Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent)

(after a suitable period of nail biting)......and thus allowing Kevin and Sally to get 'close' over the hospital bed.....putting another reconciliation on the cards!!!

Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent has admitted that researching disability has been personally straining.

Her character Sophie Webster will be left wondering whether she is paralysed next week after being hit by a car during a disastrous night out with best friend Ryan Connor.


To prepare for the scenario, Vincent has visited community support officer Jamie Rhind, who lost the use of his legs after diving into shallow waters and suffering spinal injuries at the age of 19.

Speaking to the Scotsman about her experience with Rhind, Vincent confessed: "It has been really hard and, for me personally – it's been so restraining on what you can actually do.

"You can't put socks on or anything. I just don't know how people cope.


Sophie's storyline was first leaked back in August.

Fans will be left to wonder whether the young shop worker can recover from her accident, or whether she will be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life

Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent has confirmed that Sophie Webster will embark on a new romance.

The Weatherfield actress revealed that her character, who came out as lesbian two years ago, will enter a new relationship early next year.

However, Vincent refused to divulge whether Sophie's new girlfriend is a character already on the street or one from outside the cobbles.

"I can't reveal whether her relationship will be with a new character or an existing member of the street, but it will be with another girl," she told the Daily Star.


Sophie was previously engaged to former best friend Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson), but showed doubts while reading her vows on their wedding day, leading to Sian's heartbroken departure from Weatherfield.

Reflecting on the groundbreaking plot, Vincent added: "There aren't actually many lesbians on telly, and Sophie and Sian were so young.

"But we made sure we didn't change our appearances or start acting any differently to meet the stereotype."

Coronation Street kicks off Sophie Webster's big new storyline this evening (October 24) as a night out with Ryan Connor has shocking consequences for her.

Concerned for Ryan (Sol Heras) following his heartbreak over Tracy Barlow, Sophie joins him as he heads out into town. However, it's not long before Michelle's troubled son falls back into old habits as he scores some coke to make himself feel better.

Later, when a drugged-up Ryan walks out onto a busy road and finds himself in danger, a horrified Sophie makes a desperate attempt to get him to safety - only to be knocked down by a car herself.

Sophie is soon rushed to hospital for emergency medical attention, and the aftermath of the accident sees her informed that she may never walk again…

Digital Spy recently caught up with Brooke Vincent, who plays Sophie, to hear all about the storyline and life at Corrie.

How have you found filming this big storyline for Sophie?
"It's one of those storylines where you read the scripts for it and you think, 'Oh my God!' As soon as I heard about it, I started thinking about how I was going to play it. I had a perception in my head about how we'd film it and what the shots would be like, but once everyone got going, it turned out to be completely different from what I imagined it to be. It's actually been better than I expected.

"It's been a challenging storyline for me because I don't know anybody in this situation - having a spinal injury and being told that you might never walk again. It's not like my lesbian storyline where I knew lesbians in real life and could ask, 'Am I doing this right?' I've just got to trust the writers with what they've given me."

Did Corrie warn you about the storyline quite far in advance so that you could do research?
"Well, when I first got the scripts I wasn't sure exactly what Sophie's injuries were going to be. I'd had a meeting and I knew all about the actual accident, but I didn't know exactly what would happen next, other than that Sophie mightn't be able to walk again.

"Since finding out about Sophie's actual injuries, I've met a lovely guy called Jamie Rhind from the Spinal Injuries Association (SIA), who uses a wheelchair after being in an accident when he was 19. I spoke to him about his experience, and we've also got a physio on set who's been advising us on what we should and shouldn't be doing."

What was it like to film the actual accident scene on the road?
"It was really exciting. We had a stuntwoman for the actual accident but I also did quite a bit of filming on the road. I say this all the time, but for me your natural reaction when a car is coming towards you is to move, whereas here they're telling you to walk in front of it! It takes a bit of getting used to.

"I always get a little buzz when we're away from Corrie anyway, because you're on-location and it's a bit exciting. It's really good and it feels like everyone works together more when we're out on-location. We're not on the set so we haven't got all the usual facilities, so it's just a really nice atmosphere as we all pull together to make it work."


