Sean Tully (Antony Cotton)

[kerry4nigel]

According to the daily star Sean is going to sleep with Violet so that he can have a child! Sean decides he wants a child and he turns to his best friend to help him and the pair end up between the sheets. Violet agrees to have sex with him, just so they can have a baby. Sean decides if it is a boy they will call it Hamish Algernon and if it is a girl it will be called Lucretia Lily! Sean tries to be all proud and macho when sleeping with Violet but it turns into a farce.

[Em]

Hmmm...not sure bout this!
Corrie just doesnt seem to have any realistic gritty storylines anymore. Its all comedy, with no drama. It would be nice to see a good dramatic performance - like back in the days of Richard Hillman.

[Debs]

hmmm should be quite funny to watch if it happens.

[Surfer Rosa]

Eugh oh no, that can't be true please! I don't think normally gay men actually sleep with girls to get them pregnant. I think that would be a terrible story line! Just give Sean a nice boyfriend,and then maybe have them try to adopt or something... :hmm:

[eastenders mad]

ok a werid storyline to think of.
i hope that doesn't happen.
I don't know why Sean should go looking for a lad.

[Luna]

that is so will and grace

[Chris_2k11]

More silly storylines!! :nono:

[xCharliex]

Im assuming that Violet and Jason are history then if this is the case?

Stupid storyline though if its true! which i hope its not

[Trinity]

A bit desperate I think.

[melanielovesdennisrickman]

It think that this storyline is a bit weird!!
Don't think this is going to be a succesfull storyline,and sounds a bit disgusting to me,and also,why would Violet say yes to this??!!:sick: :sick:

[Chloe-Elise]

Coronation Street is really getting desperate I think,theres no drama anymore!

[Chris_2k11]

Coronation Street is really getting desperate I think, theres no drama anymore!Totally agree!

[kayla05]

that's pathetic!

[feelingyellow]

what a rubbish storyline, sean wouldn't even WANT a child - it's just not his character - he wouldn't want such responsability! and plus if he did i think he'd go for the other way! i really hope this is just a rumour!

[Bryan]

and everyone criticies eastenders for stupid storylines...look at this: corries are then times worse! every scene that sean appears in is ridiiculous, hes brougth too much comedy to the show, the best soaps are ones with drama in my opinion not overdoses of comedy

[LostVoodoo]

and everyone criticies eastenders for stupid storylines...look at this: corries are then times worse! every scene that sean appears in is ridiiculous, hes brougth too much comedy to the show, the best soaps are ones with drama in my opinion not overdoses of comedy

the problem is that the bloke who plays Sean CAN act but they don't use him nearly as well as they could. like that storyline when Kelly thought she could turn him, but then she got a bit emotionally attached. and sean was offended but also understanding. it was a cracking little storyline with lots of things going on below the surface that gave his character some depth.

[chance]

weird! would have though violet would have more sense.

[dddMac1]

i don't know about this storyline

[samantha nixon]

i dont think im gonna like this storyline

[darkangel1986@o]

whats wrong with sean having a child, maybe he's lonely!!!!!!!!

[Andy'sLuckyPony]

whats wrong with sean having a child, maybe he's lonely!!!!!!!!

Yeah! I'm not sure if this will just be for comedy value or not, but homosexuals are just as likely to want kids as everyone else and I think it's quite sweet he wants kids. Not sure why Violet would agree to that...method...but why not hmm?

[littlemo]

Yeah! I'm not sure if this will just be for comedy value or not, but homosexuals are just as likely to want kids as everyone else and I think it's quite sweet he wants kids. Not sure why Violet would agree to that...method...but why not hmm?

Yes I agree, if Sean wants a child he has every right to pursue that dream. However I do agree that it seems unlikely they would want children at this time. They are very young, they are also very outgoing and fun loving. It doesn't seem as if they want to settle down. Although I suppose if you have a baby everything changes.

Violet and Sean are very close friends. They seem very comfortable with each other, and would probably make very good parents. I don't really watch Will and Grace (i'm mentioning this because somebody made a comment about it before), i've seen a few episodes, one in which she wants to have a baby and they think about having one together. They didn't go through with it in the end though. Maybe it will just be something they think about, but then decide not to go through with.

It would be a very complicated situation if they did decide to have a baby together. How do you think the whole parenting thing would work? Would they live together? If they lived separately Violet would be doing most of the work, is that something she would want to happen? She is quite a strong person, but it does prove difficult if you have a baby and then decide to start seeing somebody, who isn't the father. For Violet it would probably be better to wait for Mr. Right, if she wants a baby.

[gbnut]

this storey line has not been confirmed yet

I agree that sean is still very young to handle the responsibility of having a kid and know what he wants.

[feelingyellow]

sean's more of a comedy actor then an emotional actor - he doesn't really need any serious storylines - he could have like a tiny storyline which wasn't really funny and then go with tiny ones for a bit and gradually give him a bigger one. the writers would be pretty stupid to give sean this massive storyline when his non-comical acting abilities haven't really been used much.

[littlemo]

I think he should be given a big storyline. He's a great comedy actor, but I feel he should be given more to do. If he wants to progress from Coronation Street at some point he doesn't want to be typecast too much. Covering this issue would be great for Corrie. I don't think it's ever been done, on any soap.

[Keating's babe]

This plot just doesn't ring true. It sounds absurd.

[littlemo]

This plot just doesn't ring true. It sounds absurd.

