The shocking storyline was inspired by the real-life murder of Sophie Lancaster, who was attacked and left for dead just because of the way she looked. Here, Sophie’s mum Sylvia, from Rossendale, Lancashire, tells her story and explains why she decided to collaborate with the soap’s writers… “When Coronation Street ’s Nina was attacked and beaten for the way she dressed, and her boyfriend Seb was killed, I knew it would be hard for fans of the soap to watch.
But seeing the story play out on screen has been especially hard for me, because in 2007, my precious daughter Sophie really was beaten to death and her boyfriend seriously injured simply because of the way they were dressed.
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