ITV Coronation Street's Ryan Prescott sends message days after violent acid attack scenes rocked viewers
31.03.2023 - 20:09
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Ryan Prescott has sent a personal message to Coronation Street fans days after they were left shocked by violent acid attack scenes. The actor, who plays Ryan Connor in the ITV soap, has been heaped with praise following the start of what will be a long storyline for the actor.
Ryan found himself in the crossfire when Daisy Midgley's stalker Justin Rutherford returned to Weatherfield after months of harassing the barmaid. The menacing character, played by Andrew Still, was lurking in the shadows at the Rovers Return as Ryan and Daisy, played by Charlotte Jordan, locked up the pub ahead of her wedding to Daniel Osbourne.
Donning her wedding dress and ready to head to the venue to marry her fiancé, Daisy's blood ran cold when she heard Justin's voice. After suggesting things were too perfect for her, Justin hurled acid in Daisy's direction. But in a shocking twist Ryan jumped in and was left writhing and screaming.
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Daisy, who was also caught by the acid as Justin barged his way out of the pub, called 999 and was instructed to get him into the shower. After dousing him in the cold water as she desperately cut his clothes off, the emergency services arrived and rushed Ryan to hospital where his road to recovery has begun.
And fans have been left heartbroken by the scenes as they watched him push his ex-girlfriend Alya Nazir as she tried to comfort him in hospital, where he faces skin grafts and a long road to recovery.
Taking to Instagram on Friday (March 31), actor Ryan, from Stockport, shared a picture of himself as his cobbles character in hospital covered in bandages protecting his