I know that some of these tabloids are famous for getting things wrong, but it does seem as if they have a lot of information about this storyline. Even to the last detail of what their child's name is going to be.

But personally I think it would be better if they had a one night stand and Violet found out she was pregnant, without it actually being planned. Violet and Sean are very good friends, they are comfortable with each other, and maybe a drunken one night stand could happen. I agree children seem to be the last thing on their agenda at the minute.

[Jenbobber]

i love sean, hes fab!!

dont think this is gonna b a good storyline tho.

[gbnut]

I know that some of these tabloids are famous for getting things wrong, but it does seem as if they have a lot of information about this storyline. Even to the last detail of what their child's name is going to be.

But personally I think it would be better if they had a one night stand and Violet found out she was pregnant, without it actually being planned. Violet and Sean are very good friends, they are comfortable with each other, and maybe a drunken one night stand could happen. I agree children seem to be the last thing on their agenda at the minute.

i am sorry but a gay man would not get into bed with a women when drunk unless he was bi.

i think the gist of the storey was to explore the heartache of a gay man who wants a child of his own!

[eastenders mad]

and they are friends i wouldn't sleep with my friend eugh

[DaVeyWaVey]

How reliable is the Daily Star? :rolleyes:

[gbnut]

inside soap says that they talk about it and make a pact that if they are still single in a few years then they would get together but then the next day when violet is sober she regrets what she said

[DaVeyWaVey]

Oh glad thats all it is because if this was a proper storyline. It would be one silly and ridiculous storyline :rolleyes:

[Em]

Sean's in the family way
Corrie knicker stitcher Sean Tully is set to become soap’s first gay dad – when he adopts barmaid Violet’s baby. Sean (a flappier, screechier version of Julian Clary, in a young Larry Grayson’s body), finally finds love with a man he meets through the Connor family, and when his best friend Violet struggles with the shock news she’s pregnant, she decides to give the baby away.

Violet splits with boyfriend Jamie after she discovers he’s been sleeping with his stepmum Frankie. But as she tries to get her life back together, she’s left reeling when she discovers she’s expecting his baby. Luckily, Sean’s on hand to help. When he starts a new relationship, the pretty barmaid realises her baby would be better off having the two dads.

Actor Antony Cotton lifted the lid on the shock storyline in an interview with the Daily Star on Sunday. “It’s never been done on a soap before and we’ve been discussing how it’s all going to pan out,” he revealed. “Violet will get pregnant and Sean will have a big role to play, but that’s all I can say for now. It will be an explosive storyline with lots of twists and turns.” Ooh, we can hardly stand the suspense!

Source: Daily Star on Sunday

[The Bear]

:confused: Maybe I’m wrong but if memory serves me right :hmm: did Sean and Violet not strike up an agreement one night in the Rovers either at Christmas or maybe Sean’s birthday last year that if they hadn’t met anyone by the time she was 30, that they would get together to have a family?

[Cornishbabe]

:confused: Maybe I’m wrong but if memory serves me right :hmm: did Sean and Violet not strike up an agreement one night in the Rovers either at Christmas or maybe Sean’s birthday last year that if they hadn’t met anyone by the time she was 30, that they would get together to have a family?

yes they did... but the rumour about them having kids togteher is form ages ago and the last post n this thread was last year!

[Em]

yes they did... but the rumour about them having kids togteher is form ages ago and the last post n this thread was last year!

the last post i made was from the daily star on sunday - didnt want to open a new thread as i knew we had one going. the interview with the guy playing shaun is only a week old :D

[Cornishbabe]

the last post i made was from the daily star on sunday - didnt want to open a new thread as i knew we had one going. the interview with the guy playing shaun is only a week old :D

oh ok. i stand forgiven. thats wierd how the rumours where ages ago and now its happening a year later

[tammyy2j]

Violet becomes pregnant by Jamie but she has finished with him so Sean says he will stand by her and say the baby is his i don't think they sleep together.

[Cornishbabe]

Well I dont think they would sleep together,espceially if it just so he can have a kid. I think violet is more likely to get pregnant by jamie and then give the baby to sean

[littlemo]

It says that Jamie and Frankie sleep together. I heard Jamie kisses her, but Frankie rejects him. Does she change her mind?!

[littlemo]

I don't think Jamie could believe that Sean was the father. You'd have to be pretty dumb. :) But I think this is going to be a fantastic storyline!

I don't think it will ever end up with Sean and his boyfriend adopting the baby though. I'm sure Jamie would want to be involved when he finds out, and Violet is bound to have second thoughts.

[littlemo]

When is Violet going to announce she's pregnant? they split up about 3 weeks ago, would you say? So i'm assuming she'll find out pretty soon.

Do you think Sean will be the first person she tells? I reckon so.

[xTanya]

Antony Cotton was just on American Idol and said that Sean and Violet would have a baby together as Violet doesn't have much time due to the damage caused by her eptopic pregnancy. I think it will be quite sweet.

[Perdita]

Coronation Street's Sean Tully and Jason Grimshaw are about to embark on their first ever plotline in the soap together, Mirror.co.uk can reveal.

And actors Anthony Cotton and Ryan Thomas revealed to us that the plot would be "comedy" - as well as being "romantic!"

Since his real-life girlfriend Tina O'Brien's departure from Corrie, there had been rumours that Ryan's future on the show could be in doubt.

However, now it seems he's staying in Weatherfield for a good while yet - though exactly WHAT the pair's storyline entails is still a bit of a mystery.

