ITV Coronation Street star teases romance for Todd Grimshaw as former flame returns

Gareth Pierce playing Todd Grimshaw in Coronation Street
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Gareth Pierce, who depicts Todd Grimshaw in Coronation Street, has hinted at a potential renewal of romance for his character.

Viewers will recall that Todd once had a brief encounter with Moses Ekundayo, played by Michael Fatogun, who served as Paul Foreman's personal assistant, portrayed by Peter Ash.

The fledgling romance was however nipped in the bud when Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) raised concerns about her son's care, leading to Moses' job loss and his subsequent departure from Weatherfield to London.

However, there might be another shot at love for Todd and Moses, as Gareth Pierce teases a comeback after Iain MacLeod, the soap's producer, suggested a possibility for their relationship to develop.

In a chat with Digital Spy, Gareth shared: "We tried to instil as much spark as we could in that short-ish time that the characters were together," reports the Liverpool Echo.

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"What Iain said is that it's got potential for Moses to maybe feel like the one that got away."

With possibilities open, Gareth continued: "So whether that does swoop back around at some point, I think there's definitely a sense that we want to play a relationship story with Todd at some point in the near future."

Assuming the mantle from previous actor Bruno Langley, Gareth added context to Todds life situation: "There have been references to the fact that he's getting on now. Todd is going to be 40 in January next year, so there's been the odd reference to 'still living at home, nearly 40'."

Todd met Moses when he became the personal assistant to Paul Foreman
Todd met Moses when he became the personal assistant to Paul Foreman

Iain said: "I'm definitely interested in what's next for Todd and I'm assured that there's stuff to come."

In an interview with Digital Spy last October, Iain mentioned: "There's a dalliance for Todd, but it arrives at quite a poor time. And the person with whom he has the connection is probably not ideal in terms of the situation that Todd meets them in."

He added: "At this time, it's only a little test drive of his relationship with this person. It's not very long running, but we thought that if we like what we see, it might go on to be long-running later on."

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV.