Coronation Street star Rob Mallard on Daniel and Bethany reunion
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Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street star Rob Mallard has spoken about the possibility of his character Daniel Osbourne going on the rebound by pursuing Bethany Platt.
Daniel's relationship with his fiancée Daisy Midgeley will hit the rocks in the coming weeks after he discovers that she cheated on him with Ryan Connor.
The teacher is faced with the heartbreaking truth in next week's episodes. Although Daniel initially tries to forget about what he knows, show bosses have confirmed that he'll ultimately split from Daisy.
This coincides with the reappearance of Lucy Fallon as Bethany, who's returning to the cast after three years away.
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Speaking about the upcoming storyline, Rob explained: "I think from Daniel's point of view, Bethany's return will definitely work in his favour. It could allow him to skip that grieving process of his and Daisy's relationship and the cheating.
"But I think that Bethany would be a temporary hold for Daniel just now. It may seem that she is a safe place for him because it would mean he doesn't have to spend his evenings and weekends alone thinking about his failed relationship.
"Ultimately, I do think the history between Daniel and Daisy will have to be resolved and come back to the fore again."
Coronation Street's producer Iain MacLeod recently confirmed that Daisy will struggle with Bethany's return as they become rivals for Daniel.
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MacLeod told Digital Spy and other media last month: "In the middle of this really very volatile cocktail arrives Bethany, who's obviously got lots of history with Daniel. That very much sharpens Daisy's focus in terms of how she feels about Daniel. Suddenly there's a romantic threat on the cards and that recalibrates how Daisy feels about the whole enterprise.
"It's a really brilliant, classic soap story. We were, without duplicating anything, attempting to go for something that had the same level of emotional heft as some of the classic affairs of yore – the Deirdre and Mike stuff – something that's a love triangle for the ages, I suppose.
"It's going to run deep into next year as all these unresolved feelings are buried, but like all good buried feelings, they all come back to the surface with a bang or two across the following 12 months."
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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