'Coronation Street' Eileen fears heartbreak in love plot

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has admitted that her character Eileen Grimshaw will fear having her heart broken when her new romance storyline begins.

Eileen is about to start dating Weatherfield firefighter Paul, who was last seen on the cobbles in last year's tram crash episodes. Paul rescues the factory worker when she gets her head stuck in some railings on the roof of Underworld.

Paul, played by former Hollyoaks actor Tony Hirst, quickly takes a shine to Eileen and starts pursuing her, leading to a date at the Bistro.

Cleaver told Soaplife: "Eileen's over the moon. She's excited and hoping it will work. She sees it as her last-ditch attempt at having a lovely relationship."

However, asked whether Eileen also fears Paul is too good to be true, the actress replied: "I think so. She's always waiting for something to go wrong and he seems like everything she could possibly want, so she thinks there's a catch.

"But she's never known anybody quite so caring, so she is falling for him. She's taking a chance and really going for it."

Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson first announced Eileen's new love storyline during a TV interview in the summer.

Collinson said at the time: "Eileen's going to have a nice big romance with a fireman. But he's got a bit of a secret - it's the best tradition of soap! It's not going to be easy."

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