Coronation Street's Nick Tilsley actor Ben Price has revealed his character's horror as he uncovers his son Sam's psychosis ordeal, while he also hinted Nick still loves his ex Leanne07:35, 02 Jun 2026Coronation Street’s Nick Tilsley has been completely oblivious to his young son Sam Blakeman’s psychosis turmoil.‌Now, Sam’s ordeal comes to light next week, with Carla Connor recognising his symptoms after her own experience with hallucinations and intrusive thoughts in 2019. Nick actor Ben Price, 54, reveals it’s his ex Carla’s concern for Sam that makes him finally take notice.‌Ben says: “If Carla is saying it, and Carla has seen it and gone through it, there's a moment where I think Nick knows Carla enough to go, ‘She's seen something properly.’ What's so good about a character like Carla is that, because of what she's been through, she's very black and white.‌"Everyone wants that so then when she does break that hard shell it makes you sit up and take notice. Nick goes from, ‘Oh, I just think it's teenage angst,’ to, ‘He's got psychosis. He's really not well."He's got to go to a hospital. He needs professional treatment.’ That's a big leap.” Sam has been experiencing intense hallucinations for weeks, including threats by Will Driscoll and Roy Cropper encouraging him to take a stand against his ‘bully’ Will.‌The Roy that Sam has been confiding in is not real, but Sam has been completely unaware of this. Roy is left concerned about his friend next week when Sam brings up a conversation they had about Will.As Roy becomes confused by Sam’s claims, Sam doesn’t notice and instead heads off to confront Will, but he’s soon left fearful that Will is planning to kill him. Ben reveals that it’s what comes next that leaves Sam’s loved ones, including Nick, concerned.Ben says: “Sam finally sees two Roys, and he kind of locks himself in the cafe. I think what happens for Nick is that the situation suddenly bridges the gap into becoming a bit dangerous. Sam has never been dangerous before. He's not letting Nick in, and then he locks himself up and gets aggressive to Roy.”‌Ben is proud of his co-star Jude Riordan, who plays Sam, whom he shares a close bond with offscreen. Having watched him grow up on the soap since his debut in 2020, Ben says it’s a privilege to see him lead in a major storyline.Ben tells us: “It's very tricky in the show to go from a child actor to, you know, your voice breaks, you get bigger, and you're given a story which brilliantly bridges the child-to-adult story. Which you're carrying. We did talk about it a lot. We're quite close in a very work way.‌"We're very good at sitting down and going, ‘What do they need from the scene?’ I remember we did an early scene where he lost it, and I said, ‘I think we go for this. I think we really go for it, because I think you're leading this now.’ It's a real privilege [for Jude], but it's also a pressure."And not everyone can do it. You're acting something differently than everyone else is seeing. It's not easy. And the storyline, although I'm there and the family is there, is his.” Ben adds that Jude’s performance encourages him.He says: “Selfishly, I want him to be brilliant, and he is brilliant. When you're with someone who's discovering that power as an actor, in an adult story, it's really amazing to watch. He is really, really good and such a nice young lad as well.‌"Super level, super diligent, but also, he's got a bit of a Platt about him. It's been really lovely for me. I get to work with a really good actor, and it makes me better.” As Nick struggles with his son’s plight, Ben says it’s the Platts who he turns to during his time of need, instead of his ex Leanne and his current partner Toyah.Ben explains: “He knows the Platts are weirdly, absolutely dysfunctional in their own way, but they've been through so much together as a family. Oddly, he can go to David. He finds it easier to go to David with these things than it might be to Toyah or Leanne. Because his brother has gone through so much, and David had his real wild time when he was younger, but crucially, David has had kids.‌"David's been there, and Nick hasn't. For me, that's been one of the nicest things, seeing that Nick and David can have a different relationship, rather than Nick being the one telling David off.” Ben also says Nick may still have lingering feelings for Leanne, despite him leaving her for her own sister, Toyah.With Leanne set to find romance with newcomer Idris Nazir, Ben teases: “I think it's quite painful for Nick to see Leanne with someone else. I think he finds it very difficult. Idris has come in, you will see Sam opening up to him, or that's potentially on the cards, and I think Nick then feels quite lost.‌"And then also gets angry and a bit protective, but also recognises in a sad way that maybe he's not completely rounded.” It seems we might see some rivalry between Nick and businessman Idris too. Ben shares: “Idris, he's a businessman, he does quite well."I think Nick finds it a bit tricky. Nick slightly lives in his world of owning the bistro and having a certain standing. That's good because it crumbles at times, which I think is fantastic."He sets himself up as being able to handle it all, and then the great bit is when Nick can't, and he loses it or he doesn't know what to do. I think he can see in Idris it might be a bit more tricky. I'm already seeing Idris will definitely probably be a match for Nick in certain ways. And Nick doesn't welcome it.”Article continues belowCoronation Street airs weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV1 and ITV X. * Follow Mirror Celebs and TV on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .