Daniel Osbourne sparked fear on Coronation Street tonight, with Bertie being terrified following his father’s latest outburst. With the teacher feeling the stress after being harassed by some trolls, he begins to lash out.Daniel has been in the thick of it following the various revelations about Megan Walsh, who he recently dated. After she was outed as a groomer, Daniel has been unfairly grilled over his knowledge of her crimes.He’s found solace in Jodie Ramsey, though he’s blissfully unaware that she’s the figure behind the ‘Truthteller’ social media account, which has harassed Daniel in recent weeks. He took the information to the police, and hoped it could be resolved quickly.
Tonight’s instalment of the ITV soap began with Daniel scrolling through some of the vile abuse that he’s been receiving, with Bertie startling his anxious father as he asked if he was okay.
Daniel and Bertie headed out for a walk with Jodie, though Daniel was distracted by the online comments. Unaware that Jodie was the person behind some of the remarks, Daniel confided in her.
She tried to downplay the gravity of some of the messages in order to assuage her own guilt and urged him to not stay glued to his phone as much. Unbeknownst to the trio, it seemed like they were being watched as they roamed around Weatherfield.
They headed to Ken’s and planned a visit to the aquarium. But, as Daniel took a phone call outside, he was accosted by two balaclava-wearing teenagers who covered him in tomato ketchup.Jodie caught up with Daniel following the incident and he admitted to fearing for his life as he initially thought it was acid they threw at him. He headed to Speed Daal for a catch-up with Adam, Idris and Alya, and Jodie joined him.
The meeting soon turned sour, however, as Idris giggled at a video of the earlier incident involving Daniel. He lost his temper, and furiously trashed the table before being kicked out by Leanne.
He returned home to Ken and Bertie with Jodie, but angrily launched his phone when seeing another message from a troll account. This scared Bertie, who ran back into his room in fear.
Daniel was chastised by Ken for his behaviour, but it seemed to be a moment of reckoning for him. With a nervous Jodie watching on, Daniel pledged to kill the people who were harassing him.
