Debbie and Bernie’s lives in Coronation Street undergo massive changes in brave moves

The women shared a lot (Picture: ITV) The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Coronation Street dated November 9. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube. Today’s episode of Coronation Street was dedicated solely to Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) and her friends. As the instalment opened, Debbie was overjoyed to see her girl squad Abi Webster (Sally Carman-Duttine), Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger), Bernie Winter-Alahan (Jane Hazlegrove), Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins) and Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) arrive at her door. Debbie had invited her pals over to help her create a photo album ahead of Carl Webster’s (Jonathan Howard) 40th birthday. The evening started off well, but things soon took a turn due to the drama unfolding in each of the women’s lives. Amid the grief she feels towards daughter Rachel, Christina ended up projecting her emotions onto her pals, which resulted in her being harsh to Glenda and Debbie. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The women arrived to help Debbie with a present for Carl (Picture: ITV) Fortunately, by the end of their night together, the group were united. Sat around some tealights, each resident picked one up and decided to make a pact for their future. When it was Debbie’s turn, she emotionally revealed that she’s decided to say goodbye to life at her hotel. Wanting to spend more time with her family before her dementia completely takes over her life, Debbie was later seen preparing some paperwork to sign her hotel over to Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan). Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. After pondering over what being a female means to her, Bernie – who has the harmful BRCA gene mutation – told her friends that even if she had a double mastectomy or a hysterectomy, she’d still be her. Today’s episode of Corrie was a lovely reminder that even the strongest women need somewhere to turn to when life gets difficult. Despite the disagreements, difficult conversations and moments of vulnerability, there’s something incredibly hopeful about seeing these women come together when it matters most. They all made pacts for their future (Picture: ITV) They might not have all the answers, but they have each other – sometimes, that can make all the difference. Discussing how this special episode was developed, Corrie producer Kate Brooks said: ‘It came about in a story conference. I like telling special episodes. I like trying to make it really character focused and character driven. I know how special this friendship group is on screen. It’s just electric. I thought, let’s dedicate a whole episode to these women and these stories. There’s no stunts. There’s nothing like that. What else happens in today's Coronation Street? Abi’s loneliness It was clear in this episode that Abi is missing the life she lived with Kevin and Jack Webster a lot. She stood outside their house at one point and debated knocking, but changed her mind. Abi’s affair with Carl saw her lose everything that she had built with Kev. Can she get it back? Glenda’s new romance With her newfound confidence, Glenda rang her love interest and organised to meet him. At the moment, we don’t know who this man is, but producer of the show Kate Brooks has previously confirmed Glenda’s romance will be part of her big storyline next year. Is happiness on the horizon for her…at last? Christina’s next move Christina has now applied for a visiting order to see Richie, the man who murdered her daughter, Rachel. In upcoming episodes, she will see Richie in prison, but how will it go? ‘This is just about their relationship with each other, with the outside world, and a little snapshot into what it’s like when you’ve got that female friendship group. ‘When I meet up with my friends, I don’t do it as much as I should these days, but it’s so lovely to be in that environment and to feel relaxed and be able to kind of chat and talk about whatever’s going on. She added: ‘I just thought, let’s strip it back. Let’s make it a very kind of conversational piece, and let’s just focus on friendship. The stories are there and they’re all ongoing and they’re all continuing to go into the future. Deals of the Day Cold mornings are coming and this is the dressing gown I want to live in We're adding this discounted NEOM gift set straight to basket Want an LED face mask for less? This Black Friday deal could save you hundreds This teeth whitening sale could save you up to 64% before Black Friday These Simba Black Friday deals are too good for tired shoppers to ignore ‘But this is, for me, an episode about friendship and female friendship more than anything, so I thought it would be really nice to see that captured on screen.’ Arrow MORE: Coronation Street boss reveals major Christmas and 2027 stories for six legendary characters Arrow MORE: ‘This can’t work anymore’: Sue Devaney addresses huge Debbie Coronation Street change Arrow MORE: Coronation Street’s Debbie makes a game changing decision about her future The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.