Coronation Street’s Bethany Platt to get ENGAGED to evil Nathan Curtis as he convinces her to sleep with his friend Neil
The vulnerable schoolgirl is being unwittingly groomed by much older Nathan
CORONATION Street's Bethany Platt is to get engaged to her evil boyfriend Nathan Curtis.
The vulnerable schoolgirl - who is played by actress Lucy Fallon in the ITV soap - has been groomed by the evil pervert but in a shock twist he will propose to her as part of his vile scheme.
The scenes will see Bethany's mum Sarah become concerned when she discovers her daughter's Facebook status has changed to 'engaged'.
A soap source confirmed the news to The Sun Online.
Meanwhile the claims Bethany will end up being convinced into having sex with Nathan's sick friend Neil.
A source told the newspaper: "This is a disturbing storyline and it gets a lot worse before it's going to get better for Beth."
It comes as it was confirmed the grooming storyline will not be investigated by Ofcom.
The Sun Online had exclusively revealed the regulatory body would be looking into the soap's storyline after receiving complaints from viewers.
Audiences have seen evil Nathan Curtis planning to pimp out Bethany, 16, to his pals, dressing her up and taking her to his flat to meet them.
However, while the scenes made viewers uncomfortable, the broadcasting watchdog won't be taking the complaints any further.
Ofcom received a number of complaints about scenes which aired on February 17 which saw Bethany, played by Lucy Fallon, lose her virginity to scheming Nathan.
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A statement read: "We assessed complaints about this storyline.
"We concluded the content was neither graphic nor violent, and took into account Coronation Street's established role in covering challenging or distressing social issues."
Meanwhile, Ofcom have also decided not to take action about a harrowing scene on Emmerdale involving Aaron Dingle, played by Danny Miller.
In the episode, which aired on March 3, Aaron received homophobic abuse from cell mate Jason and was taunted over the suicide of his abusive father Gordon Livesy.
Aaron's ongoing prison storyline has seen him targeted over his sexuality and suffered numerous beatings from Jason and his gang.
Viewers voiced concerns over the traumatic scenes and Ofcom receives 269 complaints about the violence.
However, they have decided not to investigate further saying: "We assessed complaints that a prison storyline, with strong and violent themes, was not suitable for broadcast before the watershed.
"However, the violence was appropriately limited, and clear warnings were provided at the start of the programmes.
"We also took into account Emmerdale's established role in presenting sometimes challenging or distressing social issues."
Aaron has turned to drugs to cope with his prison ordeal and the regulatory said the reference to drug use was "editorially justified".
- Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights on ITV
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