ITV bosses have hinted at a new romance in Coronation Street after Gemma Winter (played by Dolly-Rose Campbell) was ousted as a mistress following her fling with Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall).
The affair put a strain on Gemma and good friend Chesney Brown’s (Sam Aston) friendship, but the pair will get back on track in this week.
Chesney will be at Gemma’s side when she finds out that Henry Newton (George Banks) has become engaged.
With Gemma torn by the upsetting news, Chesney offers her a shoulder to cry on and they reconnect.
It is this moment that suggests the two could become more than friends as Chesney has always harboured romantic feelings for Gemma.
“People can see that they would make a good pairing but for many different reasons it hasn’t happened.” Dolly-Rose said.
“There is always an obstacle in the way.”
When asked if Gemma has ever wanted to be more than friends with Chesney, she replied: “Yes, it did go through her mind after she broke up with Henry, but when Fiz said that he seemed embarrassed at the idea, Gemma took that to mean that he wasn’t interested.”
Despite this, Cathy Matthews (Melanie Hill) takes it upon herself to get the two together as she strongly believes they should be with one another.
“Cathy knows that they are destined to be together,” Dolly-Rose noted. “She wants to give it a helping hand along the way.”
It would seem Cathy’s meddling could one day pay off as newly released images show Chesney taking Gemma on a date.
The father-of-one invites Gemma out for lunch at the bistro so he can confess his feeling for her.
Unfortunately, the pair are interrupted by the arrival of Henry, who has been persistent in trying to win back Gemma.
Describing the scene, Dolly-Rose explained: “Chesney is just at the point where he is about to tell Gemma how he feels and that he wants the lunch meet up to be a date when Henry arrives out of the blue.
“[Henry] tells her his parents had forced him to get engaged and he wasn’t happy about it as he is still in love with Gemma.
“She isn’t sure whether to believe him and ends up leaving the Bistro and tells him to get lost, but Henry wants to prove that he is telling the truth and that he does care for her.”
She added: “In the end he tries to impress her with the grand romantic gesture of offering to buy the Rovers for them both to run as a business!
“It would be a new start for her, going into business doing something that she really enjoys with a man like Henry at her side. She could never have dreamed that could happen to her.”
With Henry attempting to win back Gemma will Chesney finally come clean about his feelings for her? Or could he lose her to Henry forever?
Coronation Street continues tonight on ITV at 7.30pm and 8.30pm.