Ryan explained: "I think it's going to be a bit of comedy, but at the end there's going to be a bit of drama."

Anthony added: "It's going to be really, really funny. It's like a comedy of errors - for Ryan. It's funny to everyone else apart from Jason, haha."

Anthony continued: "I've literally just done the first set-up scenes. I'm really looking forward to it because I adore Ryan. And it will mean we're going out on location. Away from the cobbles! I can't really say anymore though."

Ryan interrupted: "It is going to be romantic too, haha!"

Is Jason now thinking he could be gay too like his brother? :hmm:

[Perdita]

SHOW bosses plan to re-unite gay knicker-stitcher Sean Tully with his long- lost son as part of an emotional plot to mark the soap’s 50th anniversary.

Fans will know Sean (Antony Cotton, 35) became a dad after acting as a sperm donor for his barmaid friend Violet Wilson but he was devastated when she fled the Street taking two-year-old Dylan with her. He was a baby,not 2 years old, surely?


I expect that Violet will have to come back as well then, maybe with Jamie :D Have not seen either actor on tv sicne their departure



Daily Star

[Dazzle]

I wish Sean would leave so that he could be close to the baby.

[Perdita]

I like Sean, hope he stays around for a long time :D

[LostVoodoo]

yeah, he really wasn't two! but it would be good to see them again, feel sorry for Sean that the poor baby isn't even mentioned anymore!

[Perdita]

I guess, if they mention the baby, they have to show it, and Violet was quite adamant that she did not want Sean involved once Jamie volunteered to be Dad and left Corrie before Sean knew what she was doing :angry:

[Abbie]

Maybe they mean hes 2 now?

[Perdita]

OK,with a lot of imagination, I can see that iw what they meant. However, I prefer they cocked it up :D

[alan45]

EASTENDER John Partridge, who plays gay muscle man Christian Clarke, has branded Coronation Street's camp character Sean Tully a "stereotype".

John said Sean's success on the ITV1 soap was the reason that BBC bosses created their own gay character.
But they told him Christian had to be the OPPOSITE of Sean, played by Antony Cotton, 34.
John, 38, said: "What I didn't want as a stereotype was what I call a tea-time gay. The Sean Tully type of character is the reason my character is here.

"I've worked in theatre for 20 years and there are lots of queens in the West End that look and act like that.
"I'm not going to diss his performance or his style, or say 'Who does he think he's representing?' because he is representing one of those shades of gay.
"It may not be your taste, but if that character hadn't happened and been so successful, I don't think the BBC would have gone, 'Right, we need a gay character.'"
But John admitted that some would see his tight vest wearing character as a gay stereotype as well.
He said: "The vest thing was my idea. It was my way of saying, 'I'm here, I'm gay.'"

Christian is currently caught up in a love triangle with gay Muslim Syed Masood, played by Marc Elliott, and his wife Amira, played by Preeya Kalidas.
John - who will be a judge on BBC1's new talent show Over The Rainbow - said he had received lots of letters from people in the same situation.
He said: "It's groundbreaking for a soap to address sexuality and religion.
"I'm a gay man, my family are Christians, and I'm sure there's a part of them that goes, 'I don't really agree with that,' but they get on with it."
He also admitted he's slightly scared of fellow EastEnders star Jake Wood - who plays cabbie Max Branning - after the veteran actor acted as his mentor.





John said: "He's a bit scary, even to this day. That's good, at least it was about the work, and that's what it has to be when you start something like that."


Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/2882133/John-Partridge-aka-EastEnders-gay-Christian-Clarke-talks-about-Corries-stereotypical-Sean-Tully.html#ixzz0hXxJZ32b


The thing is Anthony Cotton is just playing himself in Corrie so if he doesnt know how a gay should act then who does

[Perdita]

Antony Cotton has teased his current Coronation Street storyline.

The actor told What's On TV that Sean Tully's first meeting with his son will be "one of the most important moments of his life".

Cotton revealed that thanks to Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard), Sean will be invited to London to see his son Dylan by the child's mother Violet.

"He's beside himself," he said. "He wants to be a proper dad to him now and this storyline will take off when the boy comes to the Street."

Cotton, who reportedly signed a new 12-month contract with the soap in June, added: "It was overwhelming for him and, strangely, I took on the gravity of it and it really moved me.

"He's not seen the little chap for two years. It's his flesh and blood and that's two years he'll never get back. So on one hand he's elated, but on the other he feels a sense of loss."

Asked what sort of dad the factory worker would make, Cotton said that Dylan will "get the best of both worlds".

"He'll be a good dad, but a different one to Violet's partner Jamie. Jamie's the sort of dad who'll take him to football matches, but Sean will probably take him to shows," he said.

[tammyy2j]

I dont think Violet and Jamie will return tbh

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Antony Cotton has confirmed that he will be sticking with the soap for at least another year.

The actor, who plays Sean Tully, announced the news on Twitter today (June 9) after finalising a new deal with the ITV show.

It gives me the greatest pleasure to say that I have just signed a new contract with @itvcorrie. Happy days!

— Antony Cotton (@antonycotton) June 9, 2014

Cotton also hinted that there are big plans for Sean, who will be brought to the forefront of the show in his own storyline later this year.

Speaking of his new contract, he said: "That sees Sean staying at number 11 until at least August next year, with a very exciting and unique storyline beginning this autumn."

