Coronation Street star Andrew Still has said that his character Justin will ratchet up his lies when he attends court this week.
Having stalked Daisy (Charlotte Jordan) for months, Justin ruined her wedding day to Daniel (Rob Mallard) by launching a shock acid attack in the Rovers.
The acid was intended to disfigure Daisy but instead, Ryan (Ryan Prescott) bore the brunt of the attack and is now battling through the physical and emotional scars that were left behind.
In the remaining episodes of Corrie this week, Andrew will enter the witness box to give his version of events - and Still says that it will be detached from the reality of the situation.
"Justin has a well-rehearsed speech as he knows this trial is important so he sees this as his golden opportunity to convince the jury to let him go," he explained. "He is going to put on the full charm offensive and he will use all of his manipulation tactics to win the jury round.
"He's not confident that this is going to all pan out for him but he knows that this is make or break and he has to put on the performance of his life to get away with this. It's a very stakes, high pressure situation for him. We are going to see the most manipulative Justin yet."
He continued: "I knew this was going to be the most difficult scene I've ever played as Justin because it's his chance to manipulate the jury and give everything he has got. It felt like the entire six months run that I have done on Coronation Street was distilled into that one monologue because it's very rare in television that you're going to have a big monologue like that.
"It also felt quite theatrical as it was in the courtroom so I really wanted to make the most out of the scene. It felt like a challenge and because of how Coronation Street is filmed, I only had one or two chances to get it right but I feel happy with how it went and we will see what the viewers make of it when it comes out on TV!"
Coronation Street continues tonight at 7.30pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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