Struggling Betsy gains ally on Coronation Street as she is on a mission

The troubled teen continues to be impacted by her stroke. (Picture: ITV)

If anyone needs a friend on Coronation Street, it’s Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin).

The troubled teen’s life has been turned upside down when her decision to try consensual strangulation during sex with Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne) resulted in disaster.

As a result, Betsy collapsed at home suffering a stroke that put her in hospital, caused by a blood clot resulting from neck artery damage.

Unfortunately, the story didn’t end there. The stroke completely stripped Betsy of her independence, affecting her ability to speak clearly as well as her mobility.

Now she is forced to rely on twenty-four-seven care from her two deeply worried mums, Carla and Lisa Connor-Swain (Alison King and Vicky Myers). Even her best friends like Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) treat her like she’s wrapped in cotton wool.

Betsy’s stroke severely impacted her day to day life. (Picture: ITV)

Sadly, Betsy’s independence isn’t the only thing her stroke has taken from her. Now her entire future is up in the air. Prior to the accident, she was going to study fashion in London and had big catwalk dreams. Now her condition makes her chance of attending college seem increasingly bleak.

Despite physical progress, Betsy continues to have the ups and down that come from living with a serious condition that affects day-to-day living. An outing to the Bistro with Lauren recently led to a mortifying moment whenaccidentally knocked over cutlery, leading Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) to suggest that a mortified Betsy was drunk.

This makes it all the more heart-warming to see Betsy’s friends and neighbours step in to offer support and help make he dreams come true.

Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) has already treated her to a manicure to cheer her up, while Sally Metcalf (Sally Dynevor) showed Carla a website for a fashion course at a local college that might suit Betsy. Carla thought it was a great idea, even organising some fashion work experience for her step-daughter at Underworld.

Sadly, as previous mentioned, Betsy has her down days. It seems she’s due one in upcoming episodes of Coronation Street, where one Weatherfield resident comes to her aid.

Betsy finds herself struggling at the factor. Who will help her? Picture: ITV)

Betsy heads to work at the factory, hoping to get some practice before her college interview.

But it’s far from plain sailing as Betsy struggles at her machine, Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) offers to help her.

This is particularly significant seeing as Sean is Dylan’s father, and has previously refused to accept that his son could be responsible for her injury, going so far as to suggest that she must have cheated. How will Betsy react to this assistance from Sean?

The next day. Lisa accompanies a nervous Betsy to her college interview. Will Betsy be ready for this next step?

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