Overview

• Debbie collapsed at the Chariot Square bar following an emotional outburst and was rushed to hospital by her siblings, Kevin and Abi Webster.
• At the hospital, she disclosed that she has early onset vascular dementia, a diagnosis she had kept secret for months from fiancé Ronnie Bailey and other loved ones.
• The revelation casts new light on her decision to end her engagement with Ronnie to shield him from her decline and on Carl Webster’s earlier knowledge of her condition.
• Coronation Street producers have collaborated with Dementia UK to ensure an accurate and sensitive portrayal of young onset dementia throughout Debbie’s storyline.
• Sue Devaney’s performance has drawn praise from co-stars and fans as the soap continues to chart the emotional toll of the illness on the Webster family.