CORONATION Street fans are in tears after Summer Spellman opened up about her secret eating disorder. The teenager – who is played by actress Harriet Bibby in the ITV soap – was caught purging tonight and finally spoke about it to her adoptive dad Billy Mayhew. Billy knew something was wrong but it wasn’t until […]
CORONATION Street fans are in tears after Summer Spellman opened up about her secret eating disorder.
The teenager – who is played by actress Harriet Bibby in the ITV soap – was caught purging tonight and finally spoke about it to her adoptive dad Billy Mayhew.
Billy knew something was wrong but it wasn’t until Amy Barlow told him that she’d caught Summer making herself sick that he knew what.
“When I came to yours yesterday, I caught Summer making herself sick,” Amy told him.
“She said she’d never done it before but I’m not so sure.
“I should have told you sooner. I’m sorry, I thought I was being a good friend.
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“I watched some documentaries on it. They binge, and then they hate themselves, then they purge and then they hate themselves.”
Billy went home to talk to Summer and find a way to help her.
“Is there anything you want to tell me?” said Billy as he arrived home.
“Anything you want to get off your chest, anything troubling you?”
As Summer realised Billy knew, she still tried to hide her eating disorder.
“I’m just sad you weren’t able to talk to me,” Billy said.
“The police assumed you were just sleeping off a drink, you could’ve gone into a coma, I could have lost you.”
Summer broke down in tears and told him: “I know, and I want to stop but I don’t think I can.”
She added: “I hated myself, I stuffed myself stupid and then I felt relieved after I’d been sick.
“Then just guilt and worry about my teeth and the enamel. I just don’t want to get fat, and please don’t say it’s what’s on the inside that counts or any of that stuff.
“I hate being denied stuff, I hate having to monitor my blood sugar – I hate it.”
Billy could only hug his daughter but viewers were in tears for her.
One wrote: “What beautiful, heartbreaking scenes between Summer & Billy tonight. These emotional, two-hander scenes are what #Corrie does best, and @HarrietBibby & @Dan_Brocklebank handled them wonderfully. This is what I want more of.”
A second said: Summer has me in tears. @HarrietBibby & @Dan_Brocklebank the heart to heart was amazing.”
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Another added: “I’m pleased that Billy understands what Summer is going through.”
A fourth weighed in: “I was going to confess about never being able to warm to new Summer, but I really felt for her then.”
