Anna Windass & Owen Armstrong

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Anna is going to give in to Phelan in desperation. Stupid Owen for making their lives worse than they are already

[lizann]

Anna is going to give in to Phelan in desperation. Stupid Owen for making their lives worse than they are already

gary and katy and izzy were all pushy with him though

[lizann]

Anna is going to give in to Phelan in desperation. Stupid Owen for making their lives worse than they are already

gary and katy and izzy were all pushy with him though

[swmc66]

he should not have taken the tiles Gary did warn him

[Dazzle]

he should not have taken the tiles Gary did warn him

It was really stupid knowing the power Phelan has over him.

[swmc66]

I think Phelan's punishment will be his wife leaving him and keeping all the assets as everything is in her name. Corrie makes sure bad guys get caught in the end in some way.

[Perdita]

Coronation Street's Anna Windass resorts to desperate measures this fortnight as she tries to end Pat Phelan's blackmail once and for all.

After an initial attempt to reason with Phelan's wife Valerie fails, Anna is forced to confront Phelan (Connor McIntyre) and begs him to leave her family alone.

Stooping to a new low, Phelan soon leaves Anna disgusted by promising to drop his blackmail if she sleeps with him…

Here, Debbie Rush - who plays Anna - reveals more about the indecent proposal storyline in a quick chat.

What makes Anna summon Valerie to the Windass house this week?
"Anna thinks that she can shock Valerie into having a word with Phelan by telling her that he made a pass at her. She hopes that Valerie will be sympathetic towards her and make Phelan leave them alone, but it's Anna who's left shocked as Valerie refuses to believe her. She realises that there's nothing she can do to stop Phelan blackmailing them. She's gutted."

A few days later, Anna turns up at the building site just as Owen is about to torch the place. Did Anna suspect that he might be doing something silly?
"Anna goes there because she's been worried about Owen all day. She'd seen him brooding in the garden that morning and was really concerned about his demeanour.

"When Gary arrives home on his own and tells Anna that Owen had insisted on staying behind, she's deeply concerned and has a feeling something's wrong."

Anna grabs the lighter from Owen, but what does she say to him afterwards?
"Owen breaks down in Anna's arms, but she is furious. She tells Owen that he could have ended up in prison for arson if she hadn't stopped him. It's such a testing time for Anna because she realises that Owen's at breaking point and doesn't know how she's going to keep her family together."

Anna finds it hard to keep her emotions together
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Anna is upset with Owen

What happens next?
"Anna knows her family can't go on as they are and that she needs to do something. The last thing she wants to do is see Phelan, but she makes herself go round to his house and begs him to leave her family alone.

"Phelan tells Anna that he'll leave them alone if she sleeps with him. She's disgusted that he could even ask her such a thing. It makes her skin crawl."

How does Anna feel after she's given it some thought?
"I don't think Anna will be able to cope with the guilt of sleeping with Phelan and I think it would be something that would really eat away at her. That said, though, Anna will do anything to save her family and that could mean accepting Phelan's proposal.

"Anna is trying to keep her family together and it does cross her mind that if she gives Phelan what he wants, then he might leave them alone. But to sleep with another man regardless of the reasons is a huge betrayal and I don't know if Owen would ever forgive Anna. She's trying to save her family, but this has the potential to destroy them…"

Anna meets Phelan at his hotel room
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Anna meets Phelan at his hotel room

In the end, Anna meets Phelan in a hotel room. It sounds like these episodes could have big consequences for the family…
"This is an absolute nightmare for Anna. She can't see any way out and the only option she feels she has to save her family is to sleep with a man that she hates. The choice she makes will have devastating consequences and could rip her family apart."

[Perdita]

Coronation Street's Ian Puleston-Davies has said that viewers will see a "different" Owen Armstrong when the character finds out about his partner Anna Windass sleeping with Pat Phelan.

Anna (Debbie Rush) resorted to desperate measures last month when she tried to end Phelan's (Connor McIntyre) blackmail once and for all by sleeping with him.

Ian Puleston-Davies as Owen Armstrong in Coronation Street
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Ian Puleston-Davies as Owen Armstrong

Coronation Street's Debbie Rush: 'Phelan's demand disgusts Anna'

Actor Puleston-Davies told 105 Uckfield FM of the storyline: "We honestly don't know what the outcome will be between Anna and Owen. It's not looking good.

