Hospital emergency for Tracy in Coronation Street as evil rapist Ross spikes her – and shock exit follows

| Soaps Reporter Published July 30, 2026 9:28am Updated July 30, 2026 9:28am Tracy Barlow’s falling for an evil man (Picture: Shutterstock/ITV/Metro) The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Coronation Street dated July 30. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube. Cassie Plummer’s (Claire Sweeney) plan to get rid of Ross Wilkes (Ian Burfield) ended with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) falling unwell in Coronation Street today. Ross’ arrival was a shock to Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and his family, but they’ve enjoyed getting to know him nonetheless. The newcomer is full of charm, and Cassie is the only one who can see it’s all an act. During Ross’ birthday meal, Cassie lost her cool, unable to stand watching her loved ones celebrate someone so awful. This led to Cassie telling Tyrone about how she met Ross. She revealed that when she was 15, Ross gave money to his friend so he could sleep with her. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Tyrone was horrified and immediately confronted his dad. Unfortunately, Ross managed to manipulate Ty into thinking that he was a changed man, and that he deeply regrets what happened in the past. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video With Tyrone and Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) prepared to give Ross another chance, Cassie was left feeling isolated. Outside, Cassie was faced with a furious Ross, who pinned her against the wall and said that he’d kill her if she came between him and Tyrone again. Determined to get rid of Ross for the sake of her family, an idea formed for Cassie in today’s episode of the ITV soap when she discovered that Ross needed to take a drugs test for his new job. She managed to crush up some of Tyrone’s painkillers and hide them in Ross’ drink. Sadly, Cassie wasn’t as efficient as she thought, as Ross managed to work out what she was doing. Cassie has tried to tell everyone that Ross is bad news (Picture: ITV) She attempted to get revenge by spiking Ross’ drink (Picture: ITV) With his hands on the spiked drink, all Ross had to do was tell love interest Tracy that she was looking a bit unwell, and that she could benefit from some of the smoothie Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) had made him. Moments later, Tracy collapsed in front of her daughter. She was rushed into an ambulance and taken to hospital, while a shocked Cassie watched on. Is Ross about to frame Cassie for putting Tracy in hospital? Deals of the Day Wuka launches the UK’s first period-proof swimwear for heavy flows Bridgerton fans are rushing to buy these new Netflix-inspired perfumes now £12 off The affordable summer wardrobe update you'll wear from rooftop drinks to beach holidays The £7.99 lip balm beauty fans love for glossy, hydrated lips just dropped four new shades This Keskine hydrogel mask could fix your summer skin Will this be the reason why the character leaves Weatherfield? Arrow MORE: Coronation Street’s Claire Sweeney admits sadness at Maureen Lipman’s absence from her exit Arrow MORE: Coronation Street confirms show legend who will destroy rapist Ross Arrow MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as departing character meets ‘final end’ The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.