Todd Grimshaw

[Perdita]

Could Coronation Street's Todd Grimshaw be about to steal away Billy Mayhew from Sean Tully?

Fans have noticed a spark between the pair recently and Bruno Langley certainly wasn't ruling it out when he appeared for a live interview on ITV's This Morning today (June 3).

Todd is the only person that Billy has chosen to confide in since his secret brother arrived in Weatherfield, and Billy will be returning the favour over the next few episodes when Todd needs someone to talk to about the Callum Logan murder saga.

Speaking about their on-screen spark today, Bruno teased: "Have you noticed this? Yeah, Todd and Billy become very close and I've enjoyed working with Daniel Brocklebank who plays Billy. He's very lovely."

And when This Morning host Ruth Langsford branded Todd a "boyfriend stealer", Bruno wasn't jumping in to defend him - saying only: "I know!"

Sean will be left fearing for the future of his relationship next week when he spots Billy and Todd looking very close, but only time will tell whether he really does have anything to worry about.

Sean watches Billy and Todd
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Bruno also reminisced today about Coronation Street's live episode last year, which saw Todd and Tony setting fire to Callum's car on the night of his death.

Reflecting on the nerve-wracking experience, he explained: "It was so good. The thing is, we rehearsed it so much and obviously I've done quite a lot of live theatre.

"But even so, my first scene I kind of opened the door to Tez who played Tony. As I opened the door, I knew there were 8, 9 million viewers. I held it together!"


Not predictable at all, is it

[Dazzle]

I'd like to see Todd and Billy fall for each other and start a relationship because I think they've got good chemistry. I definitely don't want an affair though! Billy's too good for that.

[swmc66]

If it makes Todd a nicer character then it would be good

[swmc66]

Actually he has a good side to him already

[Perdita]

Bruno Langley has signed a new contract with Coronation Street.

The actor told the Manchester Evening News that he's signed on for another year, meaning at least 12 more months of Todd Grimshaw on the show.

The actor has just launched his music career with his debut EP Jump and was supported at Suburbia nightclub by fellow Corrie stars Sair Khan, Daniel Brocklebank, Ollie Farnworth, Mikey North and Dean Fagan.

It's interesting times for Bruno's character Todd, as his brother Jason (Ryan Thomas) has only just left the cobbles to go to Thailand.

"Just doing those scenes where Jason is leaving, they were so hard to do," Bruno told Loose Women earlier this week.

"We grew up together. He was 16 when he joined the show, I was 17. So it was really hard to hold back the tears."

Earlier in the month, Bruno hinted that Todd could be about to steal away Billy Mayhew from Sean Tully.

"Todd and Billy become very close and I've enjoyed working with Daniel Brocklebank who plays Billy. He's very lovely," he teased.

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Good news!!

[Perdita]

Coronation Street's Todd Grimshaw will finally discover the truth about Callum Logan's murder next week.

The uncertainty over Callum's death will arise once again in upcoming scenes, as Sarah Platt settles back into Weatherfield life and Eileen is informed that her son Jason has had an accident abroad.

When Sarah (Tina O'Brien) calls in the flower shop to announce that she'll be attending Kylie's funeral, Todd is deeply concerned and points out how he's covered up for her for months by letting Tony Stewart take the rap.

Sarah is shocked to realise Todd (Bruno Langley) thinks she murdered Callum and swears profusely that she didn't. However, she inadvertently makes things even more complex for her struggling family as Todd wrongly assumes David must be the murderer instead.

Sarah's shocked to realise Todd thinks she murdered Callum
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An angry Todd soon confronts David over his lies but the situation escalates when Todd struggles to hold back his anger, blaming David for Jason's accident. With the pressure building, Sarah is unable to stand it anymore and finally cracks - revealing that Callum's killer was Kylie.

Following Sarah's revelation, David begs Todd not to go to the police for the sake of Max and Lily but he refuses to make any promises, leaving the Platts facing an even more uncertain future.

Todd is angry with David
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With Todd in turmoil, it's left to Sarah to persuade him to keep quiet and she chases him to the police station. Outside, Sarah begs Todd to hear her side of the story and relives that fateful night, explaining how Callum was going to kill her but Kylie saved her life.

