10 Coronation Street spoilers for next week as Ali begs Maria not to marry Gary
MARIA’s ex Ali Neeson begs her to think twice about marrying Gary Windass after they publicly announce their engagement in Coronation Street.
Here’s the lowdown on everything that’s happening on the cobbles next week…
1. Ray reports Abi
It all kicks off when Ray calls at the garage and tells Abi he’s reported her to the police for stealing and torching his car.
Kevin advises Abi to invent an alibi to get her off the hook.
2. Kevin is questioned
Later in the week, disaster strikes when the police at the garage again and drags Kevin in for further questioning.
When Kevin gets back to the garage he tries to seem positive for Abi’s sake.
3. Abi sleeps with Kevin
In the Rovers, Sally warns Abi to stop leading Kevin on but Abi insists she has genuine feelings for him.
Later in the week, Abi proves her point and spends the night with Kevin.
Sally isn’t a happy bunny and tells her to take things slow with him.
4. Ray drops a bombshell
Later, Ray is furious when he spots Abi and Kevin looking cosy in the Rovers.
Their joy is short-lived when Ray tells them the police have some damning evidence.
Will Abi find herself back behind bars or will Kevin come to her rescue?
5. James sleeps with Danny
Viewers will remember that James spent a night with a man called Dan at the end of the year.
He then spent days scrabbling around trying to trace his phone – which he’d left at Dan – to avoid being outed.
It turns out that Danny is a mate of James’ father Ed – who doesn’t know his son is gay.
Next week, James invites Danny back to the house while his dad is out and the pair enjoy some time upstairs.
6. James comes out
But when Ed comes home he’s puzzled to hear some thumping coming from upstairs.
He heads upstairs to investigate – is James’ secret out?
Later in the week, James finally plucks up the courage to tell Ed he’s gay over breakfast.
Ed’s reaction isn’t great, especially when he announces that Danny has corrupted James…
7. Gemma and Chesney are sacked
Gemma and Chesney are left raging when Tara refuses to reschedule a photo shoot for one of the quadruplet’s doctor’s appointments.
During the Freshco photoshoot, Chesney sees red and declares that the whole brand is a sham into the microphone.
Tara wastes little time in firing them afterwards, leaving Chesney to beg Dev for his job back in the kebab shop.
8. Then they get more bad news
The new parents get even more of a shock when they discover their baby Aled has permanent hearing loss in both ears.
Gemma is devastated that he’s never heard her tell him she loves him.
9. Gary makes an announcement
Maria tells Gary that she needs more time to give him an answer to his proposal.
But later in the week she tells him she’d be thrilled to marry him.
Gary wastes little time in announcing the engagement publicly, stunning Sarah and Ali.
10. Ali drops a bombshell on Maria
Maria confides in Carla that she slept with Ali again.
She insists it was a mistake and that Gary is her one true love.
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But it’s clear Ali’s got the wrong end of the stick when he reacts badly to Maria and Gary’s engagement.
Later, an emotional Gary calls at the barbers and begs her not to marry Gary.
Maria summons him to the ginnel and demands he leave her alone for good this time.
Is she making a big mistake?