{"id":161229,"date":"2025-08-20T13:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/161229\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:46:12","slug":"coronation-street-to-explore-ashas-hidden-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/161229\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street to explore Asha&#8217;s hidden trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Coronation Street will explore Asha&#8217;s hidden trauma in scenes airing on Tuesday, 26 August. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Following Monday&#8217;s hour-long episode, which is dedicated to Asha, the character will find herself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65797339\/coronation-street-spoilers-asha-aadi-car-crash-site\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65797339\/coronation-street-spoilers-asha-aadi-car-crash-site\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"confiding in Lisa\" data-node-id=\"3.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">confiding in Lisa<\/a> in The Rovers. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">After working a hellish shift as a paramedic, which involved Asha dealing with an injured elderly resident, a racist attack and a tragic death \u2013 not to mention the news of her twin brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65815822\/coronation-street-exit-asha-alahan-emotional-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65815822\/coronation-street-exit-asha-alahan-emotional-message\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Aadi&#039;s departure\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aadi&#8217;s departure<\/a> \u2013 Asha will continue to struggle in Tuesday&#8217;s episode, especially after heading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/g65651984\/coronation-street-asha-crash-shock\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/g65651984\/coronation-street-asha-crash-shock\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"collision site\" data-node-id=\"5.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">collision site<\/a> where she finds Aadi&#8217;s car. <\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">After losing her temper and screaming at Brody in the Bistro, Asha is later told by Sienna to calm down and warned that if she behaves that way again, she will be reported. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Having failed to open up to Dev,  it&#8217;s Lisa who eventually comes to a drunken Asha&#8217;s aid. Lending her support to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a64944683\/coronation-street-spoilers-asha-alahan-huge-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a64944683\/coronation-street-spoilers-asha-alahan-huge-story\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"trainee paramedic\" data-node-id=\"11.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">trainee paramedic<\/a>, Lisa encourages Asha to report the abuse she received during her shift to her manager. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"asha alahan, lisa swain, coronation street\" title=\"Asha Alahan, Lisa Swain, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2805\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/asha-alahan-lisa-swain-coronation-street-6899cf23770ba.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"14.0\">Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a46265799\/best-film-tv-tours-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a46265799\/best-film-tv-tours-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best film and TV tours for 2025\" data-node-id=\"14.2\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"14.2.0\">Best film and TV tours for 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Tanisha Gorey, who began playing Asha in 2009, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65776894\/coronation-street-special-asha-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65776894\/coronation-street-special-asha-episode\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"opened up\" data-node-id=\"16.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">opened up<\/a> about her character&#8217;s heartbreaking arc.   <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;I feel honoured to be trusted with a storyline of this scale and significance,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Stepping into the shoes of a trainee paramedic and exploring the highs, lows and emotional challenges of their work has been both moving and eye-opening.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a role that carries a huge responsibility, and I hope we&#8217;ve done justice to the reality so many face. If this story reaches even one person, sparks a conversation, or offers a moment of understanding, then it&#8217;s served its purpose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"lisa swain, asha alahan, coronation street\" title=\"Lisa Swain, Asha Alahan, Coronation Street \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2614\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lisa-swain-asha-alahan-coronation-street-6899cf278764e.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"23.0\">Related: <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"23.1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65819831\/coronation-street-spoilers-crash-mystery-asha-aadi\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65819831\/coronation-street-spoilers-crash-mystery-asha-aadi\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"What happens to Aadi? Coronation Street crash mystery sees Asha left horrified\" data-node-id=\"23.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What happens to Aadi? Coronation Street crash mystery sees Asha left horrified<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"25\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Gorey has also reflected on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65678176\/coronation-street-spoilers-dee-dee-kit-sarah\/#19-aadi-makes-his-final-decision\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65678176\/coronation-street-spoilers-dee-dee-kit-sarah\/#19-aadi-makes-his-final-decision\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Aadi&#039;s departure\" data-node-id=\"25.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aadi&#8217;s departure<\/a>, which has come as a huge shock to Asha. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"27\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;She&#8217;s absolutely distraught about Aadi leaving, they aren&#8217;t just twins but they are also best friends \u2013 although they have a love\/hate relationship,&#8221; she explained. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"29\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;He supports her so much and is the only person who she can really trust, so I think knowing that he is leaving is making her feel even more isolated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"31.0\">Coronation Street <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"31.1\">airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX and YouTube.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"33\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage\" data-node-id=\"33.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"33.0.0\">Read more <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"33.0.1\">Coronation Street<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"33.0.2\"> spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"33.1\"><br data-node-id=\"33.1.0\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"36\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"36.0\">Digital Spy&#8217;s new print issue is here! 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