There may be danger for Ryan when Daniel unearths his secret (Picture: ITV)
Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) is set to receive quite a shock in upcoming Coronation Street scenes when Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) reveals that he confessed his love for Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan).
Ryan and Daisy are set to meet in a hotel behind Daniel’s back, with Daisy battling her emotions as she debates which man she truly loves.
Daniel grows suspicious when Daisy informs him that she is going to stay with her mum, and he soon follows Ryan, determined to find out what’s really going on.
Later, he confides his suspicions in Ken (William Roache), who warns him to tread carefully.
‘He sees Ken’s advice as being quite weak, not proactive enough and allowing what’s happening to just kind of roll over him,’ actor Rob Mallard revealed.
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‘He knows he needs more proof and he does this by trying to unpick Daisy’s story, which involves calling Christina and trying to get more information from her.’
Ignoring Ken’s advice, Daniel ends up cornering Ryan, who admits that he confessed his love for Daisy.
But how will Daniel react to this?
Having already lost wife Sinead, Rob revealed that Daniel never expected to fall in love again.
‘Daniel didn’t think he’d get another opportunity like this after losing Sinead, in those moments of despair he thought he’d never find anything like it again, then Daisy came along. So I think he’s acutely aware of how good he’s got it and he doesn’t want that bubble bursting.’
He also knows how vulnerable Ryan is, and wonders how far he will go in order to pursue Daisy.
Ryan and Daniel have it out (Picture: ITV)
‘When Ryan says to him that no one’s ever going to find him attractive, Daniel starts to worry that Ryan thinks that Daisy is his only option and so he will go 100% after Daisy because he doesn’t think anybody else will be able to love him.
‘So from that perspective Daniel thinks this is a man who’s got nothing else to lose so he’s going to be fighting a lot harder.’
With all of these factors in mind, Daniel is prepared to fight hard to keep Daisy, as Rob teased.
‘It’s definitely going to escalate and we’re going to see him behave in ways I don’t think he thought he would have done initially. I think he surprises himself by how much he fights for Daisy and if he finds out how far it’s gone with Ryan and Daisy, instead of doing what people might think would be the dignified thing, I think we’re going to see him play much more of a long game.
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‘I don’t think he’ll react flippantly, it’s going to be much more calculated, he wants to make sure he holds on to this.’
So, should Ryan be worried?
‘I think so yeah,’ Rob admits. ‘He’s pushed an 80 year old man down the stairs and he’s pushed a teenager down the stairs so he doesn’t discriminate, if you fall between the ages of 15 and death you could be going down the stairs!
‘I think it’s definitely in Daniel, we saw it with Justin. The thing with Daniel is he doesn’t take aggressive action immediately but then when situations back him into a corner he just snaps. It’s usually a last resort, but if Ryan is going after Daisy 100% then he’ll have to be an equal and opposite to beat him.’
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