Coronation Street fans think there will is a DNA twist ahead - but not for the new baby born in Weatherfield. As viewers of the ITV soap know, Lauren Bolton gave birth to her son after being drugged by Joel Deering.
It's only been a few months since Corrie fans saw Joel's true colours as it was revealed he was behind the teen's sudden disappearance from the street, with a flashback clip showing him shockingly attacking her with a chair leg before leaving her for dead.
It was last month that it was revealed Lauren was alive as she returned to the cobbles to visit a sick Roy Cropper, who has been accused of her murder and sent to prison before being exonerated.
During her visit, she was accosted by Joel and the truth about what happened between the pair was uncovered. READ MORE: Coronation Street spoilers as Dee-Dee closes in on Joel, Toyah's health takes turn, and Kit makes sneaky move READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here After a scared - and pregnant - Lauren did another runner from Joel, she was eventually found by Joel's fiancee Dee-Dee Bailey and Bethany Platt and taken to hospital where she was quickly on DS Lisa Swain's radar.
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