Coronation Street’s Dee-Dee makes unsettling Joel discovery as lies finally rumbled

Coronation Street’s Dee-Dee Bailey finally realises her fiancé Joel Deering is a liar next week on the ITV soap.

A new preview shows the moment Dee-Dee rumbles Joel has been lying to her about an item of jewellery he bought a while ago. Joel claimed to have bought his baby daughter a charm bracelet, while viewers know this was not really the case.

But when Dee-Dee meets with baby Maeve’s mother Emily in upcoming scenes, Emily is puzzled when Dee-Dee reveals she’s bought a charm for the bracelet. Emily also gives a weird look when Dee-Dee mentions Joel having nowhere to store his belongings, as if she knows he’s hiding something.

Dee-Dee is adamant that Joel gave his daughter a bracelet, but Emily makes it clear this did not happen. Dee-Dee is shown confused and questioning what Joel bought instead, and it seems this confusion will lead to her investigating her partner.

Emily will also warn her about Joel still paying rent on his old flat, telling her to be careful. Both lies lead to Dee-Dee doing some digging, but will she finally figure out her partner is living a double life?

Dee-Dee actress Channique Sterling-Brown recently hinted at when Joel will be exposed. It will likely lead to an exit for Joel, as there’s no way he will be able to stay on the Cobbles.

“We’ve been filming all the lead-up to Joel’s downfall. I think he’s playing a very dangerous game and he’s walking on thin ice. It’s been fun, because it’s been like planning a wedding but also exploring this different side of their relationship, where he’s really deliberately deceiving her to keep his lies and his other life undercover,” she told Digital Spy.

“Obviously Dee-Dee is a smart woman, so she’s definitely picking up on his signals. I think it’s going to be a real time of turmoil for Dee-Dee whenever the truth does come out. I think she will be questioning her judgement of character – and her judgement in general.”

For Channique, Dee-Dee is a victim – and she hopes people will see how these things can affect others. She explained: “But it’s been really important for me personally to protect the integrity of the character. In so many situations, people are deceived.

“While it might not be to the extent of the kind of person Joel is, if someone has deliberately pulled the wool over your eyes, it doesn’t make you stupid – you’re a victim too. I really hope people are able to relate to someone being manipulated in that way and how you reconcile who you are after that.”