Shobna Gulati "shocked" by Corrie plot

Shobna Gulati has admitted that she was shocked when she heard about her latest storyline.

Gulati returned to the ITV soap as Sunita Alahan last year and has since reunited with her estranged husband Dev (Jimmi Harkishin). The current plot sees their son Aadi end up in hospital after suffering a mysterious head injury and it is not long before the finger of suspicion is pointed at the couple.

"Yeah, it was a bit of a shock, actually, to do a story like that," she told RTÉ TEN. "The story is that social services think that we have abused our child so you have to wait and see what happens."

Gulati praised her on-screen son and confessed that she found it emotional to film the scenes.

"The kid that we have on the show, he is absolutely amazing," she said. "I mean you just die when you see him, and he'll pull on everybody's heartstrings."

She added: "Obviously, because you're working with small children, they kind of believe you."

The plot will reportedly also serve as an exit storyline for Ashely and Claire Peacock (Steven Arnold and Julia Howarth).