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Corrie fans gobsmacked as they spot crucial Laura Neelan and Steve McDonald link
Coronation Street fans have been left gobsmacked after spotting a crucial link between Laura Neelan and Steve McDonald.Fans of the ITV soap will be aware that Laura is determined to get in touch with her ex Rick before she dies of terminal cancer, so that she can pass his money on to her daughter Kelly.So determined, in fact, that she has hired a private investigator to chase him - not knowing that Rick was actually murdered by Gary Windass' hand.But now viewers have noticed a connection between Laura's PI and cobbles regular Steve McDonald.Laura's PI Ron Fordham has appeared in the soap several times before as a Detective Sergeant in the police, played by Steven Hillman.But that isn't the first role Steven has played on the ITV street, as he first appeared as a jury foreman, a repossession man and, more recently, as Rich Raven.Rich was a taxi driver hired by Street Cars - the company owned by Steve McDonald.One stunned fan posted a snap of the actor on Facebook: "This is Steve Hillman, the actor who played Rich Raven in 2000 in Corrie. "Jez Quigley installed him temporarily in Steve McDonald's new business venture, Street Cars.