Coronation Street Jane Danson Commends Latest Dark Twist For Leanne

Coronation Street spoilers and updates reveal Jane Danson, who plays Leanne Battersby on the soap, is pleased with her character development as she does all she can to keep his son, Simon Barlow (Alex Baine), safe. In an interview with the media, the actress shared what it was like to play out her character’s ongoing storyline.

Coronation Street’ – Leanne Battersby Grieves Over Oliver’s Death

Viewers may recall that Leanne is still grieving over Oliver Battersby (Emmanuel and Jeremiah Cheetham), who died last year because of mitochondrial disease. His death has negatively affected Leanne’s relationship with Nick Tilsley (Ben Price). Now, Leanne’s not about to lose another son. She’s making sure that Simon is safe from Harvey (Will Melor).

Coronation Street’ – Simon’s Barlow In Trouble With A Drug Gang

Her adoptive son has found himself caught up with a drug gang over a debt that he can’t pay. Leanne came to the rescue but she ended up working for Harvey, instead. But Harvey has no idea that Leanne is working for the police to bring him down.

Coronation Street’ – Harvey “Bruce” McArdle To Learn Battersby Leanne’s Secret

Unfortunately, Leanne won’t be fooling Harvey any longer. Upcoming scenes will show that the latter will find out that Leanne’s been spying on him for the police, which will put her and Simon’s life in danger. So, Leanne decides to leave Weatherfield with her son.

Coronation Street’ – Jane Danson Praises Dark Twist On Leanne Battersby’s Story

In a Zoom interview with the media, Danson said Leanne’s current storyline has allowed her to explore new territory. She also admitted that she loves playing it out.

“It’s been nice for us all, really, as we’ve been in this sort of COIVD bubble for the last year or so, and especially with the Oliver story, it was very much contained in the hospital most of the time,” Danson explained.

She added that they’ve “been outside a bit more” although they are still not allowed to “go on location.” However, they managed to use the available space to their advantage.

The actress praised the dark twist on her character’s story. She said it was completely different from what she was doing a few months back. She got to work with new actors, learned new things, and was able to “tell a story in a different way.”

“And we’ve had some great guest artists coming in, some great police officers, and some of the heavies who are Harvey’s, and obviously Will (Mellor, who Jane revealed she had never worked with before Corrie) as well, so it’s all been really positive,” the actress added.