Tina O’Brien has spoken for the first time as it was revealed that Sarah Platt was the one who killed Theo Silverton in the ITV soap
Coronation Street star Tina O’Brien has broken her silence after it was revealed that Sarah Platt was the one who killed Theo Silverton in the show’s latest ‘whodunnit’ storyline.
The builder was found dead after his true colours were exposed, with his death bringing an end to his 13-month reign of both physical and mental abuse over his partner, Todd Grimshaw.
And as those who follow the Salford-based ITV soap know, DS Lisa Connor-Swain and DC Kit Green have so far spent weeks trying to pin down Theo Silverton’s killer following his shock demise in April.
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But Kit is completely unaware that it’s his partner who is hiding as killer secret, as during Monday’s (June 22) dramatic visit to Weatherfield, it was revealed to viewers that she was responsible for Theo’s death.
A dramatic dinner party, hosted by Kit and Sarah, saw tensions reach boiling point, while flashback scenes revealed what exactly happened to Theo – and who was responsible.
As the dinner unfolded, a ruthless Maria Windass confronted her husband, Gary Windass, and Sarah about their suspected affair. And the timing couldn’t have been worse, as Kit had been planning to propose.
While the truth wasn’t revealed around the table, for Corrie viewers, it was soon revealed that all their recent hushed conversations and support of one another were for a reason, just not that they were hiding something much more damaging.
A spine-tingling flashback then took us back to the night of Theo’s murder, when Sarah received a suspicious text from Todd’s phone. She headed to the flat he had shared with Theo when she was confronted by the dastardly builder on the scaffolding that had been erected outside.
A drunk Theo prodded and poked Sarah’s emotions, even bringing up the son she and Todd had lost 21 years earlier. But as their confrontation became more sinister, as Theo threatened Sarah with violence, the Underworld factory manager defended herself by grabbing a metal pipe, which she hit on Theo’s head, sending him crashing to the ground below. And upon realising what she had done, she phoned Gary to help her.
He was soon furious to have been dragged into the mess, but helped Sarah nevertheless. He told Sarah to clean herself up and ensure she had an alibi, and she didn’t need to do much planning on that front, as viewers already know, she was unexpectedly knocked unconscious by Jodie Ramsey.
Speaking about her first reaction to finding out Sarah was Theo’s killer, Tina said: “I was really shocked, but for me, personally, I completely understand how it happened, why it happened. For me to get into her character and her head, I feel like, in that moment, she didn’t feel like she had any other choice.”
And keeping it quiet hasn’t been easy. “I’ve literally been a big bag of nerves,” the soap star, who has played Sarah since 1999, said. “It’s been so difficult, I told my mum and I just recently told [her children] Scarlett and my son Beau. Yeah.
“It’s really hard having to keep it quiet for that long, especially when you’re online, you’re seeing all the chat on social media, everyone’s saying I think it’s such a body, I think this, and I think that. Actually filming these scenes the weeks after have been the hardest thing I’ve ever filmed because I felt like my face looked guilty constantly and I was like, everyone’s going to know it’s me instantly. So that’s been really difficult.”
While fans are worried as to what this could mean for Sarah – and Tina’s – future, the soap star said: “There was a lot of debate in the green room as soon as we were told there was going to be a murderer. A lot of people were playing Cluedo. First off, some of the cast were told they were involved in the storyline, but they weren’t the murderer. So by the time it got to me to go for my meeting, I was a bit like, I think it’s me!
!But I genuinely didn’t worry, at the end of the day, this job is incredible, but to be an actor is not necessarily a job for life. So, I just was really excited to be given the honour of being the murderer, and then hopefully, however it plays out, I’ll enjoy Sarah’s arc.”

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