Coronation Street's Maria ditches boyfriend

[Debs]

'Coronation Street' beauty Maria Sutherland ditches boyfriend Tyrone Dobbs when he buys a rusty old van to sell fast-food.

Mechanic Tyrone dreams up the get-rich-quick scheme, and after making his mind up to go into business for himself tells his sexy girlfriend: "I want to be like Richard Branson."

But Maria, played by Samia Smith, is embarrassed by the whole idea - and things get worse when Tyrone announces he's going to call his new business 'Ty's Pies'.

When she sees the clapped out van, Maria tells Tyrone - played by Alan Halsall - their relationship is over.

She says: "You couldn't have shown me up more if you'd have dressed up as Postman Pat and asked me to drive round with you in a big red van!"

Her outrage leaves Tyrone with the dilemma of choosing between his money making venture or the love of his life. A show insider told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "He will be torn between the venture and the girl he has always dreamed of marrying.

"At first he's convinced that if he makes a success of his burger van, Maria will come back to him. But she feels humiliated at such a ridiculous idea and isn't sure whether she wants to see his face again."

[Katy]

awww i have always thought they were made for each other. Poor Tyrone.

[Chloe O'brien]

he is too good for her

[feelingyellow]

stupid cow!

[alan45]

he is too good for her

Yes she deserves to be with some real creep - Diggory for instance

[feelingyellow]

Yes she deserves to be with some real creep - Diggory for instance

that'd be ... interesting!

[eastenders mad]

i know she promised Tyrone that she wouldn't go out with anyone else.

[Smiley]

Thats tight. If she loved him, shed support no matter what!

[Richie_lecturer]

i know she promised Tyrone that she wouldn't go out with anyone else.

She's said that 183 times and betrayed him each time.
No doubt they will reunite once again after Tyrone chooses Maria over Pies.

As for Maria and Diggory Alan, well Diggory Compton already has enough 'buns in the oven'.

[littlemo]

Maria has got to realise that everytime she dumps Tyrone she is taking away his self esteem, and making him feel worthless. She has to make a decision and stick to it. You can't keep stringing somebody along like that. She's known what he's like all along, it can't be that much of a surprise he's decided to do something like this. He's a dreamer.