What is Coronation Street’s Joel hiding and who’s Emily? ITV soap fans ‘work out’ solicitor’s secret

Coronation Street is lining up explosive scenes next week when Joel Deering finds himself in an awkward moment.

Duty solicitor Joel, played by Calum Lill, joined the cobbles last year and soon became a love interest for fellow solicitor Dee-Dee Bailey, played by Channique Sterling-Brown. Since Joel’s arrival, soap watchers have been left suspicious, speculating he could be too good to be true.

And in upcoming scenes next week, it appears Joel’s secret is teased as he is confronted by a mystery woman on the ITV soap. The week starts off with Adam Barlow asking Dee-Dee and Joel about a firearms case he’s taken on and wonders if they’ve dealt with anything similar.

Later, Adam, who has been left seething over his ex-wife Sarah Platt reuniting with lover Damon Hay, is left angry when at Sarah’s birthday celebration, Damon hands out shots to Audrey, Gail, Bethany, Nick and Sarah, toasting the latter’s birthday. Yet it’s not long until Dee-Dee and Joel arrive at the Bistro to tell him that they might have cracked his case, is Adam’s luck about to change?

However, while things look more positive for Adam, Joel appears to be spooked by a blast from the past later in the week. In the episodes, Dee-Dee complains that she’s snowed under with work to which Joel offers to meet a new client on her behalf and pass on notes.

Later, Joel meets up with Dee-Dee’s client in the Bistro but they are soon interrupted by the arrival of mystery woman, Emily, who is clearly very angry. In a panic, Joel, who is spooked, steers Emily out. However, the commotion doesn’t go unnoticed by Toyah Battersby, who watches on intrigued as she wonders who this mystery woman is. Who is Emily and will Toyah tell Dee-Dee what she witnessed?

The scenes are yet to air but it hasn’t stopped soap watchers from already speculating what Joel’s secret could be. Taking to social media, one person said: “I think he’s married” with a crying emoji while a different account put: “Oh no that’s Emily’s husband I think”.

Elsewhere, one person said: “With this whole Ed/Ronnie thing I reckon Joel (DeeDee’s fella) is gonna be related to Damon or even Geoff or someone and they get out of debt in a dodgy deal #Corrie”, a different account put: “I think Dee Dee’s boyfriend also has a gambling problem … one or two little hints have been dropped” while another added: “I don’t trust him.”