Yasmeen Nazir (played by Shelley King) and Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) are in a relationship on the ITV soap but the Coronation Street favourite is unaware that she is the victim of a particular type of domestic abuse which will see her become isolated in upcoming episodes.
Geoff has been subtly controlling Yasmeen over the last few weeks and his manipulative behaviour is set to increase as he stages a bank robbery so he can be seen to protect Yasmeen.
Coronation Street will be exploring the effects of coercive control relationships in the upcoming storyline and viewers will watch Geoff deceive Yasmeen as well as those closest to her.
Discussing the storyline Coronation Street producer Iain Macleod said: “It’s common for people to think abusive behaviour has to be physical - but you can damage someone profoundly without laying a finger on them.
“Many thousands of people feel trapped in relationships with someone who claims to love them but who is actually taking them apart piece by piece, isolating them from friends and family and locking them in an invisible prison of fear and insecurity.
“Often, the abusive behaviours accumulate and intensify over time so that you don’t realise it’s happening - it’s an insidious type of brainwashing.
Explaining why the soap decided to tackle this storyline, Iain revealed: “I hope this story will help anyone going through similar experiences in the real world by highlighting that feeling undermined, belittled, controlled or intimidated by your partner is never okay.
“The old ‘sticks and stones’ adage is just plain wrong - words can be instruments of torture and
