As a new week began, Ryan wished he could attend court to see his attacker, Justin Rutherford (Andrew Still), plead guilty. Unfortunately, scenes showed stalker Justin declare himself innocent, and Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) visited Ryan to break the upsetting news.<\/p>\n
Daisy later reached out to club promoter Crystal, hoping she could boost Ryan\u2019s spirits \u2013 only for Crystal to later inform Daisy that she had no interest in Ryan now.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ryan has been grateful for Alya\u2019s solid support as she brought him food and put him at ease just by being herself. We all knew that Ryan was still very much in love with her, but when he told Alya this, she explained that although she loved him as a friend, that was as far as their relationship could go now.<\/p>
Upcoming scenes will see Ryan face his injuries for the first time in hospital, but for now, stars Prescott and Khan speak out over the end of Ryan and Alya\u2019s on\/off romance.<\/p>\n
Revealing Ryan\u2019s feelings for Alya when he confided in her, Prescott explains: \u201cRyan does love Alya and he has always loved Alya. I don\u2019t think that has changed and before the acid attack happened they had a little one night stand situation and even then Ryan said to Alya, \u2018Would you consider getting back together?\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cAlya didn\u2019t think it was a good idea and so he took that hit before and he already knows where he stands with Alya.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>The actor continues: \u201cBut after the acid attack, he is on damage control and because he feels like no one will ever love him again, he is desperate to reach out to the first place that he feels love and that place is Alya. He tries to hold on to that as tight as he can and in doing so ends up pushing it away even further and reconfirming that it\u2019s not going to happen like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prescott also opens up on how Ryan feels in the wake of Alya\u2019s response. \u201cRyan was gutted. It\u2019s the icing on the cake and when Alya shoots him down, even though it\u2019s in a really nice way, it\u2019s the reconfirmation of \u2018No one is going to love me. No one is going to accept me.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving someone to love is a huge driving factor in Ryan\u2019s life and he now starts to think that he is never going to have that again. He is so vulnerable and so alone in this state.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Alya\u2019s reaction to Ryan\u2019s words, Khan adds: \u201cAlya was quite taken aback because she wasn\u2019t expecting it, and all her focus has been on making him feel comfortable and just trying to put a smile on his face.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere always has been such warmth between them but Alya realised quite quickly that it could be easy to misconstrue the way that things have been playing out between them. She thinks that, deep down, love is the last thing on Ryan\u2019s mind.\u201d<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>While Alya went on to tell Daisy that she believes Ryan only confessed his love because of how much he\u2019s struggling, it certainly didn\u2019t feel that way as the scenes played out. Asked whether Alya\u2019s desire to just be friends is sincere, Khan replies: \u201cAlya has so much love for Ryan but it\u2019s a very complicated love because they have spent so much time together.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has been there for her through her darkest moments, like everything that happened with Geoff, and he has brought out a fun side of Alya but he has also betrayed her in a very cruel way.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe that was more Daisy\u2019s fault, when she was trying to be a bit tricky with him, but I don\u2019t think that changes how much that hurt Alya. Alya is also struggling with a lot of her own feelings in the aftermath of her attack, so I don\u2019t think she has the capacity to love in the way that she would want to love him and she isn\u2019t open to receiving any kind of love at the moment herself.\u201d<\/p>\n
Discussing why Alya thinks Ryan is scared of being alone, she says: \u201cBefore the acid attack happened, Alya saw a glimpse of happiness in Ryan\u2019s eyes when he was talking about going to Ibiza and following his dreams. She saw that he wasn\u2019t tied to the Street and that there were adventures out there for him outside of their messy relationship and she was genuinely happy for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow after the acid attack, Ryan is completely vulnerable, his mum is not around and he doesn\u2019t have that much family. Alya feels like she is one of the closest things to family that Ryan has on the Street and he needs that support so much, so Alya thinks that Ryan has confused that love and affection for romantic love. Alya realises that it\u2019s not about her, it\u2019s about his emotions and what he is going through.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Going on to discuss her character\u2019s current state of mind with regards to Ryan\u2019s ordeal, she says: \u201cIt\u2019s been incredibly difficult for Alya to see Ryan this way and the shock of the event has really hit her. She saw him earlier in the day, before the acid attack, and everything was fine and then so quickly, his life changed.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of the residents on Coronation Street have been through life-changing events but Ryan\u2019s is one that is so physical and so painful and Alya has never seen or experienced something like this before. She is trying to be sensitive but she\u2019s in shock, seeing someone she cares about so deeply in so much pain. It\u2019s been really difficult for her and it\u2019s been quite hard for her to hide her reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n Alya\u2019s presence has been a huge part of Ryan\u2019s initial recovery, Prescott confirms.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has meant so much to Ryan. Ryan has an overwhelming fear that he will never be loved or be intimate with someone again so he reached out and tried to grasp at everything around him, one of those things being the relationship with Alya. He is in this whirlwind of emotions and the loneliness he is feeling is one of the things that pushed him to take his chance again with Alya.\u201d<\/p>\n On whether this is truly the end of the road for Ryan and Alya as a couple, he admits: \u201cI know that Ryan hopes that it isn\u2019t and it would be lovely to see something pop up in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cRyan, being such a hopeful character anyway, has got such a massive spirit and he will keep a little bit of secret hope in his heart but regardless of any idea he holds close, I think he has got a clear answer from Alya so he is not going to try again anytime soon.\u201d<\/p>