Coronation Street star Tanisha Gorey has revealed that her character Asha Alahan will be left feeling “petrified” after she comes face-to-face with her abuser in dramatic new scenes.<\/p>\n
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Asha has been having a difficult spell in Weatherfield following the special one-off episode last month<\/a>, with the paramedic being subjected to vile racist abuse by Naomi during a traumatic shift.<\/p>\n In scenes set to air next week<\/a>, Asha will bump into her abuser and remind her of the ordeal that she was put through, though Naomi shows no signs of remorse as she warns Asha away from going to the authorities. <\/p>\n Speaking ahead of the emotional scenes, Gorey, who has been on the ITV soap since 2009, revealed that Asha would be scarred after overcoming the initial “shock” of meeting Naomi again.<\/p>\n ITV<\/p>\n Related: Coronation Street villain to leave soap in huge storyline – and it’s happening soon<\/a><\/p>\n “The whole scenario is playing back in her [Asha’s] head a little,” said the actor. “Asha does try to see the good in people and she can\u2019t quite comprehend that somebody could\u2019ve done that. <\/p>\n “In general, she can\u2019t comprehend that somebody could have been that horrible [and] aggressive. It\u2019s taken her back to being scared, and now she hasn\u2019t got her brother [Aadi] with her<\/a>, she feels like she\u2019s facing it alone a little bit. <\/p>\n “When she\u2019s at work, she\u2019s trying to prove [to] herself time and time again that she\u2019s strong and mature enough to do this, but it takes her back into being like, \u2018No, I can\u2019t\u2019. She\u2019s petrified.”<\/p>\n Feeling downbeat, Asha confides in Bernie Winter about her run-in with Naomi, with her stepmother promptly asking her son Kit for advice. The policeman explains that it will be hard to charge Naomi given the only evidence is Asha’s word. <\/p>\n ITV<\/p>\n Related: Coronation Street’s Evelyn shocks everyone with a major announcement over her future<\/a><\/p>\n “[Asha] confides in [Bernie], but not willingly,” explains Gorey. “Bernie just catches her in a situation on her own, where Asha doesn\u2019t realise anyone\u2019s home and she\u2019s just a little bit stressed and Bernie\u2019s there to help her, so she opens up.”<\/p>\n As explained by Gorey, Bernie attempts to “fix” the situation by snooping around on Naomi’s laptop at the careers fair, and she is horrified by what she discovers. Just as the villain begins to speak, Bernie interjects and tells the audience of her abuse. <\/p>\n With Nina Lucas and Amy Barlow recording the incident, a video is soon uploaded to social media<\/a>, with Asha left horrified at Bernie’s intervention. To make matters worse, Naomi later states that she’s suing Bernie for defamation.<\/p>\n In explaining Asha’s reaction to Bernie’s move, Gorey said: “It pulls Asha back to, ‘I shouldn\u2019t have said anything. I should\u2019ve just dealt with this on my own, because now the situation\u2019s 10 times worse than it needs to be’. So, it\u2019s all push and pull. <\/p>\n ITV<\/p>\n Related: Coronation Street’s Theo faces a devastating truth as Millie speaks out<\/a><\/p>\n “[Asha’s] frustrated with her. Bernie just wanted to help, and what she does doesn\u2019t help the situation whatsoever because Asha eventually does go down the right route in sorting the situation out, but what Bernie\u2019s done cancels that out.<\/p>\n “So, it\u2019s more [about] Asha realising that she needs to listen to herself and what\u2019s right. Bernie oversteps but oversteps with love. Bernie absolutely stands by what she\u2019s done and said, and nobody can quite see what Bernie sees. <\/p>\n “Her heart’s in it, she\u2019s doing it for all the right reasons, but ultimately, the outcome isn\u2019t great for her and she does see the consequences of her actions, but it\u2019s all done with love, so there\u2019s got to be some forgiveness there.”<\/p>\n Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n If you’ve been affected by racism and racist hate crime, then organisations including the Equality and Advisory Support Service (EASS)<\/a>, the Monitoring Group<\/a>, Stand Against Racism and Inequality (SARI)<\/a> and Stop Hate UK<\/a> are among those which can offer help and support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Note: This article contains discussion of racist abuse. Coronation Street spoilers follow. 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