Coronation Street actress Harriet Bibby has confirmed that her character Summer will side with her best friend when rape allegations come to light in this week's episodes.
Earlier this month, shock scenes saw Summer's boyfriend Aaron (James Craven) have sex with Amy (Elle Mulvaney) after she had passed out drunk - although he subsequently insisted that it was consensual.
This week, Summer finally learns the truth that Amy and Aaron had sex but, with him insisting it was a one-night stand, Summer confronts Amy about her betrayal only to learn that it was actually a case of rape.
"First she gets the story from Aaron that he and Amy have slept together," explained Bibby. "Obviously she's heartbroken and breaks up with Aaron and tells him to get out. Then she goes to see Amy and she's fuming. Summer's furious because her and Amy have been friends for so long.
"From the story that Summer has got from Aaron she thinks that Amy has betrayed her. But when Amy actually does turn around and tell Summer that she didn't consent to this, Summer believes her. After that she's not prepared to take Aaron on at all."
She continued: "I think as soon as Amy says it, your gut instinct is to not want to believe it, to not want to believe someone you love is capable of doing that. Her first response is 'you're lying, he wouldn't do that', but I don't think Summer believes what she's saying because she knows her best friend and she knows she would never lie about it.
"She wants to fight his corner but I think deep down she knows and when Amy says 'look, believe me or don't believe me it's your choice', that's when Summer straightaway turns and says 'I believe you, I'm really sorry'. It's more that she wants it to be a lie because the truth is so awful."
Coronation Street continues Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
> Picture Spoilers: Next week on Coronation Street (March 27-31)
Neil Wilkes
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