Yahoo News Corrie teen Seb learns he is HIV positive next week
Coronation Street teen Seb Franklin will discover that he's HIV positive in hard-hitting scenes next week.
The ITV soap has already confirmed that it is working on the groundbreaking storyline for Seb in hopes of raising awareness about the issue.
Seb's big new storyline will kick off as he recovers in hospital following a horror fall from a ladder which Anna Windass gets the blame for.
Thankfully, it doesn't look like Seb's injuries are too serious as the doctor informs Anna, Faye and Abi that he should pull through, but their relief is short-lived when they are given another bombshell.
The medic goes on to reveal that they are concerned that Seb's white blood cell count is too low – an admission which leaves his mum Abi palpably terrified.
Clearly scared, Abi finds herself confessing to Anna that Seb might have contracted HIV from an ex-girlfriend but she's never had the courage to tell him.
Abi's admission throws Anna into similar turmoil as she realises with horror that if Seb is HIV positive then Faye could be too.
As both mothers fear for their children, they are forced to break the news to Seb – who anxiously agrees to have the relevant tests done.
Seb's worst fears are confirmed when he discovers that he is HIV positive, but what does this mean for Faye?
Discussing how his character reacts to the life-changing news, Harry Visinoni – who plays Seb – said: "He's scared. One half of Seb is in denial and doesn't want to find out for sure, but the other half of him thinks he probably does have it so there is no point in taking the test, he might as well just resign his fate.
"His whole life he feels like he has let down his brother and sister, that he is a failure, that his mum hates him. So now how intense he feels in that hospital bed, part of him is questioning whether he wants to even carry on. He's always felt low but this is the most ready-to-give-up, the most hopeless he's felt.
"Growing up as a teenager, he is totally ignorant about everything and so when he has heard about HIV, he's also heard that you can die from it.
"Abi doesn't hold it together very well which frustrates Seb but Anna and Faye treat him like their family. But it's scary for them because Faye possibly has it as well."
Coronation Street airs these scenes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on ITV.
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