Coronation Street is about to serve up some deeply emotional drama as Todd Grimshaw faces a terrifying health scare — while trying to juggle secrets, lies, and a relationship that’s turning increasingly toxic. Next week’s episodes put Todd right in the middle of a heartbreaking storyline that could change his life forever.

Todd confides in Billy Mayhew that he is undergoing tests for bowel cancer. The timing couldn’t be worse, as his hospital appointment clashes with the day of Noah Hedley’s funeral. Rather than tell his boyfriend Theo Silverton the truth, Todd lies and claims he has to stay late at work. His reasoning? He doesn’t want to add to Theo’s stress while he’s already grieving Noah and battling custody issues. Todd insists he’ll come clean once he has the results, but for now, Billy is the only one he can lean on. Loyal as ever, Billy offers to go with him to the hospital, and Todd gratefully accepts the support.

But secrets always have a way of backfiring. When Theo returns from the funeral and spots Todd and Billy together again at the Rovers, his fury boils over. Things only worsen when Todd reveals he has dinner plans with Christina Boyd and George Shuttleworth, further highlighting how Theo’s controlling streak is tightening its grip. Todd, already overwhelmed with fear about his health, finds himself isolated, torn between his need for support and Theo’s suffocating demands.

Earlier in the week, Todd has already begun to see Theo’s darker side. After a tense night out in the gay village, Theo goes silent, ignoring Todd completely. Todd admits to George that he hasn’t heard from him since, but then everything explodes when Theo suddenly reappears at Victoria Gardens — dramatically “finding” Asher Alahan unconscious from an overdose. Todd is shocked and furious, questioning Theo’s disappearance, but Theo twists the situation to his advantage. By positioning himself as the hero who saved Asher, Theo wins praise from Amy and others, further manipulating Todd into doubting his own instincts.

For the audience, the picture is clear: Theo is playing dangerous mind games, using silence, threats, and guilt to emotionally torture Todd. Yet Todd, weighed down by the fear of his potential diagnosis, can’t bring himself to walk away. George, ever protective, warns him that he’d be better off without Theo — but Todd isn’t ready to listen.

As the week builds toward the release of Todd’s hospital results, fans are left holding their breath. Will Todd receive devastating news that confirms his worst fears? And when Theo finally discovers that his boyfriend kept such a huge secret from him, will his reaction push Todd even deeper into danger?

Between a possible cancer battle and a toxic relationship, Todd is caught in a cruel storm. Viewers are bracing for the emotional fallout: a mix of heartbreak, manipulation, and raw human vulnerability that could leave Todd’s future — and survival — hanging in the balance.