Corrie’s Dee-Dee Bailey might just be onto Joel Deering’s dark secret, according to eagle-eyed fans.
Joel Deering (played by Callum Lill), who first appeared on the Street as a seemingly decent bloke, has been unmasked as a twisted solicitor in recent storylines. The plot thickened when it was disclosed that he was responsible for Lauren Bolton’s (Cait Fitton) vanishing act.
After initially coming to Lauren’s aid with her financial woes, Joel manipulated her into a sexual relationship before leaving her for dead with a brutal head injury during a row where she mentioned his fiancee Dee-Dee’s name.
Lauren, who had been missing for months, made a shocking return to Weatherfield, dropping the bombshell on Joel that she was carrying his baby. In a bid to keep her quiet, Joel offered her a place in his old flat and even promised to fund her fresh start in Ireland, setting her departure for August 12 and giving himself three weeks to get things in order.
But Joel’s true intentions came to light when he was caught googling “What drugs can induce premature labour?” on his laptop. True to his sinister plan, he gave Lauren the drugs, triggering an early labour, reports the Express.
In the episode aired on Monday (August 5), viewers saw Lauren still in hospital with her newborn son in an incubator, receiving a visit from both Joel and Dee-Dee, after Dee-Dee pushed to see how Lauren was faring.
Corrie enthusiasts are convinced that Dee-Dee is onto her dodgy partner’s dark secrets. Fans on a Coronation Street Facebook group have noted her peculiar interest in Lauren, sparking theories that she’s got the full scoop on her twisted fiancé.
One armchair sleuth posted: “Why is Dee-Dee so invested in Lauren all of a sudden? ” Another responded with a hint of suspicion: “She suspects something.”
Someone else speculated: “She might know and will announce it at the altar when they are due to get married. That’s what they seem to do in soaps.”
Adding to the chatter, another fan suggested: “She knows there’s something else to it. Wouldn’t surprise me if she knew everything about Joel.”
