keep their relationship together, another marriage is crumbling on the cobbles.
Angie and Jude’s partnership reaches crisis point this week as they attend couples’ counselling.
When Mary offers to babysit George so the couple can have a night out, Jude insists they see a marriage guidance counsellor.
Their relationship has been on rocky ground ever since Angie discovered her husband had been lying about being a marine biologist!
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Jude’s knocked for six during the session when Angie is encouraged to open up about her true feelings.
The accountant reveals that she’s lost respect for him since the lies were exposed.
Could the cracks in their coupledom be deeper than Jude dared admit to himself?
Meanwhile, it’s been revealed that Jude is on a list of characters that fans want new producer Iain Macleod to ditch.
A fan site posted the question to followers: “You’re the new Coronation Street producer – who would you kill off?”
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And the top five names were Sean Tully, Emily Bishop, Kate Connor and Rana Nazir and Jude Appleton.
It’s certainly true that Jude hasn’t turned out to be the character promised when he first landed in Weatherfield.
Sensitive, he was all the same self-assured and seemingly successful, now he’s a bit of a whiny wet lettuce.
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