Coronation Street‘s Asha Alahan is set for a harrowing time amid an upcoming sexting plot.
The 16-year-old, played by Tanisha Gorey, will be left devastated when a striptease she sent to impress her new boyfriend Corey, is leaked on the internet.
The situation will turn the teen’s world upside down when her school peers get wind of the tape.
Shock plot: Coronation Street’s Asha Alahan is set for a harrowing time amid an upcoming sexting plot
The fallout and shame of the racy footage will have a profound effect on Asha as he self-esteem plummets, leaving her gripped with self-loathing.
Speaking to The Mirror about the shocking storyline, actress Tanisha says: ‘It completely crumbles her, destroys her reputation, everything, people in the Street have seen her strip.
‘Everyone has seen it and is talking about it. She is bullied at school, ends up moving school. Walking down to Roy’s Rolls, everyone is talking about Asha.
‘At a school litter pick they are watching the video and they see me with my clothes off. So it is very personal. It is a bit like trolling they are participating in this act.’
Embarrassing: The 16-year-old, played by Tanisha Gorey, will be left devastated when a striptease she sent to impress her new boyfriend Corey, is leaked on the internet
However, the storyline will have wider repercussions for Asha’s father Dev Alahan (played by Jimmi Harkishin), after he learns the news from neighbour David Platt.
The actress says that at first the video going viral was the ‘worst’ thing to happen, until the shop owner gets wind of her antics.
She goes on to say that though Dev has ‘the best intentions’ as a father, his anger takes over and he begins ‘screaming’ at her in frustration.
However, he soon begins to see how it is all affecting his daughter, and heads into ‘into protection mode’, with both Dev and her twin brother Aadi left worried for her.
Tough: Speaking to The Mirror about the shocking storyline, actress Tanisha says: ‘It completely crumbles her, destroys her reputation, everything, people in the Street have seen her strip
Upset: However, the storyline will have wider repercussions for Asha’s father Dev Alahan (played by Jimmi Harkishin), after he learns the news from neighbour David Platt
The storyline, of which Tanisha worked with the NSPCC, is set to be aired on screen from next month.
It comes as both Coronation Street and fellow ITV soap Emmerdale announced plans to halt filming amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A statement from the broadcaster said its staff had been working hard to ensure filming continued ‘whilst adhering to the Government’s latest health guidelines’.
It said enough episodes have been recorded to see both soaps through until the early summer.
The statement said: ‘ITV has sadly taken the decision to suspend production of the soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale with effect from Monday March 23.
Stopped: ITV bosses confirmed they would be halting filming for Coronation Street and Emmerdale from Monday March 23
‘We’ve been doing our best to carry on filming, whilst adhering to the Government’s latest health guidelines, to ensure we’ve episodes of both soaps airing on ITV until at least the early summer.
‘However, the health and well-being of the production teams, actors, crew and their families is of paramount importance to us and we now feel that the time has come to stop filming.
‘We’d like to thank our viewers for their support and hope they continue to enjoy both soaps in the coming months.’
Confirmed: A statement from ITV read: ‘ITV has sadly taken the decision to suspend production of the soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale with effect from Monday 23rd March’
Earlier this week, the BBC suspended filming of EastEnders and other top BBC dramas including Casualty, Doctors, Holby City, River City and Welsh series Pobol y Cwm.
EastEnders fans will still be able to get their fix of Walford from episodes already filmed, and TV bosses say just two episodes will air each week to make them last as long as possible.
Coronation Street tweeted to fans: ‘We’ll still be on air next week as normal, apart from Friday. From 30th onwards we’ll be on three times a week.’
Silent: The sets of Coronation Street (pictured) and Emmerdale will remain empty over the coming weeks if not months