{"id":481931,"date":"2026-03-18T09:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/481931\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:46:14","slug":"evas-blistering-revenge-in-coronation-street-as-desperate-megan-plots-escape-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/481931\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva&#8217;s blistering revenge in Coronation Street as desperate Megan plots escape | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/16_01_coro_megan_eva_leanne_01-fc01.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26084481\" alt=\"Megan Walsh sitting on her own looking upset while in Victoria Garden in Coronation Street.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tThe game is up for Megan Walsh (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>The walls finally crumbled for predator <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/megan-walsh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Walsh<\/a> (Beth Nixon) in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tv-soaps\/coronation-street\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coronation Street<\/a> this evening as her grooming of Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale) was exposed.<\/p>\n<p>Megan arrived on the cobbles in 2025 as Will\u2019s sports coach, but it quickly became clear that there was something more concerning going on, with the pair later sleeping together on Will\u2019s 16th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>They went to great lengths to keep their so-called relationship under wraps, but they didn\u2019t anticipate Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) discovering the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Determined to protect her career, Megan threatened Sam in a bid to keep him quiet, and even went so far as to sabotage his grades by stealing his homework.<\/p>\n<p>This had a detrimental effect on perfectionist Sam, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/02\/05\/sam-considers-serious-mistake-coronation-street-send-life-spiralling-26719859\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">who turned to using ADHD medication as a study aid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In recent scenes, he collapsed in the street after abusing the medication and was forced to come clean about his drug use to his parents.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17_03_coro_leanne_sam_eva_02-2244.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27221576\" alt=\"Leanne sitting next to Sam's hospital bed leaning in to talk to him while he stares at a Rubik's Cube in his hands in Corrie\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tLeanne Battersby knew something was bothering Sam Blakeman (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>However, <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/leanne-battersby\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leanne Battersby<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jane-danson\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jane Danson<\/a>) was convinced that there was more to Sam\u2019s change in behaviour than simply the stress of maintaining good grades.<\/p>\n<p>Her suspicions only increased when she witnessed <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/16\/sam-rushed-to-hospital-in-coronation-street-as-evil-megan-gets-more-twisted-27470987\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a tense conversation between Sam and Megan<\/a> in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Cruel Megan had come to warn Sam once again to keep quiet about her abuse, but thankfully, Sam refused to obey.<\/p>\n<p>In tonight\u2019s episode, he told Leanne and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/eva-price\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eva Price<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/catherine-tyldesley\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Catherine Tyldesley<\/a>) about Megan and Will\u2019s relationship, as well as the previous student she\u2019d abused.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17_03_coro_leanne_sam_eva_05-d747.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27221584\" alt=\"Eva Price standing in the doorway of a hospital in Coronation Street.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tEva Price was hesitant to believe it at first (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>Having known Megan the longest out of the three of them, Eva was hesitant to believe it, and assured Sam that he had probably just got it wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Leanne believed him, and she, Eva and <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/toyah-battersby\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toyah Battersby<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/georgia-taylor\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia Taylor<\/a>) confronted Megan.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tDon&#8217;t miss a Soaps scoop! 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We have all the latest soaps news, spoilers, videos, and interviews, with a vibrant community of highly engaged readers.<\/p>\n<p>Click the button below and tick\u00a0Metro.co.uk\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a class=\"metro-button metro-cta-button\" data-vars-module=\"cta_button__soaps-preferred-source\" style=\"background-color:#000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Add us as a Preferred Source<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773827173_731_SEI_278522320-46a3.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-25627285\" alt=\"Soaps authors collage Fact box image only Picture: Metro\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tNow you can ensure you never miss a story from the Soaps team<\/p>\n<p>Predictably, when confronted, Megan turned on the tears and insisted that Will had admitted to having a crush on her and kissed her, but she swore she\u2019d pushed him away.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that she hadn\u2019t mentioned it because she was frightened that it would affect her career, and Eva assured her she understood and sent her away.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17_03_coro_leanne_sam_eva_04-5feb.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27221582\" alt=\"Leanne Battersby sits beside Sam Blakeman's hospital bed\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tLeanne instantly believed Sam (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>However, Eva then admitted to her sisters that she didn\u2019t believe a word Megan had said, and was sure that she had been abusing Will.<\/p>\n<p>Leanne and Toyah questioned what she was going to do next, and Eva decided that she would tell Ben Driscoll (Aaron McCusker) the following day, so as not to ruin his <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/st-patricks-day\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">St Patrick\u2019s Day<\/a> night out.<\/p>\n<p>With Leanne and Toyah stressing that they needed to gather evidence to take to the police so that Megan couldn\u2019t get away with it, Eva refused to use Will as bait, but promised that they could all go to the station after Ben had been informed.<\/p>\n<p>As Leanne warned Eva that Megan needed \u2018locking up\u2019, the trio had no idea that she was already planning her escape.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/15_01_coro_megan_will_02-5642.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26084477\" alt=\"Megan speaks to Will in Corrie\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tMegan\u2019s abuse of Will Driscoll is finally in the open (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>Megan met with Will and informed him of the confrontation, explaining that she needed to get away now that she was under suspicion.<\/p>\n<p>Still believing that they were in love, Will insisted on going with her.<\/p>\n<p>Though she agreed, it seems that she would much rather leave Will behind \u2013 but will she even get that far?<\/p>\n<p>Will Eva and Ben tell the police before Megan has the chance to get away?<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/17\/coronation-street-stars-celebrate-pregnant-nikki-sanderson-star-studded-baby-shower-27485329\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coronation Street stars celebrate pregnant Nikki Sanderson at star-studded baby shower<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/16\/daniel-major-demand-sex-abuser-megan-coronation-street-time-27406374\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel has major demand of sex abuser Megan in Coronation Street as her time is up<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/03\/15\/coronation-street-video-confirms-megans-comeuppance-will-take-27409532\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Coronation Street video confirms Megan\u2019s comeuppance and who will take her down<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tComment now<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tComments<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" class=\"metro-button share-bar-preferred-source\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on 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