Tyrone Dobbs and Kirsty Soames

[tammyy2j]

LOL Theres a few others she could arrest as well

Herself being one

[alan45]

Herself being one

She certainly is a prime suspect

[alan45]

A DYNAMITE new Coronation Street plot will show shocking scenes of domestic violence by a woman against
Viewers will see mild-mannered Tyrone Dobbs beaten up by sinister new fiancée Kirsty Soames.

At first the controlling girl cop — played by Natalie Gumede, 27 — will ramp up her psychological abuse and isolate Tyrone from his friends.

Then the mental torture will culminate in an explosive scene where she brutally attacks the easy-going mechanic — played by Alan Halsall.

Last night sources close to the ITV1 soap said show bosses were working with domestic violence charities to handle the subject in a delicate way.One insider said: "This is not a decision we have taken lightly. Female on male domestic abuse is a sensitive area.

"Kirsty will be seen attacking Tyrone and the fallout will be how she feels terrible about it and attempts to show some remorse."

Figures from charity ManKind Initiative, which supports victims, show one in six men will suffer domestic abuse.

[thestud2k7]

i predicted this months back if you remember

[parkerman]

A DYNAMITE new Coronation Street plot will show shocking scenes of domestic violence by a woman against
Viewers

She's already done that!

[lizann]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-it-first.html

Ty is getting bait and not in a sexy way

[walsh2509]

Oh dear lord, well that said, he deserves a right good kicking up the backside for being so stupid.

[Perdita]

Fair City actor Maclean Burke has accused Coronation Street of copying the Irish soap's storylines.

Burke plays Damien Halpin in the RTÉ One soap, and featured as part of a plot that saw him become a victim of domestic abuse from wife Suzanne (Sarah Flood).

Coronation Street will soon start a new storyline that features a similar scenario, with mechanic Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) getting attacked by fiancée Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede).

Burke explained that he is happy Fair City was able to tackle the issue before the ITV1 soap.

"Coronation Street are definitely watching Fair City, that's for sure," he told Herald. "I am really glad they are doing it but it's nice that we did it first."

Comparing the two soaps, he said: "This has happened before. A few years ago we did a story about all the local guys starting a soccer team and like two months later characters in Corrie were doing the same. So it's nice for RTE to see that."

He added that he predicts the storyline on Coronation Street will provide a big talking point among fans in the same way it did with Fair City.

"When we did it on Fair City it was a national thing, it was huge at the time, it really got people talking. Whether they liked it or loathed it, it got people talking and it definitely divided the public.

"It's probably going to be the same with Coronation Street, but the important thing is that they do it right. I did so much homework on what really goes on.

"I went to groups and met men who had been through it themselves, I heard some really horrific stories. I hope the actors in Coronation Street give it the same time and energy we did."

He also revealed that men often praise him for his work on the storyline, saying that it helped them get through similar situations.

"It's crazy the amount of guys that still come up to me and thank me for that story," he said.

"People have told me that the situation was really true to life and it helped them get through it. But there are still some people out there who just don't want to believe it."

BBC One's daytime soap Doctors has also recently explored the issue of domestic violence against men.

[LostVoodoo]

"Coronation Street are definitely watching Fair City, that's for sure," he told Herald. "I am really glad they are doing it but it's nice that we did it first."

Well, I distinctly remember Brookside doing a female-on-male domestic violence storyline about 12 years ago. All for being proud of your storyline when it's something important like this, but don't get superior about it!

[Perdita]

Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede has revealed that filming her upcoming domestic violence scenes was "harrowing".

Gumede plays Kirsty Soames in the ITV1 soap, and will soon be involved in a plot which sees her attack fiancée Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall).

The actress explained that the scenes were highly challenging and that it was tough to take on the role of Kirsty for the storyline.

"I have been challenged beyond what I thought my limits were as an actor," she wrote on her official blog.

"It has been harrowing to step into Kirsty's shoes of late, and devastating to consider the prospect of one human being so awful to another. I'm very lucky to be able to leave that situation behind at the end of my working day, but some people aren't so fortunate.

"I think this storyline will have people talking once it airs however, which can only be a good thing."

Gumede also thanked fans for voting her onto the shortlist for 'Best Villain' at this year's British Soap Awards.

"I must also say a heartfelt thanks to everyone who voted for me in the 'Best Villain' category, for which a very deserving Andrew Lancel is shortlisted," she added.

The actress said in February that she hoped Kirsty would become the soap's next big villain.