Coronation Street has confirmed a forthcoming steroid abuse storyline for Robert Preston.
Tristan Gemmill, who plays the Bistro owner in the ITV soap, has revealed that Robert will start using steroids as he trains for a charity boxing match and takes his exercise regime too far by turning to the performance-enhancing drugs.
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It comes after the character's fight with testicular cancer, as soap bosses continue to shine a spotlight on male mental health struggles.
"It's an interesting storyline from a psychological point of view," Tristan told Radio Times.
"It's not outlandish to think that an alpha-male bloke like Robert who's recently had testicular cancer will feel pretty shaken by an episode like that.
"He's trying to seize the day and make the most of the reprieve he's been given, but he ends up overdoing the exercising. That's why he gets into these muddy waters."
He added: "It feels topical for Coronation Street to be covering an issue like this.
"Especially when we see everything that's going on in the wider world about what established male behaviour has been in the past and what it perhaps should be aspiring towards in the future.
"We're trying to hold a mirror up to what's gong on and I think the producers have timed it pretty well."
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