Coronation Street’s Charlotte Jordan reveals serious Christmas pain for Daisy

Will it be a lonely Christmas? (Picture: ITV)

It’s been a traumatic few weeks for Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) in Coronation Street after Daniel (Rob Mallard) discovered that she and Ryan (Ryan Prescott) had slept together.

Daisy did her best to convince Daniel that she would never cheat on him again, but he couldn’t get past the fact that she said she loved Ryan, though in a different way.

With Daniel refusing to let her into the flat and declaring their relationship is over, Daisy had the additional heartbreak of knowing that Ryan is now heading for a future in Glasgow with Crystal (Erin Austen).

‘She’s in a lot of pain,’ Charlotte Jordan told Metro.co.uk.

‘In Daisy fashion, she masks her true feelings with a face full of makeup and witty remarks but she is heartbroken. Fresh out of the break up with Daniel, I think she’s still hoping for a reconciliation. They’ve always had such a fiery relationship and now she’s left hoping and praying once he’s had a bit of time to take the initial sting away, she can convince him to make another go of it.’

Charlotte is looking forward to what’s next for her character as Daisy has to face a new phase in her life.

‘She’s having to regroup and refocus,’ she said. ‘These men at one time or another have been her sole focus for the last two-three years on the street.

‘What’s interesting is they’re using the breakup to bring the dark side of her character back out and she’s going to lean into her morally corrupt tendencies. She feels she has nothing left to lose, so for lack of a better statement: The Bitch is Back.’

While Daisy’s less sweet side is about to re-emerge, Charlotte was keen to emphasise that her character is still dealing with the trauma of the stalking storyline and the acid attack she went through along with Ryan.

Daniel confronted Ryan after learning that he slept with Daisy (Picture: ITV)

‘I really hope people haven’t forgotten that Daisy is also deeply traumatised from the whole Justin (Andrew Still) saga and hasn’t processed much of it herself as she’s focused all her energy onto Ryan’s recovery,’ she insisted.

‘On screen, we haven’t really touched on her own. Hopefully people remember she isn’t the straight up bad guy in this love triangle, it’s more complex and layered than that.’

As to whether there’s a future for Daisy and Daniel, the actress wasn’t sure that would be the best path to take.

This will be Daisy’s only smile this Christmas (Picture: ITV)

‘I wouldn’t necessarily refer to Daniel as a prize to be won – he’s also made some pretty manipulative moves which I think scream “red flag.” I can’t decide whether they need to go their separate ways for good or whether this has proved they’re more similar than we originally thought and maybe they’re made for each other!

‘I think if Daisy sees Daniel happy with someone else it will crush her, especially if he moves on fast. But it will also force her to take accountability for what she’s done to their relationship.

Daisy’s web of lies eventually got out of control (Picture: ITV)

‘I think because deep down she knows how royally she mucked it up, after the initial red mist fades away she may just want him to be happy but we can live in hope that he does eventually find his way back to her.’

For now, Daisy is about to embark on a new career as landlady of the Rovers, alongside Jenny (Sally Ann Matthews). Charlotte told us that it’s time for Daisy to concentrate on that rather than her romantic life.

‘Daisy is throwing all her energy onto the Rovers. It’s all she’s got left. She’s lost her love, her hero, her little family and in turn, her future. I’d like her to focus on the Rovers and focus on becoming a successful, mini, secret landlady,’ she maintained.

With Lucy Fallon set to return to the Street, Charlotte would like to see a friendship develop between her and Daisy.

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’I’d like her to turn the relationship with Bethany on its head. They’ve actually got a fair amount in common. I think there’s room for a solid friendship to blossom and then selfishly, I’d get some scenes with more of the Platts. I’d like that.

‘Start throwing Daisy into different social circles on the show. I’ve been asking them to make Daisy and Todd (Gareth Pierce) pals for yonks! Me, just desperately trying to get Daisy some friends!

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