I don't know, but this smacks to me of pushing Stella to the front of the show again, as much as possible and trying to force us fans to like her. Dodgy accents aside, Michelle Collins is a good actress but I'm not warming at all to the character of Stella Price and this fan sees this rape storyline as a ploy to get her on side with the fans. And while she's a decent actress, Michelle Collins seems to be on a hiding to nothing trying to act against the Coronation Street quality that is Jane Danson and Chris Gascoyne (Leanne and Peter). Even little Simon Barlow steals Stella's scenes.
Anyone else actually enjoying watching the character of Stella Price on screen yet?