Betsy Swain has game-changing news in Coronation Street, but she is scared to tell her mum DS Lisa Connor-Swain. After the year she has had, Betsy is due some good news, but her mother might not see it that way.
Poor Betsy has been through enough drama to make the most seasoned resident of the Cobbles balk, and she is not even twenty yet. First, she suffered the tragic death of her mother Betsy Swain, then became entangled in blackmailing future step-mum Carla Connor. Later, she found herself deeply involved with creepy acid-throwing stalker Joel Deering. After her boyfriend Mason Radcliffe was stabbed to death by his brother, she caught a stray bullet from her own mum during a terrifying stand-off with escaped killer Rob Donovan.
Then came the reunion with her supposedly dead mum Becky Swain. Unfortunately, Becky turned out to be a certified bunny boiler on an absolute bonkers mission to give Carla Connor-Swain the old cuckoo in the nest treatment so she could be with Lisa, culminating in poor Betsy being trapped in a deadly car chase before the raving loon was finally brought to justice. Even then, the drama was not over for Betsy. On the night of Lisa and Carla's wedding, Betsy was horrified to discover the body of abuser Theo Silverton, murdered by a mystery attacker.
It has been a harrowing ordeal for Betsy, so much so that Lisa and Carla agreed to postpone their honeymoon just so they could properly look after their daughter. Now for the first time in a while, Betsy's future looks bright as she is loved up with Sean Tully's tearaway son Dylan Wilson for a sweet coming-of-age story in which her mum Lisa will be massively involved.
Upcoming scenes of Coronation Street will see Betsy becoming a bit of a tearaway herself, as she, Dylan and Brody Michaelis get refused service by Sean in the Rovers, so they head to the precinct with some cans instead. However, just when you think Betsy's future is all getting a bit Shameless, she gets some news that may change her life forever.
Betsy confides in Lauren Bolton that she has been offered a place at the London College of Fashion. But she is worried about leaving Dylan. How will he react to the news? Surprisingly, Dylan tells Betsy he is really proud and will visit regularly. But while Dylan takes it well, Lisa might be another story as Betsy admits she is yet to break the news to her mum.
Summoning up the courage, Betsy breaks the news to Lisa and Carla that she has been offered a place at the London College of Fashion. Carla is delighted. But after everything Betsy has been through, will Lisa have the courage to let her go?
