Coronation Street fans were left fuming on Friday night, 7 July, when Beth Tinker reported struggling mum Gemma Winter to social services after a terrifying accident placed little Bertie Osborne’s life in danger.
Things first kicked off when Gemma agreed to take care of toddler Bertie alongside her own brood of quads, despite admitting to her partner Chesney that she had been struggling under the pressure.
As regular viewers will know, Gemma has been hit with a double whammy of tragedy in recent weeks, following her brother Paul’s heartbreaking Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis, and her own ongoing financial woes due to the cost of living crisis.
In an attempt to earn some extra money and not wanting to let down her friends and neighbours, Gemma agreed to take on the extra burden of taking care of more children - despite having just been prescribed anti-depressants to help stabilise her mood.
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