{"id":379546,"date":"2025-08-28T05:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/379546\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T05:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:37:15","slug":"two-coronation-street-funerals-in-a-week-confirmed-as-resident-bursts-into-tears-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/379546\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Coronation Street funerals in a week confirmed as resident bursts into tears | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/SEI_236918826-ca21.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23626393\" alt=\"Coronation Street logo in front of the street at night.\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tAn emotional week (Picture: ITV\/Metro)<\/p>\n<p>Funeral director <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/george-shuttleworth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Shuttleworth<\/a> (<a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tony-maudsley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tony Maudsley<\/a>) is a man in demand in <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tv-soaps\/coronation-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coronation Street<\/a> at the moment. <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s hardly had time to miss Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) since she departed for sunnier climes, and he already finds himself the focus of interest of two Weatherfield women.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One is Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews), who has been sighing longingly after the unattached undertaker ever since he <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/07\/29\/coronation-street-confirms-unexpected-new-love-interest-jenny-23772170\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fixed her leaky pipes<\/a>. And, amusingly, the other is Jenny\u2019s arch enemy <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/23\/coronation-street-confirms-unexpected-death-a-fan-favourite-returns-funeral-23951624\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christina Boyd<\/a> (Amy Robbins).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Christina\u2019s interest in George was initially for his professional services as a funeral director. She wanted to arrange the funeral of her late partner, Dom. <\/p>\n<p>Suspicious of her motives, Jenny became convinced that this was all a made up story \u2013 after all, Christina had previously used Dom to try to catfish Jenny out of her money. Who knew what scheme they might be cooking up now?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/03_09_coro_george_jenny_christina_01-8c08.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23965779\" alt=\"Jenny confronts George in the pub in Corrie\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tChristina continues to cause trouble for Jenny (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>In upcoming episodes this leads to a hugely awkward scene for Jenny when she goes to expose Christina\u2019s lies \u2013 by <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/20\/dead-body-horror-coronation-street-lid-ripped-off-a-coffin-23949468\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ripping the lid from Dom\u2019s coffin<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s hugely embarrassed to find that the coffin does indeed contain dead Dom. She\u2019s forced to apologise to George and it seems her actions have ruined any prospect of George seeing her in a romantic light.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Especially as Christina is moving in on him, inviting him for a drink and then dazzling him by laughing at his jokes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Glenda (Jodie Prenger) warns her brother that Christina isn\u2019t to be trusted and she points out he has options. Jenny, for instance. George is amused that Glenda thinks Jenny fancies him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/25_08_coro_asha-b69e.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23890873\" alt=\"Asha Alahan struggles to breathe outside the Rovers in Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tAsha has been struggling with the pressures of her job (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n<p>Dom\u2019s funeral takes place, and with his official duties over, George takes Christina for a drink. He admits he has feelings for her, and she says she likes him too. She insists on paying for the drinks, but her card is declined \u2013 and she bursts into tears.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Is Christina in genuine financial trouble, or is this all part of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/25\/jenny-pulled-cruel-catfish-coronation-street-someone-close-22755283\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her latest scheme<\/a> as she tries to reel in George \u2013 and his bank balance?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dom\u2019s isn\u2019t the only funeral taking place on the Street in coming days. We previously saw in a special episode that Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) has been <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/08\/25\/coronation-street-icon-left-bits-harrowing-death-early-itvx-release-23992358\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">struggling with her work as a paramedic<\/a>. A terrible day that included a tragic death, an injured old lady and a racist attack led to Asha having a panic attack.\u00a0\u00a0<\/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>With her brother Aadi (Adam Hussain) preparing to leave for India, Asha wasn\u2019t coping with her work or her home life. She eventually confided in Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) about what had been happening, but she continued to find things tough.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So in upcoming episodes Nina (Mollie Gallagher) is concerned when Asha says she\u2019s going to the funeral of a young lad whom she was unable to save when he was badly hurt in a cycling accident. Nina questions whether going to the funeral is a good idea for her friend, but Asha insists.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Is Nina right? 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