{"id":49707,"date":"2024-04-17T11:16:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T09:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2025535"},"modified":"2024-04-17T12:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T10:22:59","slug":"what-happened-to-toyah-battersby-in-coronation-street-as-past-story-is-revisited","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-happened-to-toyah-battersby-in-coronation-street-as-past-story-is-revisited\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened to Toyah Battersby in Coronation Street as past story is revisited?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> All you need to know on her history. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 17 April 2024 at 09:16 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p><em>This article includes discussion on baby loss, rape and sexual assault that some readers may find distressing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A harrowing past storyline is set to be revisited in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street<\/a>, as Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) discusses her rape ordeal and confesses a heartbreaking secret from that time.<\/p>\n<p>Toyah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-spoilers-toyah-battersby-dark-secret\/\" rel=\"noopener\">reveals that she gave birth to a stillborn baby girl<\/a> when she was 19 years old, and buried the little one in the local park.<\/p>\n<p>The area is later dug up, and it\u2019s revealed that the police have found a body \u2013 meaning that Toyah\u2019s trauma-induced actions will be exposed.<\/p>\n<p>In the same episode, Toyah tells Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) that her baby\u2019s father was Phil Simmonds (Jack Deam), the man who raped her.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Coronation Street did not include a pregnancy storyline for Toyah as she came to terms with her ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>The character is said to have undergone the pregnancy and stillbirth in secret, but you may be wondering exactly how the original plot played out. Read on as we delve into this devastating tale from the character\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What happened to Toyah Battersby as a teenager in Coronation Street?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Classic Corrie - Peter Saves Toyah From Phil Simmonds (30th April 2001* Original Date)\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5o3DF5UfDmE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>In 2001, Coronation Street aired the controversial tale of Toyah\u2019s rape, so labelled because it played out in the form of a distasteful \u2018whodunnit\u2019 mystery.<\/p>\n<p>The story put the likes of Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) briefly in the frame, until he was ruled out by a DNA sample.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toyah was raped, beaten and left for dead in an alleyway after a night out<\/strong>, and she was found by Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas).<\/p>\n<p>Confiding in her mum Janice (Vicky Entwistle), Toyah explained that she didn\u2019t know who attacked her because she was semi-conscious at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Toyah was examined at the hospital and given counselling, and the writers spent months researching the experiences of real-life victims to sensitively portray Toyah\u2019s aftercare.<\/p>\n<p>Toyah developed agoraphobia, and eventually received an anonymous call from her attacker. When Phil, a man she had considered a friend, visited Toyah to offer her comfort, she recognised his voice and realised he was her rapist.<\/p>\n<p>She tried to escape, but Phil went on to hold Toyah hostage until her screams were heard by Peter, who broke down the door and knocked Phil out.<\/p> <p>Phil asked Toyah to visit him in prison, promising that he would plead guilty to raping her in return. In order to get a sense of closure, Toyah agreed to the request. Phil tried to make excuses for his actions, but ultimately told her he would keep to his word and plead guilty.<\/p>\n<p>Toyah later trained as a counsellor, and her ordeal has been referenced on-screen over the years, most recently in 2023 when she opened up to Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney), who was raped by flatmate Aaron Sandford (James Craven).<\/p>\n<p>Toyah encouraged Amy to seek counselling, and Amy opted to throw herself into charity work instead.<\/p>\n<p>After Toyah\u2019s ordeal, the character remained on-screen until 2003, meaning viewers have found her dark secret hard to believe \u2013 but how will she cope as her memories resurface once more?<\/p>\n<p>Toyah\u2019s confession will air on Wednesday 24th April 2024.<\/p>\n<p><em>Anyone affected by Toyah\u2019s story can find support by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/rapecrisis.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rape Crisis<\/a>, or calling their 24\/7 Rape &amp; Sexual Abuse Support Line on 0808 500 2222. For support on stillbirth and baby loss, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sands.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sands<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-spoilers-toyah-battersby-dark-secret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">7 Coronation Street spoilers next week: Toyah Battersby reveals a dark secret from her past<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-christopher-harper-nathan-curtis-return-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronation Street villain Nathan Curtis \u2018to return this summer\u2019 in new story<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-boss-criticism-response-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street boss responds to stars\u2019 criticism of storylines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-cast\/\">Coronation Street cast: who is leaving, returning to and joining the soap?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\" data-outlook-id=\"047ec72f-5183-4919-acf8-a15c74c8146a\">Coronation Street<\/a>\u00a0page for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/\" data-outlook-id=\"8b4b14ee-c063-45df-8d8b-c38f934acadd\">Soaps<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" data-outlook-id=\"8fa91a03-2b2c-48b8-b60d-661a8948fa74\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" data-outlook-id=\"345e29f7-1085-4f65-896e-5a30692f56fd\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what else is on. 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