Cotton has been playing Sean since 2003, but has mainly played a supporting role in storylines since his character's split from Marcus Dent two years ago.

Charlie Condou, who played Marcus, recently finished filming with Coronation Street and will depart screens in the next few weeks.



I like the character, great to see him in a bigger storyline again

[Perdita]

Antony Cotton has teased a controversial new storyline for his character Sean Tully.

The actor recently announced that he's signed a new one-year contract with the soap, and teased an exciting upcoming storyline.

"That sees Sean staying at number 11 until at least August next year, with a very exciting and unique storyline beginning this autumn," he revealed.

Speaking to Attitude, Cotton said that future developments may cause controversy: "We're going to start it in autumn. By the fact that Sean is a resident homosexual of the parish, it is a gay storyline.

"It's going to be a story that's never been done before, and it's a great story. :hmm:

"I'm thrilled and very excited by it. It's a real honour for us to do it, because it's going to wind a lot of people up. I can't tell you anymore about it.

"Fans of the show will enjoy it, and it'll be fun. But there's an element to it that I think will get some people wound up.

The actor has been on the show since 2003, but has played more of a supporting role since his character's split from Marcus Dent two years ago.

[lizann]

sean falls for a priest and this storyline has been done before in hollyoaks

[Perdita]

Coronation Street's Sean Tully will find love with a vicar as part of a new storyline.

Daniel Brocklebank has joined the cast of the ITV soap as clergyman Billy, who is the new vicar at Emily Bishop's church.

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Daniel Brocklebank
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Daniel Brocklebank

The pair meet on a night out, but Sean is later surprised when he discovers more about Billy's background.

Sean, played by Antony Cotton, will struggle as Billy tries to split his time between their relationship and his parishioners.

Producer Stuart Blackburn said: "It's about time Sean had a romance, he's been unlucky in love for a long time. Billy is a great guy who is sincere about his feelings for Sean, but his first love is and always will be God and the Church.

"We will be exploring this very modern relationship in the coming months, and are delighted to have Daniel on board to play Billy."

Meanwhile, Cotton added: "I am thrilled that Sean is to find love again especially with this unique and exciting storyline. I'm sure it'll have its ups and downs, but that's what makes Coronation Street great. Hopefully it will be tender, funny and honest. Heaven!"

Brocklebank - who previously starred in Shakespeare in Love - said that he is "hugely excited" to be part of the new storyline.

"I'm really looking forward to working with Antony Cotton and the rest of the cast, as well as joining my best mate Hayley Tamaddon on the cobbles," he said.

Earlier this year, Cotton teased the potentially controversial storyline, saying that it may wind some viewers up.

Brocklebank will begin filming his scenes next month, and will appear on screen from December.

[lizann]

i remember him from emmerdale and eastenders

[tammyy2j]

I don't want more Sean scenes less would be better

[swmc66]

I like Sean. I wonder what Emily will say!

[tammyy2j]

I like Sean. I wonder what Emily will say!

Nothing as she is too busy babysitting :p

[alan45]

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank is hopeful for a strong future for his character Billy Mayhew and his partner Sean Tully.

The pair will take their relationship to the next level in upcoming episodes after an experience with a homophobic pub owner brings them closer together.

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Billy confesses he's in love with Sean

After spending the night together Sean and Billy are feeling more loved up than ever next week, but their happiness is tainted when Billy sadly learns that a sick child he was visiting has died.

As Sean instinctively comforts the devastated vicar, Billy confesses to Sean that he is falling in love with him.

Brocklebank said: "I think Billy is absolutely in love with Sean. They make a very cute couple. Billy admires Sean's no-nonsense attitude and good sense of humour.

"Sean is a little shocked at first. I'm not sure he's used to anyone being as emotionally honest as Billy is. Ultimately Sean is pleased. I think he feels the same way."

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Sean and Billy are met with disapproval

Brocklebank also revealed that he hopes Billy and Sean can stay together for the foreseeable future, adding that Billy would even sacrifice his role at the church.

Discussing whether he would choose Sean over being a vicar, he said: "Although it would be a tough decision, absolutely. He loves Sean and would do anything to make him happy.

"I think they're great together. I also think it would be great to show a happy, stable gay couple on television. You don't see that often enough."

[Perdita]

Bad news for some of you on here who are not too keen on him ....


Antony Cotton won't be departing Weatherfield anytime soon, as the actor has confirmed that he has signed a new 12-month deal.

Cotton made his debut in July 2003, with the new deal now taking him through to July 2016.

Writing on Twitter, he announced: "Just a quick @itvcorrie update. I have signed to stay with the show July 2016. Happy days #StreetLife"

2015 has seen Sean embark on a relationship with vicar Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank), with the couple forced to keep their relationship private due to Billy's work.

Over the weekend, Cotton attended the wedding of former co-star Michelle Keegan to Mark Wright. He thanked the pair for "the most AMAZING weekend" on Twitter, adding: "Here's to years of health and happiness for you both."

Coronation Street's special week of 9pm episodes continues tonight on ITV.

[TaintedLove]

Drat....he must know where the bodies are burried. It`s the only reason I can think of why he is still there.
Keep Billy, and get rid of Sean next year please Corrie.

[Perdita]

Sorry, TL. I have always liked Sean and still do, great to see him for another year :D

[TaintedLove]

No apology needed Perdita.
The world would be a dull place if we all liked the same people wouldn`t it
:)

[Perdita]

It's now official: Antony Cotton will be treading the cobbles as Sean Tully in Coronation Street for at least another year.

