The Coronation Street battle between Imran and Abi for newborn baby Alfie is set to turn ugly on the ITV soap as the pair fight it out for custody.
The final episode of last week saw a determined Abi tell Kevin she would like to return to work so she can afford to buy things for newborn baby Alfie - only to be left stunned when she learned Imran plans to fight her for custody of their son.
Horrified at the prospect of losing the child, Abi met with her solicitor Elliot and told him she wants to apply for full custody of Alfie.
But when Abi approached Imran and revealed her plans to fight for custody, Imran resorted to dirty tricks, calling a paralegal to dig up dirt for the court case.
This Morning ’s soap expert Sharon Marshall was on Tuesday’s programme to dish the latest gossip from soapland with hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby as they returned from their Easter break.
Sharon said this week on the soap will see a showdown of “Abi versus Imran”, with Abi saying she intends on fighting Imran “every step of the way for custody”.
Sharon added: “We’ve seen he’s prepared to play a little bit dirty already - that’s going to get even worse.”
Meanwhile, Toyah has been at boyfriend Imran’s side as they discussed raising Alfie with the social worker - only for Toyah to drop the bombshell that the pair were getting married, unbeknownst to Imran.
After the couple hit the rocks in recent weeks when Toyah discovered Imran had fathered baby Alfie with Abi, Emmerdale fans were left suspicious why she had been so quick to forgive the affair.
Sharon said that Toyah is “preparing to marry” Imran, but then teased: “Will she when she realises how far this has gone? How far are they going to go?”
This comes after ITV viewers took to Twitter to theorise whether Toyah was “playing” Imran and the storyline could be paving the way for actor Charlie de Melo’s planned exit from the cobbles.
One wrote: “Toyah is definitely playing Imran, like hell would she marry him when he cheated.”
Another wrote: “I hope Toyah has revenge up her sleeve because he damn well deserves it.”
A third tweeted: “Toyah really is desperate for a kid. It's obvious that she doesn't trust Imran & I think his chances would be better of getting Alfie if they weren't together.”
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV.
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