Coronation Street fans have discovered the truth about Joel Deering after months of suspicion. Viewers of the ITV soap haven't trusted the solicitor ever since he arrived in Weatherfield as a duty solicitor helping Lauren Bolton.
But his eyes soon wandered elsewhere and was soon inviting Weatherfield solicitor Dee-Dee Bailey out for a drink, explaining that he needed to pick her brain about US law.
But it was actually just a ruse as he hoped to land a date with Dee-Dee and the pair have since slipped into a relationship.
However, Dee-Dee was left gutted in recent scenes as, after some digging from Alya Nazir, Joel was left confessing the truth to his new girlfriend - that he has a wife and a one-year-old daughter. READ MORE: Coronation Street star 'burst out crying' over storyline as co-star sweetly thanks him READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Joel has now been left begging for Dee-Dee's forgiveness, explaining that he is in the process of divorcing his wife but has been battling to see his young daughter.
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