Coronation Street's Shelley King reveals how challenging domestic abuse storyline has been as people shout at her in the street
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ok.co.ukWith reports of domestic abuse rising during lockdown, Coronation Street’s coercive control storyline has become more important than ever for highlighting what victims are going through.
At the heart of the storyline is actress Shelley King, whose character Yasmeen Nazir has been subjected to mental abuse and controlling behaviour by her husband Geoff Metcalfe, played by Ian Bartholomew. “Barty is such a good man,” Shelley says of her co-star and friend when OK!
magazine catches up with her. “But when we go for walks together, people shout at me to leave him!” The 64-year-old says she felt an immense responsibility taking on such a sensitive storyline and reveals that even her partner, director Trilby James, suffered a nightmare after.
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