Coronation Street fans know that popular character Sean Tully is set to face a nightmare ordeal on the streets of Manchester later this summer as he finds himself homeless.
Scenes have already been shot showing the former barman being brutally beaten in some public loos while he adjusts to sleeping rough.
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Pictures have emerged of Sean begging for money on the streets as well.
His ordeal kicks off next week when he struggles to find work and admits to Fiz Stape that his start-up job isn’t what he thought it would be.
In actuality Sean has been out of work for weeks and has been pretending to head off to his posh city job every day.
Viewers recently saw him beg Michelle Connor to let him put a meal on tab at the restaurant as he enjoyed a date with newcomer, Kim.
But Kim overheard him pleading with Michelle and realised Sean had been lying about his financial situation.
Next week Sean heads to Speed Dahl to find out about working there and is gutted to find all the positions have been filled.
Fiz then asks him to pick up some groceries and says she will take the money off his rent, but Sean is left secretly worried about where he will find money for either!
The pair end up falling out as Fiz lashes out at her friend for not paying his way around the house.
She tells him she’s sick of funding him and tells him he needs to find somewhere else to live. Pronto.
Sean is left feeling worried about how he will afford to get together a deposit and rent for a new place when he has no job.
It’s an upsetting fall from grace for the long-standing Weatherfield resident, who is usually one of the more comic characters.
However, the comedy turns to tragedy next week as things become a lot darker for him.
Heartbreakingly, he is forced to live rough when Fiz asks him to move out.
With no other choice and too ashamed to ask anyone on Coronation Street for help, he ends up sharing a tent with a homeless woman.
In a horrible twist of fortunes, Sean is then viciously attacked by two thugs in a public toilet.
The shocking homophobic attack leaves Sean bloodied and bruised.
Shona Ramsay will find a broken Sean and try to help him, but will she be able to fix things for him?
Actor Antony Cotton recently signed a new one-year contract for the show.
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At the time, he revealed: “It is a very unusual storyline, very serious, and not what people would expect from Sean. It will come good but it’s a very poignant and serious story.”
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Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV. Times may vary due to World Cup fixtures.