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Old 16-07-2012, 20:02
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It is very unrealistic that she would betray Carla like that and go running to Leanne. Michelle lives up in Carla's backside ffs!!
That "being a mum myself" rubbish doesn't wash as she barely mentioned Ryan until recently.
Such a cheap plot device
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Old 16-07-2012, 20:17
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Sorry didn't see your thread and just started a similar one. Michelle is a Judas and deserves to lose her job.
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Old 16-07-2012, 20:22
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Michelle loves Carla and doesn't want to hurt her, but being a mother she's concerned about Simon. She also probably doesn't want Carla to be hurt by Peter.
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Old 16-07-2012, 20:28
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I don't buy that at all. Peter is Simon's biological Dad and where the fool went wrong in the first place was handing custody over to Leanne and putting Carla first. That guy's head is all over the place but the bottom line is that Michelle has betrayed Carla and Leanne wasn't even grateful.
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Old 16-07-2012, 20:38
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Yeah Im surprised Michelle did it, however knowing the events to come in only serves a purpose to that...
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Old 16-07-2012, 20:41
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Since when did Leanne have a residence order for Simon? This seems to have come out of thin air just to add drama to Peter taking Simon.

The agreement for Simon to stay with Leanne was unofficial. I know Leanne was going to see her solicitor but she would not be able to make it official without Peter's agreement.
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Old 16-07-2012, 21:35
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When Carla as in court for Franks rape case, Peter urged her to keep their affair secret. Yet when he is threatened with losing his son, he keeps his and Carla's affair public. Surely it would have occurred to him to stage a split with Carla so that Leanne couldn't accuse them of being an alcoholic couple...and Simon would probably have been happy to stay with Peter without Carla there. It only needed to be until the custody legal stuff was settled than he and Carla could get back together.
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Old 16-07-2012, 21:38
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And since when was Michelle so bothered about being a mother ? Hasn't seen or even mentioned her son (real or pretend one) for ages.
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Old 16-07-2012, 21:38
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Since when did Leanne have a residence order for Simon? This seems to have come out of thin air just to add drama to Peter taking Simon.

The agreement for Simon to stay with Leanne was unofficial. I know Leanne was going to see her solicitor but she would not be able to make it official without Peter's agreement.
A week or two ago.
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Old 16-07-2012, 21:40
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And since when was Michelle so bothered about being a mother ? Hasn't seen or even mentioned her son (real or pretend one) for ages.
All so contrived, with new-look Ryan turning up soon (and looking too old for the role)

Mind you, I'm more surprised that Stella didn't race to the station with Leanne
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Old 16-07-2012, 21:41
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i already dont like the character and today betraying carla and yes all of a sudden she mentions her son, cant wait till michelle is axed all she does is stand in the factory with her arms crossed acting like the boss
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Old 16-07-2012, 21:47
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A week or two ago.
I remember Peter letting Simon live with her and I remember Leanne going to consult her solicitor about this but for a residence order she would need Peter's signature (unless it was something the courts decided) and I don't think he would've been too forthcoming in making it official.
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Old 16-07-2012, 21:50
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All so contrived, with new-look Ryan turning up soon (and looking too old for the role)

Mind you, I'm more surprised that Stella didn't race to the station with Leanne


she was probably at the back of the station waiting to give advise to leanne and simon on what they have to do now
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Old 16-07-2012, 22:16
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she was probably at the back of the station waiting to give advise to leanne and simon on what they have to do now
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Old 16-07-2012, 22:53
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Since when did Leanne have a residence order for Simon? This seems to have come out of thin air just to add drama to Peter taking Simon.

The agreement for Simon to stay with Leanne was unofficial. I know Leanne was going to see her solicitor but she would not be able to make it official without Peter's agreement.
Pretty much this. It has been mentioned in the last few episodes, but as far as I'm aware we never actually saw it and it seems to have come from nowhere.

I can't imagine Peter ever signing such an agreement.
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Old 17-07-2012, 00:00
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She did the right thing, if Carla and Peter had run away with Simon, they'd have been criminals, there'd have been no coming back to Underworld/Weatherfield if and when Peter ballsed everything up, in the long run it was the right thing for Carla's sake.
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Old 17-07-2012, 10:53
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Mind you, I'm more surprised that Stella didn't race to the station with Leanne
She's busy over at Downing Street at the moment helping Nick and Dave kiss and make up
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Old 17-07-2012, 11:18
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Michelle knows Carla is too good for Peter
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Old 17-07-2012, 13:16
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Michelle loves Carla and doesn't want to hurt her, but being a mother she's concerned about Simon. She also probably doesn't want Carla to be hurt by Peter.
I agree completely with this. I would have done exactly the same in her shoes - she could see Carla making a huge mistake, possibly getting into trouble and hurting Simon and Leanne along the way. This is one of those times when you have to do what is right - not what your friend wants you to do.
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Old 17-07-2012, 13:18
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Pretty much this. It has been mentioned in the last few episodes, but as far as I'm aware we never actually saw it and it seems to have come from nowhere.

I can't imagine Peter ever signing such an agreement.
Peter and Carla have mentioned that Leanne has the residency order though, so I presume we're meant to believe it took place off-screen. It would have been a boring scene, watching them sign a bit of paper in a lawyer's office.
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Old 17-07-2012, 13:35
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Michelle knows Carla is too good for Peter.
Yes.

I could see where Michelle was coming from. She was worried for Carla, she wants her to be happy after everything.
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Old 17-07-2012, 13:44
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Pretty much this. It has been mentioned in the last few episodes, but as far as I'm aware we never actually saw it and it seems to have come from nowhere.

I can't imagine Peter ever signing such an agreement.
I totally agree. One minute he's handing Simon over to Leanne and the next it's all cut and dried with a Residence Order in place yet nothing being mentioned on screen? No shots of Peter getting upset at 'signing his son away'? I don't buy that Simon would have given his son away 'officially' so easily either.

I agree completely with this. I would have done exactly the same in her shoes - she could see Carla making a huge mistake, possibly getting into trouble and hurting Simon and Leanne along the way. This is one of those times when you have to do what is right - not what your friend wants you to do.
Yes.

I could see where Michelle was coming from. She was worried for Carla, she wants her to be happy after everything.
Agree with both of these posts. Ultimately Michelle knew that Carla was making a HUGE mistake and she probably suspected that Carla's heart wasn't really in it anyway and she was just doing it for Peter. I think that Michelle did the right thing.

But I also have to agree that Michelle bringing out the mother card was a bit off considering that she's barely mentioned him since she's been back! So I prefer to believe that Michelle did it out of love for Carla rather than any being a mother herself reasons.
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Old 17-07-2012, 13:51
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The I'm a mother myself line just didn't work, Leanne is not Simons mum.
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Old 17-07-2012, 14:39
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The I'm a mother myself line just didn't work, Leanne is not Simons mum.
She is the nearest thing he's got to a mother. He calls her Mum nad she has treated him like her own. Giving birth is the easy bit - it's the raising of a child that makes someone a Mum IMHO.
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Old 17-07-2012, 14:48
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She is the nearest thing he's got to a mother. He calls her Mum nad she has treated him like her own. Giving birth is the easy bit - it's the raising of a child that makes someone a Mum IMHO.
Agree 100%. Are women who adopt not mothers? Of course they are! There's a bit more to being a mother than just actually giving birth.
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