Fans may recall that Stephen pushed Leo from the factory’s roof, which led to his death. He disposed of Leo’s body and pretended as if nothing had happened. People thought that Leo had left town and moved to Canada. They had no clue that he was already dead. But that will soon change.
Weatherfield residents will start to grow concerned about Leo. He vanished suddenly, which also caused Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) to worry. She believes that Leo has left for Canada, and she’s been feeling disappointed because he has not made any effort to communicate with her.
Coronation Street Spoilers – Teddy Thompkins (Grant Burgin) Reaches Out
Stephen tries to calm Jenny down, and the latter starts to think that Leo has met someone else in Canada and he’s forgotten all about her. But they’ll eventually start to worry that he may be in danger when Leo’s father, Teddy Thompkins (Grant Burgin), reaches out to ask where Leo is.
Teddy will inform them that he hasn’t heard from or seen Leo before he was scheduled to leave for Canada. He’ll suggest that they should tell the police that Leo is missing. Stephen starts to panic that his secret may finally be exposed once the authorities start investigating Leo’s mysterious disappearance. Will he manage to keep his secret? Or will it be exposed soon?
Coronation Street Spoilers – Corrie Boss Weighs In On Stephen Reid’s Storyline
Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod teased that Stephen is the cobble’s next villain. He also shared what fans can expect from the character’s future storyline.
“Desperate’s the word – and he will continue to get more and more desperate, and more and more dark, as the story unfolds,” he teased.
“Stephen is a fish out of the water and doesn’t quite belong there, which I think will contribute to some of the behaviors we’ll see from him in the coming months and possibly years. So all in all, I’m really excited to have him back,” he added.
MacLeod added that he’s excited to see the reactions of the viewers to Stephen’s unfolding story. The audience will eventually realize that he’s both “desperate and dangerous” as they expected when the character first returned.
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