Coronation Street to revisit Billy, Todd and Paul love triangle

Coronation Street has hinted that Billy Mayhew will find romantic happiness this year.

Billy has previously had Paul Foreman and Todd Grimshaw competing for his affections, but the trio have recently put their differences aside to concentrate on parenting troubled teenager Summer Spellman.

In 2021, Todd won back Billy after ruthlessly scheming to break up him and Paul.

Todd triumphed further when Billy later agreed to marry him, but his plotting ultimately backfired when Paul exposed his deception and Billy responded by dumping Todd.

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Speaking in a recent interview with Digital Spy and other media, Corrie's producer Iain MacLeod explained: "Romance is in the air for two of them, but I'll leave you to guess which pair it might be. Historically there's been strong feelings from both Team Todd and Billy, or the other side with Team Paul and Billy.

"We've been back and forth for years and have picked a team, but whatever team ends up being the couple at the end, the story will be about the three of them.

"We see a lot of heart from Todd in places and a lot of deviance in places. We crash a huge story onto one of them, which causes former enemies to become best friends in secret.

"It's a really interesting year for all of them and they'll be at the centre of one of our biggest stories."

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MacLeod also suggested that Billy, Todd and Paul will all play a role in helping Summer when her surrogacy plans with Mike and Esther Hargrave end in tears.

Official spoilers recently revealed that Summer will find herself in danger when Mike holds her captive in high-stakes scenes later this month.

MacLeod added: "Summer finds herself in a certain degree of mortal danger as a result of her determination to do right by them and make up for the lies.

"It's exciting, but in the end it's about the family – her three dads that save her from oblivion and bring her back to normality and reconnect her with who she was before she lost her way.

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"The scenes are grounded and real. You find yourself in a heightened denouement, but it all makes perfect sense and you're breaking your heart for this young woman who is so lost."

MacLeod's full interview, teasing a wide variety of 2023 storylines for the show, can be read here.

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.