How is Sophie going to cope with the aftermath of the accident as she hopes to start walking again?
"Sophie's a feisty character. She's one of those people who if someone tells her that she can't do something - in this case that she can't walk - she'll do everything in her power to do it.

"You'll see a journey for her and there'll be ups, downs and some frustrations. I think it's really nice the way they've written it, because they haven't forgotten that she is only young and there's things that she wants to be doing but she struggles to do them."

What have you learned from doing the storyline so far?
"Well, the other day I had to have splints on my legs, which helps to make the scenes look more realistic. They go under my clothes, but when I sat down and put these splints on, I couldn't get up afterwards. I've had also numerous people take me to the toilet just to pick me back up off the toilet, because I can't do it myself when I have the splints on.

"Really what it's taught me is that you take so much for granted when you can walk. Everyone just thinks that's a normal part of everyday life, but if you take it away, it makes you really appreciate what you have actually got."

Will Sophie be able to easily forgive Ryan for causing this mess?
"Yeah, Sophie's a Christian so she'll forgive anyone! But what she tells Ryan is that the accident has happened for a reason - it can't be for nothing. The fact that Sophie's in hospital is because Ryan was taking drugs, so now he needs to stop. For Sophie, this is the sign that shows Ryan needs to change his ways."


Earlier in the year, the newspapers all said that Sophie would become addicted to drugs. Were you disappointed when that rumour turned out to be untrue?
"No, because I knew it wasn't going to be true! The papers make up all these stories and everyone gets excited, but it was never going to be me.

"For me, the important thing is that we're putting a story out there which shows that drugs aren't a good thing, I think that's the main issue, whether I'm the one doing it or someone else."

Will Sophie's problems bring Sally and Kevin back together again?
"I hope so! Sophie certainly wants her family to get back together again, so hopefully that's what will happen. Who knows?"

Lloyd's daughter Jenna will be assigned as Sophie's physiotherapist. Does she do a good job with Sophie?
"Yeah, Jenna brings some light to the situation for Sophie - she knows what she's talking about, and she knows what Sophie should be doing. They get on well together, too - they have a laugh and a giggle. Jenna's a really nice physio for Sophie to work with."

Will this be a long-running storyline for Sophie, or will there be a speedy soap recovery?
"I think Sophie's physiotherapy will be long-running. It's a struggle, and the journey that she's going on to start walking without any help will be a long process.

"Soaps are soaps so we might have to speed it up a little bit as the story continues, but every situation is different. There'll be so many people sitting at home saying, 'Well I didn't do that', or 'This didn't happen to my friend'. But Jamie, who I met recently, told me that there was a lad who had the same injuries as him at the same time, and he was able to recover and walk out of the hospital. Each story is different, and we'll have to wait and see how things turn out for Sophie."

Are you glad that Sophie is getting a new love interest?
"Yeah, I am! I think my main issue was that not every storyline for Sophie needed to be about her sexuality. But to know that there'll be a new girlfriend for Sophie now is obviously really exciting.

"I can't reveal who it will be, but at the moment, it's more of a love interest than an actual girlfriend and we'll have to see how

Sophie and Sian had a huge fanbase. Do you think those fans are ready to see Sophie with someone new now?
"No, I don't think they'll ever be completely ready to be honest. Our fanbase was very much for the both of us and the support that we've had from people on Twitter is amazing. There's fanpages and there's people who tweet us all the time.

"But even though Sacha's character has gone, it doesn't take away the work that we did together. We've both had that time of our lives where we did that work together, and for it to have so many fans is a massive accomplishment more than anything.

"I remember when Nikki Patel, who played Amber, had people on Twitter saying things about her and I thought that wasn't right, because Sophie and Sian were never going to last forever as Sacha wanted to leave. People have to understand that stories have to go on and things change."

Will the Websters be busy at Christmas this year?
"No, it's not us this year! It's not our family. Nick, Leanne, Carla, Peter, Fiz, Tyrone and Kirsty have got big stuff coming up at Christmas. But no Sophie Webster!"

