Kit loses control at work in Coronation Street and Lisa has no other option
Lisa has to take action
Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) is surrounded by people who want to support him in Coronation Street, but actually accepting that is something he is struggling to do.
The character was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. In the initial aftermath, Kit faced hospital appointments all alone, unable to tell mum Bernie Winter-Alahan (Jane Hazlegrove) that he’s unwell.
With his future uncertain, working as a detective provides Kit with a distraction – but what happens when that’s taken away from him?
It will be a question that Kit has to answer soon, as DS Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) is forced to take action.
At work, Kit cannot help but feel like a charity case when Lisa gives him a man’s pamper hamper.
When Kit gets home, his mood doesn’t improve as he learns that Bernie and Gemma Winter-Brown (Dolly-Rose Campbell) are discussing the BRCA gene again.
In the week, an exhausted Kit ignores Lisa’s advice to go home. In a waiting room, a distressed woman suffers a coughing attack over Kit, causing him to lose his temper.
Having seen the exchange, Kirk Sutherland (Andy Whyment) comforts the woman and then tells Bernie about Kit’s behaviour.
Lisa is soon updated about the situation with Kit at work, and tells him that he needs to go on sick leave. Furious, Kit rails at Bernie for being over protective, but was she the one who informed Lisa?
Corrie boss Kate Brooks previously said of this story: ‘This diagnosis absolutely shakes the foundations of Kit’s life as he struggles to digest what this means not only for him, but also for his family and loved ones.
‘Kit’s a complex character, and he struggles as he navigates this new world he’s been thrust into.
‘His vulnerabilities become all too apparent as he wrestles with what this means to his sense of identity.
‘Whilst male breast cancer is rare, it’s important that we show it can happen to anyone.
‘We must normalize conversations around this to encourage people to consult their GP at the earliest opportunity if any changes arise.’
