Corrie star reveals themselves as Platt house fire culprit in 'hidden' move
Fans have been left guessing at who is behind the horrifying blaze following a series of explosive scenes in the ITV soap
A Coronation Street star has seemingly revealed their character as the culprit behind the horror fire that ravaged the Platt family home - but is it really them?
Fans have been left guessing at who is behind the horrifying blaze following a series of explosive scenes in the ITV soap this week. The fire was started in No.8 Coronation Street by a mysterious hooded figure, destroying not just bricks and mortar but seemingly tearing apart the Platt family as we know it.
As fans know, David Platt has become an enemy of gangster Harvey Gaskell after taking money which belonged to him. Desperate to buy his mum Gail's house as she prepared to leave the street, he took the cash that was offered to his sister Sarah Platt by Harvey's brother Damon Hay after Bethany's serious health scare.
With recent incidents hinting that Harvey was warning David and his family from the inside, things got more serious during Monday night's (February 3) trip to Weatherfield as No.8 Coronation Street ended up in flames.
Corrie fans saw a soaked rag was posted through the door of No.8, along with some lit matches. Shona was soon alerted to the fire as it quickly took hold and, fearing Lily was in the house, she and Max headed inside with Nick Tilsley, who was left rescuing an unconscious Toyah Habeeb, who had been attacked by Abi Webster, and bringing her out onto the street.
Shona and Max were then left trapped inside and while Shona managed to escape, with a horrified David waiting on the other side, Max was seemingly left stuck as the house exploded. He was later pulled from the burning property and was rushed to hospital where he was placed in a coma.
During Wednesday night's (February 5) episode, having received a visit from David's dodgy former prison mate Andy Garland, Sarah grew even more suspicious of her sibling and soon shared her concerns with older brother Nick Tilsley. They confronted David and not satisfied with his response, Nick handed him into the police.
David was arrested by DC Kit Green (Image: ITV)
Meanwhile, Abi was being questioned as Toyah gave a statement confirming she'd been hurt by her, which Abi didn't deny. But things got too much for the mechanic as she was accused of starting the fire, leading her to open up about her fragile mental health following the death of Mason Radcliffe. She was also later cleared of starting the first after her husband Kevin provided CCTV footage from the garage.
Also during the episode, Leanne Battersby revealed to Steve McDonald that she couldnât remember where sheâd been on the night of the fire, after throwing a bottle of vodka at No.8 as Toyah was inside. She explained that the next thing she knew, she was waking up in Victoria Gardens with a box of matches in her pocket.
But as the suspects were lined-up in a social media post by the Corrie team, Jack P Shepherd, who plays David, couldn't help but seemingly tease fans. He took to the comments section of the Instagram post with a GIF that had the caption: "It was me!" Some may recognise the GIF as featuring Jim Carrey in Liar Liar.
Fans, however, aren't convinced it was him and that Max was to blame. @lucyywxo said: "I think Max mayâve done it.." @bethltrew replied: "Him and Shona left to pick up Sarahâs birthday cake. So Iâm thinking he did it then..?"
@dawnevans1560 commented: "It could have been Max, someone needs to find the jacket that they were wearing on the garage CCTV." @caolan.quinn.58 shared: "Itâs max trying to help David and will go to prison for arson thatâs how he leaves."
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