Nick Tilsley set for dramatic Christmas HELL in Coronation Street
Corrie boss Katie Oates revealed what the soap has in store over the Christmas period
CORONATION Street fans will see Nick Tilsey continue his struggle to deal with paranoia over the Christmas period.
Soap boss Kate Oates gave a hint of the drama to come over the winter months and revealed that Nick would in fact be one of the main focuses on the show.
Kate told : "It's really tricky to tell you too much about Christmas.You know that Toyah's coming back.
"But we'll also be building some real paranoia's for Nick - and I think we should wonder if Nick has a point!"
"Nick has a real history with paranoia, especially in recent history since he was so badly burned by Carla only back in May."
She added: "His relationship with Leanne has come really quickly off the back of that. He has committed to raising Steve McDonald's child really quickly too. And I wonder if he's quite as secure as he makes out."
The Corrie producer continued: "Peter comes back and his long-standing rivalry with Nick is so deep and so rich.
"Without wanting to re-tread old ground with it, I do think there's a fresh take on it. So I'll be playing that out quite slowly up until Christmas, and I'd really like the audience to go with us on that journey and see where we take it."
Earlier in the year, former Coronation Street star Adam Rickitt – who played Nick Tilsley in the from 1997 – has admitted what he really feels about watching the ‘new’ Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap.
Fortunately for Ben Price, who took over the role in 2009 while Adam was working in New Zealand, the previous Nick had nothing but praise for him – but admitted that he's jealous.
The actor couldn’t be too jealous though as he also revealed that he refused the chance to return, leading to his replacement.