Coronation Street star Cait Fitton breaks silence on Lauren Bolton’s mystery boyfriend

Coronation Street‘s Cait Fitton has shared some insight into Lauren Bolton’s relationship with a mystery man.

Recent episodes have seen Lauren claim to have a rich boyfriend who lavished her with expensive gifts, but she did not reveal exactly who he was. Friends Max Turner and Sabrina Adetiba questioned whether the mystery man was actually real, especially when Lauren said they had abruptly split up.

But the man is in fact very real, with viewers seeing Lauren taking mystery calls with her lover though his identity is yet to be revealed.

With more and more questions mounting up as to the secret man – especially as Bobby Crawford’s crush on Lauren builds – Cait has discussed the intriguing storyline.

“I think Lauren’s very confused. There’s this so-called boyfriend that no one knows about, we kind of get the feeling that he’s a lot older than Lauren, that he’s got more financial stability which is what Lauren needs in her life, but that’s all we know,” she said.

“I think her head is saying you’re in the right place, you’re getting given money towards your flat, he obviously cares about you. But then you’ve also got Bobby who brings a lot of excitement into Lauren’s life. He understands Lauren and he’s got that banter with her.”

Cait continued: “Max and Lauren’s relationship started under false pretences. They were almost forced together when the group were indoctrinating Max, but with Bobby it happens completely naturally. Bobby knows about Lauren’s past and he looks beyond that.

“He comes from the same sort of background as Lauren and he accepts her for who she is where a lot of people haven’t. Bobby looks at her for the positives rather than the negatives. Lauren has a massive guard up and I think she will for a long, long time.

“I hope Bobby is one of the people who can bring that guard down for Lauren but it’s going to be a long road.

“I hope that in time she can settle down on the street and find some stability in a relationship or even a friendship with Bobby. However, at the minute things seem very complicated and she’s being pulled in different directions.”

When asked about whether Lauren is torn between following her heart or her head when it comes to her mystery older man and Bobby, Cait believes Lauren is “stuck between a rock and a hard place” and that whatever she chooses to do will be a “leap”.

She added: “Lauren’s used to what she’s used to. She was brought up around older men but always treated like a child and told what to do, what to say, how to think. Now she’s on her own and she’s becoming a woman, but she hasn’t got anybody to tell her right from wrong so she’s making all these mistakes along the way.

“She now needs to make the right choice, but what is the right choice? If she goes with her heart then she’s opening herself up to getting hurt again. But then if she follows her head, is she being naive and potentially letting what’s happened in the past happen to her again?”

Bobby has gone out of his way to make Lauren feel appreciated, fetching books that she needs and lavishing her with flowers just to make her feel good, but he is left disheartened when a larger, more opulent bunch of flowers turn up for her.

Cait said that Lauren “does feel bad” for the situation that he finds himself in, but that she thinks ultimately they’re a “good pairing” and Bobby would be the right choice for her.

“She does feel bad for him. He’s stuck around, he’s seen her with her attitude and he doesn’t care. If anything, he tries harder. He perseveres and Lauren’s never had someone like that before,” she added.

“Her guard has gone up, she’s been a bit feisty but Bobby has constantly persevered and I think this, with the flowers, is not just a kick in the teeth for Bobby but kind of a kick in the teeth for Lauren too as she doesn’t want to be in this situation.

“She wants it to be an easy decision, but it’s not because if she chooses her heart, then she loses the stability she’s got with her other boyfriend.

“Bobby is such a likeable character whereas Lauren is always being labelled a troublemaker because of the mistakes she’s made.

“It’s just she doesn’t know anything different. She acts first and then she realises afterwards that she shouldn’t have made those choices. But in the moment, it’s all she knows. I’m hoping that Bobby can balance Lauren out and maybe they can be a good pairing.”