CORONATION Street viewers have broken down in tears after Simon Barlow overheard mum Leanne say he isn’t her son. The teenager - who is played by actor Alex Bain in the ITV soap - was left heartbroken when struggling Leanne said she would be left with nothing when her youngest son Oliver dies.
Viewers know Oliver has been diagnosed with life-limiting mitochondrial disease - and won’t live until adulthood. Leanne has been struggling to cope with the diagnosis and in tonight’s episode she lost it at Oliver’s dad Steve unaware that Simon could hear every word she was saying.
She said: “Steve you’ve got no idea. He was the son I wanted for ever, the son I never thought I’d have. When he’s gone you’ll have Amy and Emma.
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