Most fans will know that you visited Kenya this year. Is that an experience that has stayed with you?
"Oh my God, yeah. Every time I look at the pictures, I just smile because it's the best thing that I ever did. When my sister or little cousins or nephews kick off because 'this toy isn't right' or silly things like that, I just say to them, 'They don't have all this in Kenya'.

"It's crazy. To me, they're so far away from the world that we live in. It was just an amazing experience for me to see it, and I'd go back any day."

Cast members like yourself have stuck with Corrie for a long time. What is it about Corrie that keeps you so happy there?
"The main thing is that we're all like a family here. It doesn't matter what department you're in, who you are, what you look like, whether you're male or female - everyone gets on.

"As I'm talking to you now, we've just all been in the green room and there's so many different types of people, interests and age groups, and different conversations flying about, but everyone just feels at home. I think that's the nicest thing about working here."

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Jenna Kamara will reportedly be Sophie Webster's new mystery girlfriend on Coronation Street.

Lloyd Mullaney's physiotherapist daughter, played by Krissi Bohn, nurses Sophie over the next few months following her road accident caused by Ryan Connor last night (October 24).

The treatment will bring Jenna and Sophie closer to one another, reports the Daily Star.

An insider said: "She's breaking a serious moral code by getting involved with Sophie. Sophie is in a very vulnerable position following the car accident.

"If Jenna's bosses find out they could end her career. If that wasn't enough, Jenna hasn't come out to her parents."

The source added: "So they may have all these feelings for each other but they are going to have to weigh up whether it's worth the chaos."

The pair are worried that their ten-year age gap will be difficult for their parents to accept.

Sophie's dad Kevin (Michael Le Vell) will apparently also develop feelings for Jenna, further complicating the situation.

Brooke Vincent, who plays Sophie, confirmed earlier this week that there will be a new romance.

In a new interview with Digital Spy, Vincent said: "It's more of a love interest than an actual girlfriend and we'll have to see how it goes."

oh lord jenna looks very old compared to sophie

Coronation Street star Craig Charles has predicted that his character Lloyd Mullaney will be supportive of his daughter Jenna's new romance.

Last month, tabloid reports suggested that physiotherapist Jenna (Krissi Bohn) will become a new love interest for Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) while continuing to help the teenager get her life back to normal after she was injured in a serious road accident.

Speaking on This Morning today (November 19), Charles hinted that Lloyd will be surprised but ultimately accepting of Jenna's upcoming relationship.

Charles confirmed: "She is going to have a relationship with someone on the street, and it's going to be very shocking for Lloyd!

"How's he going to cope? I think Lloyd's a cool cat, really. I think he just wants her to be happy. But there's going to be a lot of tensions."

Lloyd only discovered Jenna's existence two months ago thanks to a chance meeting with old flame Mandy (Pamela Nomvete), and Charles told This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby that the storyline was partly his idea.

He said: "I did suggest to them just before the 50th [anniversary] that there'd never been a black family on Coronation Street and after 50 years, it would be quite nice to have one. I'm obviously a black character so they could build it around me, and they went away and came back with this story."

Charles also admitted that he will have to take another break from Coronation Street for his role in Red Dwarf if the popular sitcom is recommissioned. He was previously absent from the cobbles for the first half of this year due to his other filming commitments.

He said: "We certainly would like to do [another series]. I think they want to do it, so it should happen. Coronation Street are going to have to let me off for a little while longer.

"We'll see if it works. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. If things are meant to be, they happen. I love playing Lloyd, I wouldn't want to stop playing him.

"I was really rejuvenated when I went back to Coronation Street, because I'd had a little break. Coronation Street is one of those things where it doesn't have a wrap party, it just keeps going on and on like a machine. It was good to go away, do something else, recharge your batteries and then come back revitalised."

Coronation Street continues tonight (November 19) at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV1.

Coronation Street actress Brooke Vincent has spoken about the ongoing romance storyline involving her character Sophie Webster.

