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\n\t\tBernie Winter\u2019s bombshell has an impact on Roy Cropper (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tBernie Winter\u2019s bombshell has an impact on Roy Cropper (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n
Meet a guy. Nearly cheat on your husband. Get wasted and pass out. Then realise that your drunken almost-hookup has a new job where you work. We\u2019ve all been there. No? Just Bernie Winter<\/a> (Jane Hazelgrove<\/a>) on Coronation Street<\/a>? Oh dear\u2026<\/p>\n The delightfully mismatched marriage of Bernie and Dev Alahan<\/a> (Jimmi Harkishin<\/a>) has seen its fair share of ups and downs, yet there\u2019s been decidedly more down ever since the tragic death of Billy Mayhew<\/a> (Daniel Brocklebank<\/a>) in the Corriedale crash.<\/p>\n Losing the man that she considered to be a second son has taken its toll on Bernie, so Dev\u2019s plea not to go down a boozy path of self-destruction fell on deaf ears when she spiralled after the funeral by partying just a little bit too hard\u2026<\/p>\n After one too many shots with the girls, Bernie ended up meeting cobbles newcomer Mal Roper (Tim Treloar), who was clearly giving her signals and suggested taking the party back to his room at the Chariot Square Hotel. Although Bernie rejected his advances, she gave in to another form of temptation in the shape of pills<\/a> for her and Mal to share.<\/p>\n The next thing she knew, the electrician Roy Cropper<\/a> (David Neilson<\/a>) hired to do some rewiring in his flat just so happened to be Mal. Awks! Rattled by the threat to her marriage, Bernie had a quiet word with Mal in the Rovers and made him promise to leave Weatherfield as soon as his work is completed.<\/p>\n However, it turns out the sparky electrician has another reason for being in Weatherfield \u2013 and that reason is Roy.<\/p>\n \t\t Ever since the quirky proprietor of Roy\u2019s Rolls was wrongfully accused of Lauren Bolton<\/a>\u2019s (Cait Fitton<\/a>) not-really-murder and did a spell behind bars, he\u2019s been writing letters to prisoners to make them feel less alone. This is how he became pen-pals with the mysterious Alice, leading to a tentatively blossoming romance with a woman he\u2019s never even met<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can see where this is going.<\/p>\n That\u2019s right. Mal is Alice\u2019s husband. He was none too happy to discover that his wife was getting flowers from another man\u2026 and showed his displeasure by punching Roy in the face<\/a>.<\/p>\n But despite his outrage over his spouse\u2019s infidelity, Mal\u2019s more than happy to pursue Bernie. In upcoming scenes, the presence of her dirty secret on the cobbles finally drives Bernie to confess everything to her daughter Gemma Winter<\/a> (Dolly-Rose Campbell<\/a>) \u2013 with explosive consequences.<\/p>\n \t\t When Mal passes through the caf\u00e9\u00a0on\u00a0his way up to the flat, Bernie\u2019s in a tight spot when he\u2019s recognised by Ryan Connor<\/a> (Ryan Prescott<\/a>). <\/p>\n Uneasy, she explains that Mal is\u00a0an electrician doing some work for Roy and she\u2019d be grateful if he didn\u2019t mention the incident\u00a0at the hotel to anyone else. But then Gemma makes the connection and is horrified to realise that Mal is the bloke her mum almost cheated on Dev with.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tDon’t miss a Soaps scoop! Add us as a Preferred Source\t\t\t<\/p>\n As a loyal Metro Soaps reader, we want to make sure you never miss our articles when searching for stories. We have all the latest soaps news, spoilers, videos, and interviews, with a vibrant community of highly engaged readers.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> and tick\u00a0Metro.co.uk\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/p>\n \t\t Horrified, Gemma implores Bernie to come clean to Dev before he hears it from someone else. Will\u00a0Bernie\u00a0take\u00a0Gemma\u2019s\u00a0advice?<\/p>\n When Bernie meets up with Dev, Mal watches them together.\u00a0Then he makes out to Roy that the flat needs\u00a0a\u00a0complete re-wire. It looks like Mal is determined to stick around<\/a>.<\/p>\n This is the second time Bernie\u2019s been in a dark place due to the death of a loved one. She lost her son Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) to Motor Neurone Disease in 2023<\/a>. Executive producer Kate Brooks<\/a> recently revealed how Bernie\u2019s grief over Billy will fuel her next big story, which will rock her relationship with Dev.<\/p>\n \t\t \u2018We wanted to explore what would happen if she had to deal with another really tragic death and how that grief manifests\u2019. Kate explains. <\/p>\n \u2018We take Bernie on a really interesting journey as she struggles. It gets to the point where, because it\u2019s been bubbling for such a long time, it actually kind of erupts. When it does, there\u2019s consequences for Bernie. It\u2019s not as straightforward as Dev sweeping in and making everything OK. It\u2019s a really muddy, murky story that we take her on and we see another side to Bernie that we\u2019ve not seen yet.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018Obviously it\u2019s going to be a test for Bernie and Dev. They are a really strong couple and no matter what we throw at them, they can overcome because they love each other. They absolutely adore each other.\u2019<\/p>\n And we adore them! So don\u2019t split them up, please!<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Mal](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/29_01_coro_roy_mal_02-770f.jpg\")
\n\t\tMal Roper was married to Roy\u2019s pen-pal Alice (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"Bernie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/02_02_coro_bernie_mal_01-1d84.jpg\")
\n\t\tBernie isn\u2019t happy that Mal is hanging around (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n![\"Soaps](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1770195854_794_SEI_278522320-46a3.jpg\")
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