Who is Owen on Coronation Street and where have you seen him before?
Coronation Street introduced a new character on Wednesday night’s episode
Coronation Street introduced a fresh face on Wednesday’s instalment, a character named Owen, during a confrontation with Theo Silverton.
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In the most recent episode, available for streaming on ITV X and scheduled to broadcast at 8pm on ITV, Todd Grimshaw was taken aback when his partner Theo accepted an invitation for an evening out in the gay quarter alongside Sean Tully, James Bailey, Mary Taylor, Glenda Shuttleworth and Christina Boyd.
The party was enjoying themselves until a gentleman at the venue immediately recognised Theo with an expression of astonishment across his face.
Before long, Theo noticed the man and fixed his gaze upon him until Owen hastily departed.
Encouraged by Theo, Todd accompanied his mates onto the dance floor whilst he made his way to the loos, where Owen confronted him with determination to settle matters, reports the Daily Star.
The situation rapidly intensified as Theo physically dragged Owen onto the pavement and demanded he retreat… but who exactly is Owen…
It emerged that Owen seemed to be a former flame of Theo’s as he declared he could no longer frighten him or manipulate or dominate him.
Theo was swift to reverse the accusation onto Owen as he claimed Owen was the one manipulating him instead…
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Owen disclosed that Theo had actually done him a service, explaining that he was compelled to flee from the flat without a jacket or footwear.
He continued: “You never even asked what happened, you never checked…”, revealing that he was discovered by a healthcare worker at a bus terminal who “recognised the pattern” and encouraged him to seek assistance so he understood what Theo was perpetrating.
Owen claimed that it wasn’t the church, Theo’s ex-wife Danielle or conversion therapy that made Theo angry, stating: “It’s you, it’s in you.”
As Theo attempted to manipulate Owen once more, he was backed up by his boyfriend who guided him away while Theo tried to confront the two men before Todd intervened and became the target of Theo’s rage.
Soap fans will recognise the actor playing Owen, Dominic Vulliamy, from a variety of shows and other soaps throughout the years. Dominic has had roles in Doctor Who, Doctors and Casualty.
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He also appeared in Hollyoaks as Shaun back in 2015, Simon in Emmerdale in 2014, and has even had minor roles in Coronation Street and Shameless.