Cotton revealed the news on Twitter on Monday (May 23), along with the bittersweet revelation that it was his final day filming with departing co-star Jason Grimshaw actor Ryan Thomas.

"Bittersweet day today. I agreed my 14th year on @itvcorrie, but also worked for the last time with my bro, @ryanjamesthomas. Love you Ryno," Cotton wrote.

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Ryan Thomas will film his own final scene in due course, but obviously shooting one last time with long-time co-star Antony Cotton made for an emotional environment at Corrie on Monday.

Cotton made his first appearance on Coronation Street in 2003 and has gone through a dramatic friendship with Violet Wilson, surviving the brutal mini-bus crash and a secret romance with vicar Billy Mayhew.

Coronation Street continues with shocking episodes all this week on ITV.

Digital Spy

[Dazzle]

Antony Cotton on Sean and Billy's break-up - "I'm sure I will get lots of sympathy"

There's relationship heartache on the horizon for Sean in next week's episodes

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By David Brown

Sean Tully is to be left gobsmacked next week when boyfriend Billy Mayhew calls off their trip to London and dumps him - all so he can be with Todd Grimshaw.

"It's all very sudden. Sean is telling Billy that he's packed some Prosecco for the train and Billy sees Todd standing in the doorway of the florists. And that's the catalyst which makes him realise he can’t go with Sean. Sean is absolutely floored by it," says actor Antony Cotton.

Billy has recently been seen fighting his feelings for Todd, but the pair are to give into their passion in upcoming scenes - all of which leaves Sean very much out in the cold at No 11 Coronation Street. Adds Cotton:

"Sean, Todd and Jason are like brothers, so it is going to be very difficult for Sean living with Todd. I have filmed some later scenes and they are very emotional. It is going to have major implications for his relationship with the whole family.

"The brother code has been broken by Todd. That said, I don’t think he has done it in a deliberate or dastardly way. He is genuinely sorry it has happened. It has massive implications for every rock-solid foundation Sean has had for the last 14 years."

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For the eternally romantic Sean, his break-up with Billy is set to hit him hard and Cotton is in no doubt that viewers will be on his character's side during this period of relationship heartache:

"I'm sure I will get lots of sympathy. Poor Daniel Brocklebank [Billy] - he is going to get some grief as he’s the one that has done the dirty on Sean.

"Sean absolutely thought that Billy was the one. Sean is Raquel, so he thinks everyone is the one, he is a romantic. Often he has been the orchestrator of his own downfall but not on this occasion.

"He wasn’t needy or clingy. He was confused because he knew something wasn’t right but he thought he had solved that problem. He has been happier with Billy than with anyone before."

And how does the actor feel about the end of his working relationship with co-star Brocklebank: "I love working with Dan - and hopefully Sean and Billy can be friends in the future. He is a generous actor and we have a great laugh."

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-28/coronation-street-antony-cotton-on-sean-and-billys-break-up---im-sure-i-will-get-lots-of-sympathy

[swmc66]

Not a nice way to be dumped. Sean shoukd move out .....maybe move in with norriss

[Dazzle]

Not a nice way to be dumped. Sean shoukd move out .....maybe move in with norriss

Norris definitely needs a lodger to keep him company.

[Perdita]

Norris definitely needs a lodger to keep him company.

Yes, he does. The next lodger could be Michael as things must get a bit tense in the Grimshaw house with Phelan having got his size 12 firmly under the table :p

Emily has gone around 6 months now ... hope she is back and that it was not serious health problems of the actress that made her need a break :(

[swmc66]

Micheal is moving in with Andy

[Perdita]

Coronation Street's Sean Tully will be left heartbroken next week as he uncovers Todd Grimshaw and Billy Mayhew's secret romance.

Billy (Daniel Brocklebank) ended his relationship with Sean last month after developing strong feelings for Todd. The pair gave into their feelings soon after, but have been keen to keep Sean in the dark until the break-up isn't so raw.

After Eileen discovers the truth in an upcoming episode, the duo will realise that they can't keep up the pretence for much longer and Billy promises Todd that he will break the news to Sean once Kylie's funeral is out of the way.

However, the decision will be taken out of their hands when Sean catches them sharing a tender moment at Kylie's send-off and realises the truth.

When Eileen learns that Jason has been involved in an accident abroad, Sean heads to Kylie's funeral to inform Todd of the news. However, he is devastated when he spots Todd and Billy together, leaving them with some serious explaining to do.

In the vestry, Billy tells Sean how sorry he is for the hurt he's caused but insists that he and Todd are in love.

Unable to deal with the heartbreak, Sean finds it increasingly difficult to live with Todd as he starts making bitchy remarks about him over the breakfast table the following day.

To make matters worse, Phelan causes even more animosity as he goads Sean and lies that Billy spent the night with Todd at Number 11 with him in the next room.

When Sean later returns home, he is incensed to find Todd and Billy all loved-up on the sofa and rants at them for carrying on under his roof. Sean then directs his anger on to Eileen, insisting that she will have to choose who she wants to live with.

As an emotional Sean pushes Eileen to choose between him and Todd, Phelan makes matters worse by pointing out that blood is thicker than water. Phelan soon stirs up more trouble when he lets slip that Eileen knew about Todd and Billy's relationship but chose to keep quiet.

