Coronation Street fans have joked they have worked out the 'real reason' for Bernie Winter's upcoming exit as she faces prison.
There were emotional scenes during Monday night's (November 13) trip to the cobbles as the character discovered her fate in front of her family.
Bernie was caught handling stolen goods when she tried to quickly sell some stolen items with her dodgy business partner Big Garth.
It comes after she teamed up for her son Paul Foreman's late friend, Shelly, after she discovered she'd been buying laptops on her old company credit card and selling them on in order to pay for her carers.
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