Sophie has developed strong feelings for her physiotherapist Jenna (Krissi Bohn) following her road traffic accident two months ago. With their sessions coming to an end, Sophie decides to tell Jenna how she feels, not knowing how she may react to her advances.

Talking about how Jenna has helped Sophie after her accident and how the teenager's feelings for her have increased, Vincent told Radio Times: "Jenna has made the ride a lot easier.

"It's been something to distract Sophie from what she is going through. Sophie never dreamt it could happen, but the feelings for Jenna have developed, and it has gone a lot quicker due to the fact that she fancies Jenna.

"It's been gradually growing during the time she has been seeing Jenna. Jenna has seemed very interested in Sophie – she's probably just been being polite and professional, but Sophie has wanted to read much more into it and has made a point of telling Jenna she is a lesbian. She is trying to suss out how Jenna feels."

On why Sophie decides to tell Jenna how she feels, she explained: "She is just constantly trying to be nice with her and trying to push it onto the next level.

"She buys her an expensive present for Christmas, she buys her drinks in the pub - Jenna feels uncomfortable and tells her that she shouldn't doing that as it is crossing the line.

"But Jenna gave Sophie a lift home and Sophie reads a lot into everything Jenna does. So she does think it is time to come clean about how she feels."

Talking about the first kiss between the pair, she said: "Jenna tells Sophie that she's going to move her case to a different physio, and I reckon that Sophie thinks it's because Jenna has feelings for her.

"But Jenna tells her that they have crossed a line and that they are not professional with each other and Sophie just decides to move in for the kill and thinks it is now or never really."

When asked if Sophie gets the response she wanted from Jenna, she replied: "Not at first, but just as it looks as though something might be happening Kevin walks in and ruins it all.

"Kevin blames Jenna because he's embarrassed that he made a pass at a woman who is clearly not interested in men. He can't blame Sophie as she's his daughter. He just feels stupid and he wants to blame someone."

On Kevin (Michael Le Vell)'s threats to report Jenna to her boss, Vincent added: "She is gutted and really angry with Kevin about that. He ruined things for her with Sian and now he's ruining this with Jenna. He knows he is doing it for the wrong reasons too."

Craig Charles - who play's Jenna's dad Lloyd Mullaney on the soap - recently said that his character would find their romance "shocking".

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Coronation Street actress Krissi Bohn has revealed that she struggled to find acting work before landing a role in the soap.

Bohn - who plays physiotherapist Jenna Kamara in the ITV soap - explained that she almost quit acting and started a new career as a sexual health worker.

"I don't know how to put it *politely, but I was looking at bums and willies," she told The Mirror. "My acting skills came in very handy. The first time I had to say, 'Lovely sir, if you'd just like to take your trousers and underwear down for me', was hard.

"In my head I was screaming, 'Aagh, willies!' because I'm still a *childish person who can't say rude words without laughing."

However, she later received an email from her agent about a new role in Coronation Street, with her mother helping to pay for her train fare to Manchester from Cornwall.

She said: "I'd done a lot of theatre, but telly was going nowhere and I got a bit disillusioned.

"On the Wednesday I was looking at men's private parts and then on Friday I was in the Rovers Return, the most iconic pub in the world."

Jenna will be seen kissing her client Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) on Monday's episode (January 7), having previously helped her recover from a road accident.

Talking about the storyline, Bohn said: "Jenna is trying to keep the relationship purely professional, but she ends up giving in to her feelings.

> 'Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent talks Sophie, Jenna kiss

"Sophie kisses her and Jenna responds, but afterwards she knows she shouldn't have done it."

Jenna has also recently discovered that her real father is Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles), as her mother had a brief affair with him in the 1980s.

Bohn revealed that the storyline is easy to relate to, as she also doesn't know her real father's identity. She was raised in a Brazil orphanage before being adopted by her white parents in Cornwall.

The actress is currently renting a flat in Manchester with her husband Ben. She said: "I was happy before, but this is the most exciting thing that has ever *happened."

Coronation Street continues tomorrow (January 7) at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV1.


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