Simon Barlow will be left horrified this evening after discovering mum Leanne Battersby unconscious on the sofa next to a bottle of sleeping pills on Coronation Street tonight.
The teen, played by Alex Bain, has been distracted from his grief over brother Oliver's death by new friend and potential love interest Kelly this week.
Viewers watched as Simon helped Kelly after she broke into Gary's shop in an attempt to get justice for her missing dad. But Simon realises he needs to keep an eye on his struggling mum when he returns home to get changed for his date with Kelly.
Simon is horrified when he sees his mum passed out on the sofa next to a bottle of pills and frantically phones for an ambulance.
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