Coronation Street theory: Sally Metcalfe heartbroken as she learns Tim’s sex secret | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Coronation Street’s Tim (played by Joe Duttine) has been struggling with impotence following his major heart bypass and has gone to extreme lengths to try and “fix” the issue. He decided to take a form of viagra, which he bought online, but it ended with him back in hospital after facing more heart issues. In upcoming scenes, Sally (Sally Dynevor) is stunned to find out that Tim has organised a special birthday, but after a conversation about igniting their sex life, Sally could soon uncover a devastating secret about her husband.

Sally has been supporting Tim throughout his struggles and encouraged him to see a sex therapist with her.

Things seem to be on the up for the pair, and in upcoming scenes, Sally is touched to find Tim has prepared a special birthday breakfast for her.

He also suggests they spend the day relaxing in the hot tub, which soon turns into the pair frolicking about like teenagers.

Tim soon announces that he can feel a stirring down below, and Sally exclaims it’s the best birthday surprise she could wish for.

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“I’m very happy doing it, but it’s not something we’ve done before. It seems quite controversial. I’m hoping people do reach out to me about the storyline. With my friends, we talk about menopause, but never about those other things.”

The couple has left viewers cringing between their hands over the last few months, after events such as Sally dressing up in a nurse’s outfit.

In recent scenes, the couple was excited to see a sex therapist, however, Tim suffered a huge blunder when he mistook a charity worker for their therapist.

Charity rep Barbara asked Tim how he felt about donkeys, but he got the wrong end of the stick and thought it was a sex act.