Opinion: 'I Could Never Walk Away From You Either': The Inevitability of Daisy and Daniel's Reunion

Daniel and Daisy are meant to be (Credit: ITV)

Relationships have been a key part of Coronation Street since its conception, and while romantic relationships are far from the be all and end all, they’ve always been at the heart of the street. Ken and Deirdre, Jack and Vera, Stan and Hilda, Roy and Hayley, David and Kylie, Kate and Rana…throughout the years, couples have always been a pivotal part of the dynamic of the show. 

Daisy and Daniel, while being very uniquely themselves, have great potential to be ‘the next Ken and Deirdre’. Since the very beginning of their relationship, the pair have garnered a lot of fans and won hearts throughout the fandom - including mine.

They are the epitome of opposites attract, and have complemented each other so well throughout their tumultuous relationship. Their sharp edges have really softened with each other - she’s learnt to be less selfish, and he’s learnt to relax; to be less of a stuffy old man in a young man’s body. They’ve grown together, and given the chance, would continue to do so...

Daisy and Daniel have been through a lot (Credit: ITV)

Daniel and Daisy: A perfect match

While it’s true that Daisy originally began to pursue Daniel because of his mum’s house, what transpired between them over the months that followed was a beautiful slowburn, which ultimately proved how much she grew to care for him. She was in a place in her life where it would have been so easy to get bored and move on. She’d already tried sinking her claws into both David and Ryan, not caring about Shona or Alya in the process, and it would have been easy for her to continue down that same path; get bored of him trying to steer clear of her, and go after someone else.

She knew he was a widower, knew he had a child, and knew he was hardly loaded, even with a house in his possession. Daniel was the one who was wary; who held her at arms length, and while I’m not saying they got off to the most honest start (she did say she wanted to be a teacher, after all), her growth as she began to realise how she felt about him was quite astounding.

A perfect combination (Credit: ITV)

A relationship with a lot of history

One of my favourite early interactions in their story is when Bertie swallows the battery. Daisy’s genuine fear and desire to help, Daniel as the panicked parent pushing her away…and then the realisation that they have such a horrific thing in common: the loss that shaped them. Daisy was sixteen when she lost her little brother — and subsequently her friends, her dad, her stepmum. The loss of Tom and the loss of Sinead are two pivotal things in their lives, two things that shaped them. That, and a shared sense of abandonment, both raising themselves, thanks to the neglectful nature of both Christina and Denise.

In my opinion, those early days were some of their best. Her love of social media and his love of academia never felt like a barrier to me, even when she was still deep in the throes of trying to navigate becoming an influencer. If anything, their opposing views on social media seemed to greatly reflect what I’ve seen in a lot of couples in my real life — and despite words thrown at each other in fights (shallow, pretentious), I don’t think their views on the majority of things clash as much as they do on the surface. Multiple characters have commented on their similarities (Adam springs to mind — he told them once he could see why they were together, as they were meddling in the same situation), they simply aren’t carbon copies of each other…and that’s normal.

I’ve never understood the argument that they’re too dissimilar. As I navigate my twenties, I’ve dated plenty, and I can’t say I’ve ever looked for someone who was all that similar to myself. Ultimately, you want a person you can build a life with, not one who’s current life mirrors your own. They have similar cores — family first, and that need to prove themselves after their mothers walked out of their lives. Our hobbies and interests aren’t the things that shape us; we are an amalgamation of our experiences. Besides, they really do complement each other so well, time and time again they’ve brought out the best in each other. It never felt their fights nor their jealousy changed anything about how important they were to each other; if anything, both show passion. 

The end of 2022 seemed to (finally!) have them in such a solid place, while Daniel had (quite naturally, considering the passing of Sinead) panicked about her cancer scare, their engagement allowed them to go from strength to strength. Daniel sticking by her throughout the stalking, and being the rock she needed, further seemed to prove how well suited they were for each other.

While I wish the aftermath of the acid attack had been dealt with in a different way, with Daisy’s trauma actually being a focus, instead of pushed aside for a toxic affair that only made everyone uncomfortable, I am well aware that affairs are soap staples. Disappointing as it was, as a fan of Daisy more than anything else (can we deal with her trauma eventually? Please?) I'm not of the opinion that affairs ruin couples, not in the world of soap. It would be difficult to come up with many relationships in this genre that haven’t been subjected to cheating somewhere along the line. As much as I dislike the trope, I think Daisy and Daniel still belong together.

Will they get back together? (Credit: ITV)

Daisy and Daniel endgame?

While I’ve seen a few people argue that Daisy’s feelings for Daniel resurfaced ‘out of nowhere’, I don’t think this is the case at all. Their relationships with Ryan and Bethany were nothing more than long term rebounds - Daniel was afraid of getting his heart broken again, and Daisy didn’t want to be alone. New Years Eve, their ‘almost’ moment before Daisy found out about Bethany’s article, her visiting his flat as soon as she found out he’d been questioned by the police, Daniel looking out for her when Kit started sniffing around her…all the little things throughout the entirety of 2024 added up. They’re both still in love with each other, and one of them has finally admitted it. 

All we need now is for Daniel to be honest about his feelings. The romantic spark simply isn’t there with Bethany, they were always much better off as friends, whereas the on screen chemistry between Rob Mallard and Charlie Jordan has always been fantastic. They play off each other wonderfully.

This reunion has been inevitable from the get go. I think, with Bethany’s stoma, there’s going to be a lot of conflicting emotions and guilt in upcoming months, but at the end of the day, we were always going to end up back in Daisy and Daniel’s love story. The potential for longevity is there, and I think if the Corrie writers put the effort in, this could just be the beginning of another beautiful love story.