According to today's Sun, Natasha Blakeman the hairdresser will be killed off in a suicide plot.The paper says that scriptwriters have not yet decided on how Natasha will take her life. The scenes are set to be screened in the autumn. Apparantly, we'll see a nastier side to Natasha before she decides to end it all.
When Nick shows he still has feelings for ex-wife Leanne Battersby, (Jane Danson) - after she helps him find new factory premises - Natasha delights in telling him about Leanne's past in the sex trade. And she launches a campaign to convince Audrey that at 70 she's too old to run the salon. But she will also find a brief happiness after the couple set up home together.