Corrie's Tommy makes things worse

Corrie's Chris Fountain has revealed his character Tommy Duckworth "blows his lid a little bit" when he learns Kirsty Soames has been violent to his pal Tyrone Dobbs.

The hunky mechanic wants to help his best friend after finding out he has been the victim of domestic violence, but Chris told Digital Spy that Tommy only ends up complicating the situation.

"It's really difficult for Tommy to stand by and not be able to do anything about it. Tina (McIntyre, Tommy's girlfriend) orders Tommy not to say anything to Tyrone or anyone else, because it's a secret. But you'll see that Tommy blows his lid a little bit! Tommy hates Kirsty anyway, so this latest news really riles him up," the actor said.

"Tommy gives Kirsty a piece of his mind after he spots her arguing with Tyrone and Tina. He doesn't stop there, though - there's also a scene where Tommy goes into the pub and starts shouting at Kirsty in front of everyone. Tommy thinks that if he outs Kirsty in public, then Tyrone will have no choice but to admit what's been going on."

This only serves to make things worse, however, as Tyrone then outs Tommy for being involved with drug dealers, and for making Rita Sullivan late for her wedding.

Chris added: "Nobody believes Tommy when he says that Kirsty has been beating up Tyrone, especially considering that she's nine months pregnant. So the tables end up being turned on Tommy and Tina. They're being seen as the bad guys, when really they're just trying to help."