Coronation Street announces new storyline for Alya and Dee-Dee

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Coronation Street has announced a new storyline for Alya Nazir and Dee-Dee Bailey.

The two have recently formed a friendship, with Alya becoming an amateur paralegal assisting Dee-Dee in clearing Stu Carpenter's name over a murder he never committed.

Dee-Dee has taken notice of Alya's aptitude for the legal system and, in upcoming scenes, will offer her a job as a legal secretary.

The lawyer offers to train up Alya in the process so they can become a legal dream team one day! Ahead of these scenes, Sair Khan and Channique Sterling-Brown have shared their thoughts on why they make such a great on-screen duo.

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"Alya and Dee-Dee make such a good team because they have got completely different skill sets," Sair explained. "Dee-Dee knows, from a legal perspective, exactly what she is doing and she knows the law like the back of her hand whereas Alya makes decisions on gut feelings and impulses.

"With Alya's natural instincts and Dee-Dee's actual knowledge, they make a pretty good team."

Channique added: "I think they really complement each other. Alya has that real calming and logical side whereas Dee-Dee has more of a hectic energy, but a super sharp side. They trust each other so they are really invested in doing the right thing.

"Neither of them were getting paid to help Stu and neither of them were helping him for personal gain, they just both have a strong sense of justice and a good moral compass."

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Channique explained that Dee-Dee is impressed by the way Alya "doesn't really take no for an answer" when she's passionate about a cause.

"Once Alya has an idea in her head she goes for it and sees it through and Dee-Dee likes that. Dee-Dee respects Alya and sees her as a businesswoman but also someone who really cares about her family and other people; those are things that Dee-Dee can relate to and the pair of them gel really well," she said.

Likewise, Sair said of the friendship: "Alya likes that Dee-Dee says it how it is and that she has got no airs and graces; she is not trying to pretend to be anyone else. Alya also likes how Dee-Dee seems pretty fearless and she doesn't care what anyone else thinks."

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Channique is determined to "nurture" the talent Alya has for legal studies and challenge her to "try something new" with this legal secretary job.

"As much as Alya loves working in her family business, she has always felt like there is more that she can achieve," Sair said. "Her background was in business and fashion and she feels like she has stalled a little bit in her life.

"Everything that has happened with the Stu case has made Alya realise that she really felt passionate about it in a way that she can't feel about the family restaurant. It sparked something inside of her and she just wants to take the opportunity to see where it can go."

The actresses also spoke about how Stu's case, and the partnership that blossoms from it, will allow them to show new sides to their characters.

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"Even within the strength of this storyline, there are vulnerabilities as well and it's always good to play those with Alya," Sair said. "Alya has faced some really big obstacles and it's always interesting to see how she is going to navigate through those when you take into consideration all her past experiences. I think you can definitely see growth in the character.

"There are those odd moments where she will do something impulsive and probably a little bit silly because her passion takes over but that just adds to a good storyline!"

Channique agreed: "It has been so exciting for me. Any and every role that a woman plays is important, but I love the fact that Dee-Dee is so career-driven and that she has that element to her. It was such an exciting prospect when I first read about the character, especially because I have an interest in law anyway. Dee-Dee is something new and she is unique to the street but she is also standing on the shoulders of giants in a way too.

"It's a massive privilege and blessing getting to play Dee-Dee. I have always loved that the Rovers have had strong landladies, there is something about that girlboss vibe. On a soap, the pub is the most integral part to the programme and the fact that the heart of the show has been in the hands of women, I think is fabulous."

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Viewers can definitely count on this new duo to take on some mysterious cases in the future — especially considering there's a killer on the loose now.

"I think it would be so interesting to see them take on different things and different settings," Channique said. "I can't wait to get into court, I don't know when that will be or what that will be for, but I am just so excited for when that time hopefully comes.

"As a pairing I think they bounce off each other well and it's going to be great to see them kick some butt!"

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV and streams on the ITV Hub.