ITV Coronation Street viewers speechless as Lauren Bolton drops bombshell news on Joel Deering
Lauren Bolton was presumed dead after her character went missing from Coronation Street earlier this year - but she returned to the cobbles in a shock twist
Coronation Street fans were shocked to the core after Lauren Bolton finally returned to the cobbles, alive.
The wayward teen portrayed by Cait Fitton has been missing since earlier this year, as she vanished from Weatherfield under mysterious circumstances and when blood spatters were discovered in her flat, it didn’t take the authorities very long to assume she’d been murdered.
However, Lauren herself proved them wrong, as ITV viewers expected her to make an explosive comeback. The troubled character returned to Corrie as she paid a visit to a bed-ridden Roy Cropper, who was once wrongly suspected of murdering her.
In scenes aired this Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Lauren came face-to-face with her tormentor Joel Deering (played by Calum Lill) and after the pair took a difficult stroll down Memory Lane, she revealed that she was five months pregnant with his baby.
Lauren Bolton made an unexpected return to the cobbles and dropped a bombshell on Joel this Tuesday
Viewers were shocked by the twist, particularly as Lauren revealed she’d vanished from the cobbles out of her own will, in a desperate attempt to flee from the duty solicitor, whom she began to sleep with after she offered to repay him for his services.
Joel took advantage of vulnerable Lauren, who once sold X-rated content on O-Vidz in a bid to make ends meet, when she faced legal trouble, offering her money for her rent and her bills. A staggering amount of cash she couldn’t possibly repay – until she agreed to romp with him behind his fiancée’s back.
Wayward teen Lauren Bolton announced to Joel Deering she was five months pregnant with his baby this Tuesday (
ITV)
“The way my jaw just DROPPED it was a shock seeing her back in the first place but she’s PREGNANT?! with that psycho’s baby?!”, one fan penned over on X, otherwise known as Twitter. Another added: “Oh God. Lauren is pregnant!”, just as a third lamented: “Of course she is just what poor Dee Dee needs !” Elsewhere, a fourth viewer was clearly troubled as they commented: “Joel is one sick b******.”
Lauren actress Cait Fitton went to extreme lengths to hide her return from the long-running show. Speaking about filming her scenes with Joel actor Calum Lill, she remembered: “I had to sneak in and out the building, getting lifts from Calum but having to get in the boot to make sure I wasn’t being seen.” And she also made sure nobody on social media would know about Lauren’s surprise comeback.
Wayward teen Lauren Bolton announced to Joel Deering she was five months pregnant with his baby this Tuesday (
ITV)
“The way my jaw just DROPPED it was a shock seeing her back in the first place but she’s PREGNANT?! with that psycho’s baby?!”, one fan penned over on X, otherwise known as Twitter. Another added: “Oh God. Lauren is pregnant!”, just as a third lamented: “Of course she is just what poor Dee Dee needs !” Elsewhere, a fourth viewer was clearly troubled as they commented: “Joel is one sick b******.”
Lauren actress Cait Fitton went to extreme lengths to hide her return from the long-running show. Speaking about filming her scenes with Joel actor Calum Lill, she remembered: “I had to sneak in and out the building, getting lifts from Calum but having to get in the boot to make sure I wasn’t being seen.” And she also made sure nobody on social media would know about Lauren’s surprise comeback.