Corrie‘s new producer Kate Brooks has now confirmed that this storyline will come to a head on Christmas Day as Leanne seeks payback.

Speaking to Digital Spy and other media at a recent press event, Brooks commented: “It’s fantastic for the viewer. Leanne has got her suspicions about Nick and Toyah. I felt it was really important to see a different side to Leanne.

“Leanne has had a very tough year. She’s had The Institute, which was all-consuming in many ways, but she’s a Battersby and she’s scrappy and she’s feisty. Toyah is so good and so brilliant and wonderful, and Leanne sees the life that she had just being taken away from her.

“Rather than go down the route which is expected, of her taking it on the chin or moving on, Leanne really wants to make them pay and she is really intent on getting her own revenge.

“It can be at the detriment of her own sanity sometimes, but she wants to make them realise what they’ve done to her. Nick’s betrayal is one thing, but the betrayal of a sister is huge, and I just love that dynamic between Toyah and Leanne – I think it’s fantastic.”

Brooks added: “I remember really vividly the Battersby sisters coming onto the street in peak Spice Girls era. They barrelled onto the street, little Sporty Spice and Scary Spice.

“Just tapping into how they were as Battersbys was really important, and that all comes to the forefront on Christmas Day and it doesn’t end well for anyone.

“They do spend Christmas together, so at least they’re together! Just don’t ever spend Christmas Day with your ex and your sister!”