Devastated, Sean packs his bags and leaves, while a guilty Eileen heads off to Thailand to support Jason. With the family in tatters, it looks like Todd may have finally got the measure of Phelan when he spots his triumphant smile amid all the arguing.

Todd later tells Phelan that he knows he got Sean out of the house on purpose, but will the villain be fazed?

Coronation Street airs these scenes next week on ITV.


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[livden]

The spoiler pic is the perfect example for why I prefer Tilly over Robron these days. It's the little things, like the touches, the longing looks etc. In this case I know it's to further a plot, but still. I love the fact that they're so affectionate. They clearly care about each other and are very much in love (even if they haven't used the big L word yet). I almost feel bad for Sean. He's an annoying character, but he doesn't deserve to find out this way. Billy should have told him the truth as soon as he got back.

[livden]

I should have probably linked the pic since I just realized that it's not already included in this thread. This is the pic I used as an example for why I prefer Tilly over Robron: http://digitalspyuk.cdnds.net/16/29/980x490/landscape-1469114893-01-08-coro-todd-billy-sean-01.jpg

[Perdita]

Antony Cotton signs on to Coronation Street for at least another year!

Antony says he’s filming a juicy new plot, adding: “I’m doing the beginnings at the moment. It’s very, very new and very different”...

He tells Talk TV he’s “very, very, very happy” to have renewed his contract again. No wonder – when he joined the street 15 years ago he thought he’d only be there for three months.

Antony, 42, is now one of the soap’s longest-serving actors.

He says: “I genuinely thought I’d be here for three months.

“I thought that would be really great – regular work then off to the next job. So I’m amazed it’s 15 years. I’m proud of Sean. He’s been a beautiful part of my life for so long now.”

Antony says he’s filming a juicy new plot, adding: “I’m doing the beginnings at the moment. It’s very, very new and very different.”

Machinist Sean arrived in 2003 as one of Corrie’s first gay characters.

I’m often asked where Eileen is,” smiles Antony. “It takes a shorter time to pretend it’s real than to explain I don’t really know because I don’t live with her in real life. I just go, ‘She’s at the bingo’. They say, ‘All right, give her my love’ and I go, ‘Will do’.”

Antony says he always gets a friendly reaction on the streets because Sean is so likeable. He says: “I’m not one of those people where women batter you with their handbag because you’re a philanderer or murderer.”

[lizann]

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/703301/CORRIE-Star-Antony-Cotton-on-his-storyline-shocker

is it connected to his new job?

[Perdita]

Future scenes will see Underworld employee Sean find himself homeless and living from a tent in woodland – and things then get even more bleak when a group of strangers accost and attack him.

Recently Sean has moved from several homes, having lived both with the Grimshaws and also with Tyrone and Fiz. It is currently unknown how he will find himself homeless and how bad things get.

Sean will be living with a homeless girl and the attack happens in public toilets but viewers will have to wait and see what happens next

[Perdita]

After Antony Cotton teased that his Coronation Street character Sean Tully's new story will be "poignant and serious", we've got a first look at Sean's upcoming struggles.

Pictured below is Cotton's character, who appears to be sleeping rough, living in a tent with a homeless woman.

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Sean Tully is sleeping rough in Coronation Street filming pictures
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It's also revealed that Sean is attacked in a public toilet by two thugs, which certainly is a "very different" arc for his long-standing character.

Previously, Cotton said: "I've just begun the first part of a storyline that's going to run for quite a while over the summer.

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Sean Tully is sleeping rough in Coronation Street filming pictures
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"It is a very unusual storyline, very serious and not what people would expect from Sean. It will come good, but it's a very poignant and serious story.

"It's not what I expected and I was taken aback when I heard what it was," he added. "But it is a subject that's very close to my heart and I will reveal all in time."

He continued: "I'm doing the beginnings at the moment. It's very, very new and very different."

Cotton has signed another year-long contract to stay on the ITV soap.


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[tammyy2j]

I liked Sean with Tyrone living on their own without Fiz :p why does Fiz kick him out?

[Perdita]

I liked Sean with Tyrone living on their own without Fiz :p why does Fiz kick him out?

He is too good a mother to the girls and clean and better cook than she is ... :p

[Perdita]

In an uninterrupted one hour special next Friday, Corrie starts to sow the seeds ready for Sean’s devastating storyline to air in a few weeks..

Coronation Street sows the seeds for Sean Tully's dark new storyline next week, as Fiz Stape tells him to find a new place to live.

Corrie paparazzi pictures taken on location have recently revealed that Sean (Antony Cotton) will end up homeless in an upcoming plot.

Next week, we'll see the first hints of the storyline when Sean realises that he's no longer welcome at Number 9.

Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) makes the decision when she realises that it's time to reunite with her estranged partner Tyrone Dobbs, giving their kids Hope and Ruby a more stable home life again.

The turning point comes when Fiz discovers that troublesome Hope has conned her and Tyrone (Alan Halsall) into both buying her new pairs of trainers.

Fiz receives a call from the school, telling her that Hope has been caught selling trainers for cash in a sneaky money-making plan.

Finally uniting after weeks of bickering, Fiz and Tyrone confront Hope and tackle her bad behaviour together.

Grateful for Tyrone's support, Fiz then tells Sean that she needs him to find somewhere else to live, as she now wants to make a go of things with Tyrone.

The timing couldn't be any worse for Sean, as he's already showing signs that he's struggling to make ends meet at the moment.

