‘Coronation Street’ News: Mollie Gallagher Comments On Brutal Hate Crime, Sophie Lancaster’s Story For Nina

“Coronation Street” star Mollie Gallagher has spoken about her character’s attack story due to her non-traditional fashion sense.

A huge issue-based storyline for Nina Lucas is set to show in future episodes. The newly found couple Nina and boyfriend Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) will be attacked by a group of vicious teens, including Corey Brent (Maximus Evans) and Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson).

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“Coronation Street” announced the huge storyline is inspired by the real tragic story of Sophie Lancaster, who was beaten to death for being goth.

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On August 11, 2007, Sophie 20, together with her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, was beaten by the thugs in the park in Bacup, Lancs. The gang beat her boyfriend first until he was unconscious to set their energy on Sophie. They kicked and stamped on her so savagely to the point that she was unrecognizable and the emergency workers weren’t unable to identify who was male and female. Sophie was placed in a coma and put on life support, but her body did not survive weeks later. On the good side, although Robert suffered internal bleeding, he was lucky to survive, however, with his memory erased.

“Coronation Street” has been working with the Sophie Lancaster Foundation, and Sophie’s mother Sylvia is participating with the soap writers in developing the plot.

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After knowing her character’s connection to what happened in real life with Sophie, Mollie Gallagher confessed she did lots of research, and together with Harry, they have been meeting on Zoom calls with Sophie’s mother and the team from the foundation.

“I was so grateful to be doing this storyline on an issue which is so important to highlight, I wanted to do it justice. Knowing this has happened and does happen breaks my heart. It is so important to raise awareness on the issue and I hope the storyline does this,” Mollie told Digital Spy.

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The actress hopes this powerful storyline will be an eye-opener for those who are unaware of the discrimination happening today. “I hope it sends out the message that we should be free to be who we want to be, and that we should all be accepted in society for being ourselves, and that we shouldn’t feel like we have to hide for being who we are. Everyone should feel free to express themselves,” she expressed.

Mollie had her first debut as Nina in 2019, and according to the actress, viewers have been very supportive of her character since then. She said she receives nice comments online and that viewers believe Nina is a good role model.

“I agree she is, and I’m so grateful to have been given the opportunity to play a character like Nina.”