But while things may be going Todd s way for now,
Corrie boss Iain MacLeod has hinted that the character s evil plans will catch up to him this year, sharing that Todd s methods of getting what he wants will ultimately be his undoing. It s an incredibly toxic love story, MacLeod told
. Todd can t go about anything in a nice, normal way. It has to somehow be torturous, full of machinations and skulduggery. There s bags of that coming up and it s all really good fun. Todd enjoys his manipulations – that s the thing I love about him the most. He does whatever is necessary to get his hands on the prize – in this case, that is Billy.
In tonight s episode (December 21), Paul made efforts to reconnect with Billy, organising a night-in for the two of them. But Todd – having overheard his plans – put a spanner in the works by ringing up Will (Ben Hackett), the young teen who he s been paying to pester Paul at his volunteer job, to demand a meet-up with Paul.
Unable to turn Will down given the similarities between the youngster s situation and his own childhood, or so he believes anyway, Paul ditched Billy and agreed to see him.
Todd, pretending to help, agreed to let Billy down easy while Paul dashed off, encouraging him to fib about where he was really going.
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Coronation Street newcomer Gareth Pierce reveals all on Todd Grimshaw s Christmas storyline
Todd is stepping up his attempts to win back Billy.
Coronation Street fans will see Todd Grimshaw at his most ruthless this Christmas as he steps up his sly scheme to destroy his love rival Paul Foreman and reunite with Billy Mayhew.
New cast member Gareth Pierce, who has only recently taken over the role of Todd, has been given one of the ITV soap s big festive storylines as his sneaky character hatches a new plan.
Ever since returning to the cobbles, Todd has known that he has to deal with the main obstacle standing in the way of his reunion plans – Billy s current partner Paul Foreman (Peter Ash).