"I have a strong feeling that they are gonna stay together because they're a good match... He has been tempered by Anna over the years, but I think this time round we'll see a different reaction from a different Owen, and that will help mend the past and repair things for the future.

"There will be a little bit of the old temper coming in, but not enough that it's gonna be disastrous."

Puleston-Davies added that he thinks the soap's producers like writing "doom and gloom" for the Windasses.

"It seems to fit at the moment. But we're not really that concerned if it does continue to be dark because it fits the household," he said.

"As far as the other storylines are concerned, they'll always be that light. The one thing that sets Corrie apart from the other soaps is that ability to have one scene tragic and the next scene chuckly, if that's a word!"

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Anna Windass's future with Owen Armstrong looks uncertain on Coronation Street this fortnight in the aftermath of her big confession.

The Weatherfield couple split up when it becomes clear that Owen (Ian Puleston-Davies) can't forgive Anna for sleeping with sleazy Pat Phelan. However, with Anna's adopted daughter Faye to think about, they make the difficult decision to pretend to still be together for her sake.

Here, Debbie Rush - who plays Anna - reveals how the dynamic in the Windass house will change over the next few episodes.


Owen has reacted badly to Anna's confession. Is that what she'd expected?
"Anna actually expected some understanding from Owen - for him to be able to see the reason why she did what she did and that she didn't have a choice."

How does Anna feel when Owen shares the secret with Gary this week?
"Anna is disgusted with herself. She feels in some way it's all her own fault. She feels guilty, violated and the last thing she wanted was for her family to know what she had done, even if it was for them.

"On the other hand Anna is glad the secret is out there because she finally feels that she's got the weight off her shoulders and she can share that - but she feels so disgusted with what she's done."

Anna and Owen end up splitting when the pressure becomes too much. How does Anna feel about that?
"Anna gets really upset about the separation and she desperately misses Owen. Anna is completely adamant that there's no way back for her and Owen because she cannot understand how he doesn't see that this was not her choice and that she feels violated by what Phelan did."

Owen leaves the Windass house after the split, but then Anna asks him to move back in. Why?
"Anna asks Owen to move back in because Faye is so distraught. Faye's life has been so up and down since being a small baby and Anna feels that she can't put her through any more change, so she decides to see if Owen will stay for Faye's sake.

"Anna thinks that they can fake it for Faye - and that they can do this because as always Anna puts the children first."

Unfortunately for Anna, Faye quickly notices that things aren't right…
"Yes, Anna is really upset when Faye notices things aren't right because finally things were looking up and Faye was getting a lovely home life. Anna loves her so much, so she's really upset for Faye that this has happened."

Does that make Anna want to fight for Owen and their relationship?
"I don't think Anna does want to fight for Owen and the relationship just because he's moved back in. Anna is faking it for Faye. She can live civilly with him, but she can't quite forgive him for the way that he's looking at her all the time."

What is Gary's reaction to all of this?
"Gary is very concerned for his mum that Owen has moved back in because he knows how badly Owen has reacted. We have such a surprise from Gary really when he finds out about Phelan. I think the public probably expect Gary to go off his head when he finds out what Anna has done, but actually he's very supportive and feels really guilty.

"Gary doesn't want his mum feeling any worse by having Owen in the house making her feel even more disgusted with herself."

Do you think the viewers want to see Owen and Anna back together?
"I think actually they do. I think the public really like Owen and Anna together. I've had lots and lots of people say to me, 'Oh, you're not going to split up are you? We love Anna and Owen together'. So I think the general feeling is they want them to stay together. I'd also be very sad if they split for good because I love working with Ian."

What kind of reaction have you seen to Anna's decision to sleep with Phelan?
"A lot of people have been shouting in the streets, 'We told you he was a bad 'un' - we were shouting at the telly please don't do it,' so everybody I think - especially women - really understand what Anna has done and get why she felt she had to. People have been really supportive of the storyline."


How do you relax and unwind after playing out all of Anna's trauma in the daytime?
"At the moment it's been very unrelaxing because I've been so busy filming then busy decorating at home because we're in the middle of doing up our house, so relaxing has been with a paint brush in one hand and a glass of wine in the other!"

Do the Armstrong-Windass family have more heartache coming up?
"I think that the family have got plenty more heartache coming up. I definitely think they've had their fair share, but at the moment because we're playing out the story so real, then there are plenty more consequences to come from what has happened."

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