CORONATION Street has confirmed a romance plot for Asha Alahan and Nina Lucas in the coming weeks.
Fans of the ITV soap have been predicting a love story between Asha and Nina for months after Nina defended Asha from bullies in the midst of the harrowing revenge-porn plot last year. Here’s the lowdown…
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What has Coronation Street revealed about Asha and Nina’s romance?
Coronation Street will begin to explore a romantic chemistry between Asha and Nina next week after Dev fears that Asha’s schoolwork is suffering as a result of her obsession with Corey.
When Dev confides in Nina, she suggests Asha might find it easier to study in the cafe.
When Asha ends up helping Nina out in the cafe, Corrie has teased that viewers will soon see a romantic spark between the pair.
Corrie boss Ian MacLeod recently revealed there was a “heartbreaking” love story on the horizon for Nina.
He revealed: “There’ll be a fantastic and unique love story for Nina, which might not entirely end up where you expect now. The love story will turn into a massive social issue story that deals with tolerance of people who are part of minority communities and don’t look like everybody else.
He added: “It’ll become a real talking point – how does the world view people like Nina in reality? When they’re on Coronation Street, all of our characters take them under their wing – and the viewers have taken Nina to their hearts too.
“But in the real world, if you don’t look like everybody else, sometimes that can be incredibly challenging. We’re going to explore that a little bit in the show – to heartbreaking effect, I hope.
“That story draws in Roy, Abi and Kevin. It becomes a huge, emotive community story, with some of our favourite actors in the middle of it.”
What’s the history between Asha and Nina in Corrie?
Corrie fans will know that Asha’s world was turned upside down last year when Kelly leaked a naked video of her from her boyfriend Corey’s phone.
Since the video was leaked, Asha has faced cruel taunting by her peers whenever she leaves her home.
But everything changed last week when Nina noticed Asha being laughed at and heckled by a group of boys.
Stepping in to save the day, Nina punched one of the boys hard in the middle of the nose, leaving him bleeding.
Asha and Nina then had a heart-to-heart about why she’d stripped for Corey in the first place.
When Asha admitted that doing as Corey had asked made her feel good about herself, Nina told her she was beautiful.
She then sent Asha a sketch she’d done of her, with ‘In case you need proof’ written on the back.
What has Tanisha Gorey said about Asha and Nina?
Speaking to Digital Spy when Asha became embroiled in the revenge-porn plot last year, Tanisha Gorey – who plays Asha in the ITV soap – revealed her friendship with Nina had ‘a long way to go.’
The actress said: “One of the unlikely people who steps forward to help Asha when she’s going through this is Nina.
“A friendship develops between Asha and Nina – and I love that.
“Nina knows what it’s like to feel different, left out and persecuted. That will develop and this story has a long way to go.”
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