ITV Corrie’s Tanisha Gorey - 'I'm proud to be a woman of colour playing a lesbian'

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Asha Alahan’s coming out story was huge on Coronation Street, and fans were thrilled when she finally got together with close friend Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher).

So it’s no wonder actress Tanisha Gorey is desperate for their romance to survive stormy waters when smitten new love interest Isla arrives to rock the boat.The pair have been dating for almost two years, and have become the golden couple on the cobbles with fans creating their very own nickname for the pair – Nasha. “It really surprises me at how many people love Asha and Nina together,” says Tanisha. “I know I shouldn’t, but I do read social media comments and I honestly didn’t realise how many people support them.” Nina and Asha got together shortly after her disastrous relationship with Corey Brent – who was involved in the brutal attack on Nina and resulted in the death of Seb Franklin. “As a character, Nina was initially created to be different and ‘not fit in’,” recalls Tanisha. “But she’s the opposite of that, we all absolutely love Nina.

And I’m a woman of colour, so with us being a lesbian couple on the show, we have a lot to educate people on. “The messages that me and Mollie got when the story first started were insane.

It made us so proud to be that lesbian couple that everybody could try and relate to. So I actually would be heartbroken if they did break up, because I think they’re a great pairing.” Tanisha is right to be fearful though, as a potential new love interest confesses their feelings for Asha – it’s her paramedic friend and mentor, Isla (Emily Dowson). “Asha feels a responsibility to let Isla know she has a girlfriend,” says Tanisha. “And that’s why Asha wants them all to sort of hang out – to make sure Isla’s aware that Asha’s in a.