{"id":495524,"date":"2026-06-25T21:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/495524\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T21:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T21:56:17","slug":"coronation-streets-sarah-confesses-to-being-theos-killer-as-legend-is-left-floored-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/495524\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street&#8217;s Sarah confesses to being Theo&#8217;s killer as legend is left floored | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_300045530-9f03.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28646066\" alt=\"Sarah and Todd talking in the flat in Coronation Street\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSarah Platt confessed to killing Theo Silverton (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>This article contains spoilers for tonight\u2019s (Thursday, June 25) <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tv-soaps\/coronation-street\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coronation Street<\/a>, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/youtube\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> and ITVX.<\/p>\n<p>Coronation Street fans finally found out who killed <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/theo-silverton\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Theo Silverton<\/a> earlier this week after months of speculation, and now there is another cobbles resident in on the secret.<\/p>\n<p>During the tense dinner party episode on Monday, flashbacks revealed that <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/sarah-platt\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Platt<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tina-obrien\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tina O\u2019Brien<\/a>) had been the one to send Theo falling to his death, and she\u2019d called <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/gary-windass\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Windass<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/mikey-north\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mikey North<\/a>) in the immediate aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah and Gary\u2019s suspicious behaviour over the past few weeks suddenly made sense, as Gary helped Sarah to cover up her involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Gary, DC <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/kit-green\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kit Green<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jacob-roberts\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacob Roberts<\/a>) has been breathing down his neck, certain that he is the one behind the murder. In tonight\u2019s episode, they got into a heated confrontation, which Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) attempted to defuse.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gary\u2019s slip of the tongue that the killer was closer to home than Kit knew planted a seed in Todd\u2019s mind, and when he later returned to Sarah\u2019s flat, he urged her to stop lying to him.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_300045379-a107.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28646110\" alt=\"Todd Grimshaw looking alarmed as he confronts best pal Sarah Platt in Coronation Street.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tTodd Grimshaw begged Sarah to tell the truth (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>After some back and forth, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/06\/22\/coronation-street-finally-confirms-killed-theo-changes-absolutely-everything-28842802\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah finally came clean<\/a> to Todd about what she\u2019d done.<\/p>\n<p>She explained how it had happened and why she\u2019d done it, but nothing she said made Todd any less heartbroken.<\/p>\n<p>When he left the flat, Sarah hit rock bottom and headed to the Rovers to get drunk, while <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/06\/22\/its-not-a-job-life-coronation-street-star-indicates-sarah-exit-kills-theo-28879302\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Todd debated whether or not to tell the police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, he came to a decision, and the pair shared a tough conversation in the Rovers\u2019 Beer Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Todd explained how he had wanted to prove to Theo that he could carry on without him, and that Sarah had stolen that chance by killing him.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SEI_302430237-6942.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28879485\" alt=\"Theo Silverton and Sarah Platt atop some scaffolding in Coronation Street\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tSarah was revealed as Theo\u2019s killer this week (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>However, he realised that he loved her too much to see her go to prison, so he decided to keep quiet.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tDon&#8217;t miss a Soaps scoop! 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