When Sean heads out on a date with Fiz's friend Kim Vaughan (Tom Shaw) at the Bistro, he panics when Kim suggests splitting the bill – knowing he can't afford to pay up.

Kim overhears a sheepish Sean discussing his financial woes with Michelle, explaining why he can't pay. But will Sean admit this to Fiz, who wants him out?

[Perdita]

Coronation Street is lining up another dark twist in Sean Tully's homeless story when his friend Carol is brutally attacked.

Sean (Antony Cotton) is about to take centre stage in a harrowing new plot when he ends up living on the streets, having recently been asked to move out of Fiz Stape's house.

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Sean and Carol in Coronation Street
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Paparazzi pictures have already shown Sean sleeping rough in a tent and being beaten up in a public toilet, but sadly, his ordeal is about to take another dark turn.

Having formed a strong bond with newcomer Carol, who is also homeless, Sean will desperately try to persuade her against prostitution.

After failing to stop Carol from getting into a punter's car, Sean is horrified when she later turns up covered in blood and collapses into his arms.

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Sean and Carol in Coronation Street
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Sean then faces a race against time to get Carol the help she needs, but will she be alright? Or is it too late?

Fans will have to wait and see if Carol manages to pull through, but thankfully, it looks like Sean's ex-boyfriend Billy Mayhew will be on hand to support him.

Billy will turn up amid Sean's nightmare with Carol and offer him a shoulder to cry on, but can Sean be persuaded to go back to Weatherfield?

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[lizann]

what happened to the homeless shelter or was it soup kitchen that sophie volunteered at? surely one of sean's many mates could take him in

[Perdita]

Coronation Street kicks off Sean Tully's homelessness storyline next week, as he starts sleeping rough after being kicked out by his friend Fiz Stape.

Fiz has been dropping hints to Sean for weeks that he needs to leave her house, but when he fails to come clean about how he has nowhere else to go, he ends up stealing a tent from a bin and using it to sleep in a car park.

Here, Antony Cotton – who plays Sean – speaks fully about the storyline for the first time and reveals the eye-opening real-life story about his own recent personal connection to homelessness.

How have Sean's troubles started?

"Fiz has told Sean that she wants him to move out. Ordinarily that wouldn't have been a problem, but he then loses all of his employment. Had he been at Eileen's, that wouldn't have been a problem, because he would have just carried on until he got the next job. But because it coincides with moving out of Fiz and Tyrone's, that's why it all goes wrong.

"Sean just pretends that everything is alright. Once he tells one lie about that, he has to continue it and it all just goes wrong, so it's pride."

Is there anyone Sean could have turned to?

"Sean thinks there are so many people, but every avenue seems to be a dead end. So he just shrugs his shoulders and goes: 'Well there's not much I can do now'. He thinks it's temporary. He thinks it's probably for one night or just 12 hours. But then it's not."

How long does the storyline go on for?

"From start to finish, it's probably three months. There's the lead-up to it with Sean's job loss, then him being homeless and him finally having salvation. You'll see that he ends up in a homeless village and he befriends a character called Carol.

"They ask each other about their stories and the eye-opener for Sean is that Carol says she's been homeless on and off for nearly four years. He's brought into the homeless community, because Carol says that it's safety in numbers after Sean has been mugged."

How will the rest of the Street react when they find out what's happened to Sean?

"We haven't filmed those scenes yet. I've purposely not looked ahead in the scripts, so I don't know what people will say. I would imagine that they'll all be shocked. But Sean is unique in that he doesn't have a single enemy on the Street. While some characters wouldn't make their neighbours feel sympathetic towards them, it's not like that with Sean.

"I think people will feel guilty that they didn't realise and didn't help. Unlike Tracy Barlow, for instance. I can't imagine many people would feel they should take her in!

"I think everyone will be disappointed that they hadn't noticed, especially after what happened with Aidan. It does go very badly wrong, but it could have been even worse."

Do you think this experience will change Sean's character?

"Yes, I suppose. It will be interesting to see what they write for him. Long term and down the line, who knows what will happen or what will be said? Maybe Sean won't be so flippant, having gone through this experience. Maybe he won't be so shallow in judging people on how they look, and maybe he'll think more before he speaks.

"It'll be interesting to see how it maps out and it'll be interesting to see who doesn't care, although I don't think there will be many of those people."

Can you tell us about the research you did for this storyline?

"When I was doing Dancing on Ice at the beginning of the year, I randomly got a message on Facebook Messenger from a lad that I'd met a couple of times socially, but literally only a couple of times.

"It just said: 'Can you help me? I've got nowhere else to turn to, I'm homeless'. I wondered what could possibly have got him into that position, because when I knew him he had a missus, two kids, an Audi on the drive, and he was self-employed. I promised that I'd help him if I could.

"I got in touch with a charity in Manchester called Barnabus and explained the situation. I said that someone needed to go and pick him up, but he was in Fleetwood. He was living in a tent in a stairwell in a council block. They said that picking him up wasn't a service they could provide, and they couldn't come with me if I picked him up either.

"I said that I'd have to go on my own, but they said: 'You can do whatever you want, but we would advise you not to do that because you don't know what you're going to be presented with'."

What happened next?

"I got back in touch with him and explained that if he could get to Manchester, I'd help him. He did, so I rang the Travelodge in the Northern Quarter and I booked him in for the Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I got him to meet me there but I internally burst out crying because he was about eight stone. When I'd known him previously, he was massive, he was a unit.

