Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) wasn’t happy with Elaine Jones (Paula Wilcox) in Coronation Street tonight (July 12), who has been spending a lot of time with her tai-chi instructor, Gerry.

We know that Stephen is only with Elaine because he wants her money. This has left him with no choice but to make it seem as though Elaine is the woman for him, but his mask began to slip in Monday’s (July 10) episode of the ITV soap.

While Elaine was chatting away about tai-chi and how pleased she is that Gerry is now a member of the community, it was very obvious Stephen was bored and getting wound up.

When Elaine’s back was turned, Stephen pulled a face, but he failed to realise that his partner had noticed him in the reflection of the oven.

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Awkwardly confronted, Stephen lied and left the room, but it left Elaine fearing that her soon-to-be husband might be like her abusive ex-husband Geoff Metcalfe after all.

Elaine was thrilled in tonight’s episode as the likes of Tim (Joe Duttine), Steve (Simon Gregson) and Sally (Sally Dynevor) joined her for a tai-chi class.

That evening, Elaine and Gerry headed out together. It’s obvious they get on well, but neither spotted Stephen hiding behind a wall, overhearing their interaction.

As Elaine and Gerry got closer, Stephen had no choice but to hide behind a bin and when the coast was clear, he returned, staring at Gerry and Elaine as they prepared to spend even more time together.

With Stephen annoyed that Elaine is breaking free from his spell, will he murder Gerry just so she returns to his clutches?

‘I think it’s really just meeting another man who seems terribly nice and also being into a healthy lifestyle’, Paula Wilcox told us, reflecting on Elaine and Gerry’s friendship.

‘Watching Stephen slightly fall apart with all this stress makes it feel very good to ensure you’re not going to fall apart under stress which might help her support Stephen when he’s going through those difficulties. So, I think the whole idea of doing tai chi is wonderful and she describes – years and years ago she became intrigued with doing the idea of tai chi, but she never did.

‘And so, this is like something she’s always wanted to do. And the fact that Gerry is this very gentle, kind, complete opposite, not at all stressed, able to deal with difficult customers, just very chilled and relaxed and nice and kind of innocent and very safe.

‘For Elaine, when she meets him, there’s no question that he’s a rival to Stephen, what there is, is just a genuine fondness starting to develop for someone who is kind.’

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