Coronation Street fans were horrified as Chesney Brown agreed to let his son Joseph go to start a new life with his grandmother in Portugal.
The father-of-five has been struggling to meet ends meet while raising 10-year-old Joseph and his two-year-old quads with partner Gemma Winter.
Joseph's posh granny Linda recently arrived in Weatherfield for a visit. READ MORE: ITV Corrie fans excited to spot another shop on the famous street in behind-the-scenes clip Clocking that the family are hard-up, she offered to let the boy live with her, and Joseph said he wanted to go.
Joseph is Chesney's son with his late ex Katy Armstrong, who died in a car accident in Portugal in 2017 after moving away with Joseph to live with her mum.
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