"This was when I was in the middle of Dancing on Ice. So I may have appeared quite grumpy on Dancing on Ice occasionally, but I wanted to say: 'You don't know the f**king half of what I'm going through right now!'"

How easy was it to help him?

"When you are homeless, you are ghosted. If you've not got an address, you have no right to benefits and you can't get any money. The moment you have no address, you have nothing. Which is why there are so many homeless people. Luckily we had the freak weather at the time and the Severe Weather Programme was in force, where every council in Great Britain is not allowed to refuse anybody shelter.

"In the middle of the SWEP programme, they took him in and he stayed there for a week. From there, we met an amazing organisation called Homes for Hope. We got him into a private house with an address. Once he had the address, he was able to unlock the social benefits and he got an emergency payment.

"But I realised very early on, that in one day just to go to these places, and he had to go every day, it was 12 miles walk every single day, in that freezing weather. Well, it's no wonder people give up because I don't think anybody would want to walk for 12 hours a day to go and beg for somebody to help them. Fortunately, because I was in my car, we shot between the places and we got everything in place.

"Because I've got a big gob, I was able to knock on doors and I'd say: 'I'm not leaving here until we're sorted. I don't give a s**t whether somebody's got an appointment'. He's always said he's lucky it was me, because I am that gobby idiot. It broke my heart thinking of all the people that don't have anybody to either physically lift them up, take them to places or emotionally support them."

How's he doing now?

"He now has employment with a company called Boland, which is a construction company. That was via Barnabus. They had got a contact with a very socially aware building company, who wanted to give back."

When did you become aware that Sean would be going through a similar experience?

"It was purely coincidental. I'd kept what was going on a secret, because it's a very private thing. But I rang work up and said: 'Oh, there's a really odd line about Sean lying about his job'. And they said: 'Well he's going to be homeless. He's going to be living in a tent'.

"If somebody had said that to me without me going through this, I would have said: 'That just doesn't happen. Sean would not be in that position'. But it turns out that it's absolutely true. And very spookily, it was an identical story.

"So much so that I then had to go back to the charity, Barnabus, and say: 'I've got something to tell you now, and I don't want you to think that I've come in here for some weird research and that I've picked up this homeless person online just to help research it!'

"I then put work research in touch with them. Shelter is a brilliant national organisation that everybody knows, but within each town and city there are individual charities. Barnabus is specific to Manchester and it's a volunteer-led organisation."

Are you hoping the storyline will be eye-opening for viewers?

"What's been a real joy is sometimes shows will do issue-based storylines and you can tell it's purely for the end to drive traffic to a website. Sometimes you see those stories played out and something doesn't ring true about it. But what I've loved about this is it's all true.

"My friend had nothing, but he was always clean. He always found somewhere to wash his stuff. You might be dirty from a couple of nights, but in the version I'm playing, Sean looks relatively clean, so people don't know. He does get his job back at The Rovers, but he's not got anywhere to live.

"For me there's a real truth in it. It's a character-based storyline, which we all know Coronation Street does better than anybody else. Sean is not homeless because of another issue. He ends up this way because of his pride. He doesn't become somebody who's filthy with a cap in hand. It's a real process. He has to think about when he starts begging. He doesn't just do it.

"Through the story, he's still Sean. The one thing I hope that people take from it is that thought of 'God – that could happen to anyone.'"


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[lizann]

can he not claim benefits or is no one in soaps ever allowed?

[Perdita]

When he had tears in his eyes, I nearly cried with him ... glad that this storyline is coming to an end soon.

[swmc66]

Same here . I just past my local cinema and at the back of it were 3 neatly placed cushions that were obviously someone’s bed for the night. I felt grateful i had a roof over my head. So sad.

[Perdita]

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a25590414/coronation-street-antony-cotton-new-year-storyline/

Wow, storyline for Anthony that they got agreement from other cast members for .... wonder what it is :hmm:

[tammyy2j]

Where is Sean living?

[lizann]

Where is Sean living?

not with eileen as jealous mary moving in and eileen going off with jan, none of his business

[Perdita]

Coronation Street's Sean Tully is set to target his own neighbours in a ruthless new storyline.

As we know, Sean's son Dylan Wilson is returning to the cobbles on a more permanent basis, having made a brief appearance back in October. And while having his son back will bring out his better side, his attempts to support Dylan will also lead to some morally questionable behaviour.

With many people struggling for money as a result of the pandemic, Sean will attempt to take advantage of the situation.

"Sean won't be doing anything criminal, but he gets involved with this pyramid scheme that ruins some of his neighbours," Corrie boss Iain MacLeod told Digital Spy and other media.

"He convinces himself that he's doing nothing wrong. Sean thinks it's capitalism, it's how the world works and if everybody worked as hard as him, they'd be a success like he is."

He continued: "It is an unashamedly moral tale of capitalism taken to the extreme and the damage it can do to communities and people. It's not as black and white as Sean turning to crime or anything like that. It'll really play to Antony [Cotton's] strengths.

"Sean doesn't realise what he's getting involved with at first, but it dawns on him what it's doing to him and his relationships with his friends."


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[lizann]

sean is back living with eileen

[Perdita]

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a38188257/coronation-street-sean-tully-anthony-cotton-deal/


Staying for another year, yeahh!!! Hope his son Dylan will come back again soon, they had a great rapport :)

[lizann]

a dull useless selfish character