Coronation Street resident lured into cult as Rowan star shares reason for target amid 'more victims'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRowan Cunliffe appears to have recruited a new Weatherfied resident into The Institute after Leanne Battersby was promoted in Coronation Street.
Viewers of the ITV soap first saw the character, played by Emrhys Cooper, back in March when Leanne Battersby accompanied Simon Barlow to one of his seminars at the Chariot Square Hotel.
Leanne was taken aback when the group mentor approached her and offered her some unsolicited advice as she dealt with Simon's drink-driving and her partner Nick Tilsley's reaction.
Since then, Leanne has become further involved in The Institue and it seems to be to the detriment of her relationship with Nick as well as her sister Toyah Battersby as in recent scenes, the latter was arrested and discovered Leanne had told Rowan about the tragic stillborn baby she'd buried as a teen. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Sydney Martin discovered surprise connection to co-star after quitting supermarket job for soap READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Leanne has also recently been promoted to 'level five' meaning she can now bring in her own members to the fold and in upcoming scenes, having been privy to some of The Institute's work in the Bistro, Amy Barlow decided to up her own involvement.
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