Things are about to get even worse for David Platt on Corrie this week

Things'll only get worse before they get better.

David Platt is about to take the crucial steps needed in order to ensure his rapist, Josh, gets justice, but things are only going to get worse before they get better. Since his attack, David has struggled with his mental health, his masculinity, and his relationships with other people. All of this culminated in his inability to be able to go to the authorities about his attack, but this will change this week as David finally tells his extended family about what happened. However, Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd has said that things will only get harder for David during this time because of the "journey" he will have to go on with his friends and family. He told the Daily Mirror: 

“I think for David, and for Shona, and for the rest of the family and the characters it’s going to get much harder before it gets better because of the journey that they’ve got ahead. “Usually he’s quite outspoken about what he thinks or he lashes out [and you know] what’s going on with David but with this storyline, particularly, it was all very internal.”

Shepherd went on to say that Gail and Audrey will also be involved in bringing Josh to justice - if all goes according to plan. He said:

"Yes, hopefully now that he’s told his mum and his Gran and that Shona now knows… everybody that he tells, he just gets stronger. So hopefully Josh will be brought to justice."

These scenes will air on Corrie this week.