Tracy Barlow

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Kate Ford has said that she wants viewers to see Tracy Barlow's softer side as the ruthless character faces a life-changing decision next week.

The ITV soap has huge episodes lined up for Tracy, as she considers going on the run with her partner Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) once the truth comes out about how he killed Tina McIntyre.

As Rob hides out after his dark secret has been exposed, he convinces Tracy to meet up with him and hand over some cash to help him out. To Rob's surprise, Tracy then vows to join him as he makes his permanent escape.

Wanting some final hours with her daughter Amy, Tracy spends one last day with the youngster before preparing her getaway - but viewers will have to tune in to see whether she can really go through with it.

Tracy spends her last few hours with Amy
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Tracy spends her last few hours with Amy

Ford explained: "Tracy keeps Amy off school and they watch films and she doesn't stop crying the whole day, basically. Her head is just full of conflicting thoughts. She has almost gone a bit crazy, she is in shock, she is on a different planet.

"Her feelings are so strong for Rob that she is seriously considering losing everything for him - even her daughter.

"I think a lot of people think Tracy is so selfish and she doesn't love Amy as much as she should, but I have always tried to play the fact that she does adore her daughter, but she is not the best mother.

"People might be surprised about the emotion she is showing, but I'm not and it is good to show a more vulnerable side, to see her hurting."

Tracy accuses Rob of risking everything for Carla.
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Tracy accuses Rob of risking everything for Carla

Asked whether viewers will sympathise with Tracy, she replied: "I hope so. I hope they will see a softer side to her and a more human side."

In the longer-term, Tracy's behaviour is expected to take a darker turn as she blames Rob's sister Carla Barlow for exposing his guilt on his wedding day this week.

Ford added: "I have enjoyed playing Tracy with a softer side and not always so aggressive. There has been some good comedy too - working with Marc has been fantastic. I am looking forward to what is coming up now too as Tracy is at her worst when she is hurting, so watch this space."

Coronation Street continues on Wednesday (October 28) at 7.30pm on ITV.

[tammyy2j]

Coronation Street's Tracy Barlow is "out for revenge".

Kate Ford - who has starred as Tracy in the soap since 2002 - has revealed her character is to become nastier than ever after her fiancé Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) was arrested for the murder of Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan).

She explained: "The thing with Tracy is that when she's hurt, then she's vicious. And because she's so hurt, you're really going to see her bitchy and nasty side."

The 36-year-old actress says Tracy will first take out her anger on Rob's sister Carla Connor (Alison King), who called the police on her brother following his murder admission, not wanting to let husband Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoigne) rot in jail for a crime he didn't commit.

Kate told The Sun newspaper: "Firstly she steps up her war with Carla, who she 100% blames for all this.

"She feels like Carla should have kept her mouth shut and that this woman took away her chance of happiness, so she's out for revenge."

And Tracy is to find herself embroiled in a seedy affair with Liz McDonald's (Beverly Callard) boyfriend Tony Stewart (Terence Maynard).

She added: "She's going to have a fling with Tony. It's nothing like her relationship with Rob. It's not a big love affair - it's messy, involving things like blackmail, power and money.

"It's a negative relationship, it's not good for any of them and the stuff we've shot is quite dark."

[Dazzle]

Did anyone find it weird that Tracey's murder of Charlie wasn't mentioned in last night's episodes?

When Rob asked her if she could forgive him for killing Tina, I expected her to say something like "well yeah, how could I not since the murder I committed was even more evil?". Very bizarre omission by the writers in my opinion.

[Dazzle]

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[swmc66]

I thought that too. The script writers somehow wanted to give her the moral high ground. Yes Tracy planned hers well in advance while Rob did not plan to murder.

[lizann]

tracy don't think she is a murderer

[Dazzle]

tracy don't think she is a murderer

She shocked me by being very honest with Rob about the killing when they first got together, so it's a topic that's been thoroughly discussed between them.

She's well aware that she technically is a murderer even though she feels no remorse about it, so the subject would naturally have been broached during their conversation about Tina (specifically when Rob was wondering if Tracey could still love him now she knows the truth).

[tammyy2j]

Tracy isn't mad and angry for the murderer of Tina, I think more than Rob didn't tell her and she didn't get her fairytale wedding and that he did it for Carla

[lizann]

Tracy isn't mad and angry for the murderer of Tina, I think more than Rob didn't tell her and she didn't get her fairytale wedding and that he did it for Carla

payback for her now she got him caught poor rob

[Ruffed_lemur]

I didn't think they'd catch him, but glad they did. Not fair on Peter being locked up for Rob's crime!