Spider Nugent in Coronation Street may be the love of Toyah Battersby’s life, but it looks like they’re destined never to be together!
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After the dramatic kidnap and the action-packed events of Monday’s episode, it’s clear Spider’s decided it’s time to move on.
So what’s gone wrong – again – between Toyah and Spider? We sat down with Martin Hancock, who plays Spider, to find out.
What’s happened?
“Life’s gone wrong between them,” he tells us. “It’s just circumstance, bad luck. What’s been happening previously in Spider’s life, and what’s been happening in Toyah’s life, have conspired to bring them down in the end. They’re both very committed people. But for now, it’s just not workable.”
Of course what really went wrong in the romance was Spider’s job as an undercover police officer. So was that the problem all along?
“Did Spider put his job over his relationship?” muses Martin. “’’”
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![Spider Nugent [Coronation Street star MARTIN HANCOCK] receives a text telling him to follow instructions or Toyah Battersby [GEORGIA TAYLOR] will be killed. Having arrived at the waste ground, Spider sees the kidnapper has a gun. Suddenly a shot rings out.](https://cdn.entertainmentdaily.com/2023/07/04101117/17_06_coro_toyah_spider_hostage_01-scaled-e1688461942167.jpg)
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