Coronation Street fans are worried about Bernie Winter following a series of “gross” scenes that aired on Monday night’s episode of the world’s longest-running TV soap
Coronation Street fans are worried about Bernie Winter following a series of “gross” scenes. The cafe waitress, played by Jane Hazlegrove, ended up crossing paths with Mal Roper on an ill-fated night out earlier this year, and she ended up in his hotel room, where they shared a kiss.
Almost immediately after they shared an evening taking drugs in his hotel room, he began working alongside her at Roy’s Rolls as an electrician, and she ended up spending some time in prison when he was mysteriously attacked in the night. Bernie later worked out that her long-lost son Kit, a police officer, was behind the attack, but hasn’t said anything, seemingly aware of the trouble it could land him in.
As the world’s longest-running TV soap continued on Monday evening, Bernie and her husband Dev, who has forgiven Bernie fort her infidelity, returned home from their holiday only to find Mal walking the cobbles once more, having enjoyed a miraculous recovery that had him on life support mere weeks ago.
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Dev instantly reminded Mal that he wasn’t welcome, but he shot back: “How nice of you to ask how I am after my recent attack and life-saving treatment. They still haven’t caught who did it, you know.”
Later that day, Mal casually walked into the café and stirred up trouble as soon as he saw Bernie and Dev. Bernie said: “We don’t wanna be rude, Mal, but wouldn’t it be best if you didn’t hang out round here any more?” It was then that Dev raged: “No, you are hanging around my wife like a bad smell. And I’ve had enough!” Mal continued to ask them how their holiday was, but Dev chased Mal out of the cafe.
Mal said: “You can’t treat me like this,” and feigned injury when Dev ushered him out of the way. All of this took place in front of DS Lisa Swain, who immediately read the situation, and simply warned Dev not to do it again. Fans instantly reacted the the worrying development with Mal, and shared their concerns for Bernie.
One wrote on Reddit: “Bernie and Mal…frankly that is just gross and sensationalist. Gross because it comes out of nowhere. Gross because it is not a part of a larger character or plot development or an issue being explored. Gross because the story is completely unmoored from anything or anyone else in the show…
“So it all comes down to someone deciding to show a loud-mouthed, middle-aged woman being sexually humiliated for the sake of it! Like, why?! Why?! Ugh, just ugh. I’m up for an outrageous soap plot as much as anyone but at least make it grounded in something likely for the character OR developed as part of a long-running plot.
Another wrote: “I can’t blame Dev for confronting Mal and making him leave Roy’s. He wants you to leave his wife alone,” and a third said: “Bernie and Deb have arrived home! Sucks Mal is out and had to ruin that. He needs to leave but nope he’s going to stick around still”
Actress Jane Hazlegrove, who joined Corrie as Bernie in 2019 but previously had a short stint as Sue Clayton in the 1990s, recently explained that her alter-ego had been left “absolutely terrified” by Mal.
She revealed: “She’s really quite frightened, and she’s been on the end of an aggressive, violent man a lot. So this is absolutely terrifying, she’s in deep now. It is really dangerous.” She added: “She’s made herself vulnerable—somehow she thinks she can kind of pull down her armour. That’s her superpower, the way she has this hard shell that keeps her safe and. But this is really bad.
“He’s unhinged. Then she also then discovers that someone has cut her head out of her wedding picture. I mean, this is stalker territory, he’s been in the house!” Mal attempted to kiss Bernie when they first met, and she tried to keep this from Dev before deciding that coming clean was the best option. Jane added: “Bernie decides Dev must know the truth in order to remove Mal’s power over her.
“Then everything is laid out, isn’t it? She’s being fully transparent finally, it has taken weeks and weeks on end, but it is the only option over to her. She knows that if Dev knows what Mal has been up to, it will all be okay.” She added: “It takes away Mal’s power, he’s got no power whatsoever. Because that’s what he’s been blackmailing her with.”
Coronation Street airs weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV1 and ITV X.
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