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Coronation Street Star, Shelly King (Yasmeen Nazir), has recently expressed her concern for those who may be in abusive relationships that are similar to the one her character is in. She is worried about the ones who are trapped inside with their domestic abusers because of the lockdown that they have been placed under as a result of the coronavirus. She expresses her concern more in an interview with Metro.co.uk.
Coronation Street Spoilers – Shelly King Concerned
Viewers may know that Shelly King is currently in a storyline that deals with the idea of abuse with this type being mental and emotional abuse that could turn physical. Like her character, Yasmeen is continuously being controlled by her husband, Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew). This leads her to have lower confidence, push out her family, and live in fear as she continues through the cruel treatment as well as the gaslighting. The storyline dives deep into the storyline, and Yasmeen hopes that by exploring it, others will decide to seek help because of this.
During her interview with Metro.co.uk, she mentions that “I was really worried about news articles that domestic abuse cases are rising during the Coronavirus lockdown. People are locked together – I don’t know quite how to approach that, but the National Domestic Abuse Helpline is a 24-hour resource and can be called on 0808 2000 247.”
She goes on to talk about the stories that she has heard about as a result of the storyline. She says, “I’ve heard many stories since this story started – people have told me about relationships with their own partners, some of which they’re still in.”
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Coronation Street Spoilers – Shelly King Talks Gender Roles
She goes on to talk about how gender roles may play a role in this by saying, “It’s that syndrome of male and female relationships for many years – women have only achieved the vote in relatively modern times. In my mother’s time, women were not supposed to work, and men held the reins. That’s still the case; in many countries, regardless of culture, many males regard themselves as breadwinners and treat women in ways that they want. I have talked to men as well – it does happen to them too. It’s a human trait really for people who feel insecure about their own paths in life too. There’s a new disease, if you will, of men feeling threatened by women – they are experiencing a feeling of inadequacy and transfer that need of control of females in that way. It’s a complex, psychological mishmash, but it’s very real, and it’s everywhere.”
Coronation Street Spoilers – Yasmeen Hopes Storyline Helps
She wraps everything up; she talked more about how she thinks the show might be helping more people get out “I think it is opening a conversation – we get a lot of messages from people. And there are various helplines which hopefully help people. Watching Yasmeen’s journey might help people realize they’re not alone, they’re not stupid for being trapped in this way – this person is trying to psychologically control and destroy them. ‘The threat of violence can be just as destructive as the act of violence itself. When it’s there all the time – the potential for violence and you never know how much it’s going to escalate – can be just as frightening and destructive. That’s the problem with coersion – it only recently became against the law.”
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