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Coronation Street‘s Todd Grimshaw collapses on the cobbles next week, after a week of disgusting abuse from Theo Silverton leaves him absolutely broken. But is this the moment that more people start to realise what’s going on?

Theo’s control has taken a new turn in recent days, as he has cut off Todd’s access to any bank accounts and forced him to rely on meagre handouts of cash. But with the effects on Todd noticeable, this could start to arouse suspicion…

“Theo has cruelly deprived Todd of food and money, so Todd has no fight left in him,” our Corrie source explains. “After possibly the worst week that Theo has subjected him to thus far, Todd passes out on the cobbles at George and Christina’s feet.

“It’s absolutely tragic to see Theo’s abuse starting to take a toll on Todd’s health…”

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With Theo still away in Doncaster, concerned George and Summer Spellman treat Todd to a tasty takeaway from Speed Daal – and he’s glad of their generosity until he notices a stream of missed calls from Theo.

When Todd realises that Summer is skint, he immediately feels guilty so secures a wage advancement from George and kindly gives her half.

Todd’s money worries continue when he has brunch with James Bailey and lies about leaving his card at home so that James will pay – yet when Theo arrives back home, he rails at Todd for wasting money.

Dishing out a measly tenner to Todd, Theo demands that he buy something for their tea and keep the receipt. Then while Todd is out, Theo callously throws out Billy Mayhew’s photograph and discovers the takeaway bag in the bin…

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“Theo presents Todd with the greasy takeaway bag and berates him once again about the calorie content of a curry,” our spy continues. “He then pressures starving and shattered Todd to go out on a run – and as Todd limps down the Street in pain, James watches on with worry.

“We can only hope that James will intervene after seeing Todd in such a sorry state…”

When Todd returns from his run, he’s suspicious to notice that Billy’s photo is missing. After getting intimate with Theo, Todd emerges from the bedroom wincing and sporting a painful love bite on his neck, which Theo is smug about.

While shopping at the Corner Shop later, Todd is rattled by Jake Windass’s teenage teasing about the love bite, causing Todd to round on him and snap back.

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“Todd feels humiliated by the love bite Theo has given him, and Jake’s jokes really hit a nerve,” our insider says. “Gary is forced to intervene, so calls Theo to tell him about the pained outburst – leading Theo to lie furiously in wait for Todd to return home…”

Forced into another run by Theo, weakened Todd heads out again – but collapses on the cobbles before he can make it home.

As alarmed George and Christina tend to him, will Todd’s fatigued condition force him to reveal what Theo has been putting him through?

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Coronation Street‘s producer Kate Brooks recently spoke about the future of Todd and Theo’s story – hinting at which characters could ultimately uncover the truth.

“We can’t sustain this forever,” Brooks said. “Certainly Todd will start to realise that maybe all is not what it seems, as will other people around Todd.

“Todd’s got a great surrogate family around. He’s got George, who he absolutely adores. He’s got Summer, Christina, and Gary as well – kind of by default!

“So there are people starting to look out for Todd and realise that he’s not behaving how he should be behaving – and he’s becoming a broken shadow of the person he once was. It’s how they deal with that, how they rally, how they approach something so delicate and sensitive, which will be how we explore that story further.”