{"id":217420,"date":"2025-06-27T02:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/217420\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T02:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:09:14","slug":"coronation-street-reveals-major-gary-windass-story-as-attack-is-confirmed-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/217420\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street reveals major Gary Windass story as attack is confirmed | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_256918855-bc70.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23513174\" alt=\"Gary Windass lies unconscious in a hospital bed in Coronation Street\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tGary Windass is in a bad way (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>Coronation Street has confirmed <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/gary-windass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gary Windass<\/a>\u2019 (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/mikey-north\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikey North<\/a>) whereabouts after the character seemingly vanished into thin air.<\/p>\n<p>The character said he was heading off on a trip to <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/county-durham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Durham<\/a> to visit mum Anna (Debbie Rush), but <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/21\/gary-death-fears-coronation-street-maria-liam-seriously-worried-23444577\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hasn\u2019t been seen since.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His brief holiday took place after an eventful few weeks, having found himself caught between wife <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/maria-connor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maria Connor<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/samia-longchambon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samia Longchambon<\/a>) and dangerous Lou Michaelis (Farrel Hegarty).<\/p>\n<p>Lou developed quite the crush on Gary, attempting to kiss him and incriminating messages to herself from his phone. <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/11\/coronation-street-hints-shock-new-story-gary-will-pay-23370343\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The blackmail got the better of him<\/a> and he fled.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he\u2019s failed to return to Weatherfield.<\/p>\n<p>Maria\u2019s only contact will be a message saying he\u2019s stopping off to see a mate, but by next week, there\u2019s still no sign of him.<\/p>\n<p>In upcoming scenes, <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/liam-connor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liam<\/a>\u2019s (<a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/charlie-wrenshall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Wrenshall<\/a>) birthday, and as his mum and uncle Kirk (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/andrew-whyment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Whyment<\/a>) gift him his presents, they all begin to ponder where Gary has gone.<\/p>\n<p>Little do they realise, he\u2019s <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/23\/coronation-street-confirms-missing-garys-fate-whereabouts-unexpected-23484194\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actually in a coma and fighting for his life<\/a> \u2013 just around the corner at Weathy General.<\/p>\n<p>But how did he end up in this situation?<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/28_05_coro_gary_lou_maria_01-f715.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23071860\" alt=\"Lou sits for a drink in The Rovers with Gary Windass\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tLou was blackmailing Gary prior to his disappearance (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_256650739_e30ea3.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23504627\" alt=\"Maria and Kirk stand over Liam as he opens birthday presents in Corrie\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tMaria is concerned about his whereabouts (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll see desperate Maria report him as a missing person to <a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/kit-green\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kit Green<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jacob-roberts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacob Roberts<\/a>), who then learns about an unidentified patient. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s sure that it isn\u2019t Gary, but it becomes clear that his attacker is going to extreme lengths to conceal their crime and cover their tracks. They\u2019re even pretending to be his next of kin!<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maria and Gary are going through a bit of a rough patch at the minute and initially she\u2019s upset that he\u2019s left but doesn\u2019t think too much into it,\u2019 Samia told us.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018As soon as Gary misses Liam\u2019s birthday, she has a gut feeling that something isn\u2019t right and fears something awful might have happened to him.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tFollow Metro Soaps on WhatsApp and get all the latest spoilers first!\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who\u2019s leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale?<\/p>\n<p>Join 10,000 soaps fans on <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/10\/19\/follow-metro-soaps-on-whatsapp-to-get-all-the-latest-spoilers-19685681\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro&#8217;s WhatsApp Soaps community<\/a> and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews.<\/p>\n<p>Simply<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va3DxdUBadmjeLKa762u\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong>click on this link<\/strong><\/a>, select \u2018Join Chat\u2019 and you\u2019re in! Don&#8217;t forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we&#8217;ve just dropped the latest spoilers! <\/p>\n<p>His condition is critical, and the investigation into his disappearance will uncover secrets and eventually \u2013 the identity of those involved.<\/p>\n<p>Samia continued: \u2018Maria\u2019s mind is spiralling, but she doesn\u2019t stop for a second to think who actually attacked Gary.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018She\u2019s aware he has a lot of enemies from over the years who could have potentially wanted to take revenge on him.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Who has sought revenge?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>If you\u2019ve got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/26\/coronation-street-reveals-major-gary-windass-story-attack-confirmed-23512893\/mailto:soaps@metro.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soaps@metro.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Join the community by leaving a comment below and\u00a0<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tv-soaps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stay updated on all things soaps on our homepage<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/25\/all-coronation-street-spoilers-for-next-week-as-hospital-drama-is-confirmed-23495089\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as hospital drama is confirmed<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/20\/coronation-street-spoiler-videos-next-week-tragedy-strikes-2-23466710\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Coronation Street spoiler videos for next week as tragedy strikes<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\">Arrow<br \/>\nMORE: <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/06\/18\/all-coronation-street-spoilers-for-next-week-as-legend-disappears-23437889\/?ico=more_text_links\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as legend \u2018disappears\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Soaps Newsletter \u2013 Weekly<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gary Windass is in a bad way (Picture: ITV) Coronation Street has confirmed Gary Windass\u2019 (Mikey North) whereabouts&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217421,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3937],"tags":[236,77,86117,19643,86118,19644,237,382,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-217420","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-coronation-street","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-gary-windass","11":"tag-maria-connor","12":"tag-mikey-north","13":"tag-samia-longchambon","14":"tag-soaps","15":"tag-tv","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114752898240576577","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217420\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}