Coronation Street's Alina Pop has fled Weatherfield in order to protect the safety of her young son Dorin in a heartbreaking twist.
The popular character recently returned to the ITV soap after an unexpected encounter with her former love rival Fiz Dobbs (Jennie Mcalpine) in a car park.
It soon was revealed that Fiz's husband Tyrone (Alan Halsall) was the father of Alina's child, Dorin. Viewers will recall that Tyrone and Alina were romantically involved a few years ago, and before Alina departed, the former show regular insisted she wasn't pregnant.
In her final scene before her exit, audiences saw her at the airport departure lounge, tenderly holding her growing baby bump.
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