Sarah implores Todd to bury the truth for the sakes of Max and Lily who have just lost their mum, but will Todd agree? Or are Sarah and David looking at a prison sentence?

Sarah implores Todd to bury the truth about Callum
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Sarah implores Todd to bury the truth about Callum
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Sarah pleas with Todd
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Coronation Street airs these scenes next week on ITV.


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[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Bruno Langley has hinted that his character Todd Grimshaw could be about to go head-to-head with evil Pat Phelan.

Todd will become increasingly suspicious of his mum's scheming partner next week after Phelan deliberately causes a huge family divide after the truth about his relationship with Billy Mayhew is exposed.

After a devastated Sean is forced to move out following the revelation, Todd is incensed when he spots Phelan's triumphant smile amid all the arguing and upset.

A suspicious Todd later tells Phelan that he knows what he is up to, and Langley thinks he has got the measure of the malicious builder.

He said: "Todd's got Phelan's card marked definitely. He is suspicious of him and he doesn't trust him whatsoever.

"Phelan is looking after Jason's business whilst Jason is away and Todd doesn't like that one bit. He doesn't believe the business is in safe hands at all. Todd knows what Phelan is like because he has some similar aspects and traits in himself so he can spot them a mile off!

"In a war of words Todd would win, hands down. He's more intelligent than Phelan. I think if push came to shove he could pull one over on him, definitely."

Langley also insisted that Todd is serious about having a long-term future with Billy, but added that some fans are worried his alter ego could do the vicar more harm than good.

"It's hard to define how Todd feels about Billy. We'll see what happens between them, but I'm not sure what kind of relationships Todd had whilst he was away in London.

"This is definitely the first person he has been very serious about in a really long time, and we've seen Billy and Todd grow closer and closer as time has gone on.

"It would make sense for something to grow between them and develop. That desire for it to go well is definitely genuine."


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[livden]

Thanks for posting the new spoilers, Perdita.

Todd assumed Sarah killed Callum. She never actually said it. It's Todd's fault that Jason left. He framed Tony (Jason's dad). Now he probably feels guilty, but again.. it's his own fault. I believe he will respect Sarah's wish and he will not tell the police. I just wonder.. will he tell Billy?

[Dazzle]

Todd assumed Sarah killed Callum. She never actually said it. It's Todd's fault that Jason left. He framed Tony (Jason's dad). Now he probably feels guilty, but again.. it's his own fault. I believe he will respect Sarah's wish and he will not tell the police. I just wonder.. will he tell Billy?

Almost certainly, especially since he confided in him about Sarah being Callum's killer even before they got together.

[Perdita]

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Coronation Street is in the clear with Ofcom after complaints over Todd Grimshaw's steamy scenes with vicar Billy Mayhew.

Same sex kisses in the soaps are still seemingly an issue with a small minority of viewers, as 67 complaints have been lodged to the broadcasting regulator over Todd and Billy in recent weeks.

A total of 26 complaints were sent in after Todd and Billy finally got together on Friday, July 8 - sealing their union with a passionate kiss in Eileen's kitchen.

Another 41 were sent in after Todd tried to get even closer to Billy as their relationship progressed in the following episodes on July 11.

Ofcom has confirmed its decision over the complaints today (August 1) - there'll be no investigation needed as the scenes (obviously) didn't break any rules.

An Ofcom spokesperson told Digital Spy: "We considered a number of complaints objecting to two male characters kissing in this episode, but won't be investigating. Our rules do not discriminate between scenes involving opposite sex and same sex couples.

"Also the scenes were not in any way sexually explicit. For these reasons they were not scheduled inappropriately and did not exceed generally accepted standards."

Todd and Billy have been seeing each other in secret over the past few weeks, but Todd's mum Eileen has recently uncovered their relationship.

The drama continues this week as Billy's ex Sean Tully also discovers that he's now with Todd, leading to fireworks and hurt feelings on the Street.

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While it might not be many complaints compared to viewing figures, it is good to see Ofcom taking them seriously and investigating them