{"id":652944,"date":"2026-06-22T22:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/652944\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T22:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:23:10","slug":"exclusive-coronation-streets-tina-obrien-reveals-sarahs-future-after-killer-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/652944\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Coronation Street’s Tina O’Brien reveals Sarah’s future after killer twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coronation Street<\/a> spoilers follow.<\/p>\n

Coronation Street legend Tina O\u2019Brien has spoken out for the first time, after her character Sarah Platt was revealed to be Theo Silverton\u2019s killer<\/a>, solving a long-running mystery on the soap.<\/p>\n

Tonight\u2019s dramatic episode<\/a> (22 June), centred around a dramatic dinner party hosted by Sarah and her boyfriend Kit Green, unveiled flashbacks from the night of Theo\u2019s death, revealing what happened for the very first time. <\/p>\n

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When Sarah received a text on Todd\u2019s phone on that fateful night back in April, she was lured to the scaffolding outside by Theo. There was a furious confrontation between the pair, and Theo made some horrible comments about Sarah and Todd\u2019s late baby Billy.<\/p>\n

As Theo threatened Sarah, she took action and hit him over the head with a metal pipe, which led to him falling from the scaffolding to his death. Sarah panicked and called Gary, who told her to leave and bravely took charge of the murderous cover-up.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive chat to Inside Soap<\/a> on the Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> about this secret finally being revealed, Tina says: “It\u2019s been a really long wait. It\u2019s been interesting, because obviously we started filming the flashback scenes like three months ago. So it\u2019s been something I\u2019ve known about for a very long time, and before that as well.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve not enjoyed keeping it secret, if I\u2019m honest. I\u2019ve found it really difficult, especially with the audience trying to guess who it is. I\u2019ve been genuinely trying to keep a low profile in real life and not post anything that would give anything away. So it\u2019s nice that it\u2019s finally out there.”<\/p>\n

What happens next with this story remains to be seen, but Tina suggests that Sarah will find it pretty difficult to keep her and Gary’s killer bombshell<\/a> under wraps for long.<\/p>\n

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“I think she\u2019d crack,” she predicts. “I could be wrong, but I think she\u2019d crack. I think the only thing that would make her keep going and keep quiet and try to bury it is that she\u2019s got Bethany and Harry and she does not want to leave them.<\/p>\n

“And she genuinely knows it was self-defence, but she\u2019s handled the aftermath so badly that she know that she has to put up or shut up. But whether she can, long-term\u2026 I\u2019d be surprised.”<\/p>\n

Of course, this shock twist means that there is a chance Sarah could go to prison for her crime. But is Tina prepared for her character to end up behind bars, after playing her on and off for over 25 years?<\/p>\n

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She admits: “Because of the nature of our job, and we are jobbing actors at the end of the day, if they said that there\u2019s a possibility you\u2019ll go to prison, you have to respect that and I\u2019ve just got to put my faith in the writers.<\/p>\n

“Whether Sarah gets found guilty and she goes to prison or she doesn\u2019t get found out at all, then it will be interesting to see. But I\u2019ve just got to hope that there\u2019s juicy storylines going on in the time up to that point that will make it all fun and worth it.”<\/p>\n

If Sarah does end up serving time for Theo\u2019s murder, though, Tina isn\u2019t sure how well her alter-ego would fare in prison\u2026<\/p>\n

“I think she\u2019d hate it! I think she\u2019d really struggle. She can be feisty and she can hold her own, but against tough women, I think she\u2019d be in trouble, to be quite honest.”<\/p>\n

Hit play below for the full interview:<\/p>\n

Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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