Coronation Street’s Lauren Bolton sleuths 'work out' secret family link between two characters
20.04.2024 - 00:52
/ ok.co.uk
Coronation Street fans have pieced together a potential new family twist for missing Lauren Bolton after eagle eyed viewers spotted a clue during a recent behind the scenes video. As regular viewers will know, it's been nearly two months since the teenager vanished from the cobbles and fans are convinced one character definitely 'knows something' about her disappearance.
Lauren, portrayed by Cait Fitton, had been acting suspiciously for several weeks prior to going missing, with the character hinting at a secret boyfriend who was lavishing her with jewellery and flowers. However, after being fired from her job at the cafe by Roy Cropper, she received a visit from an unknown individual and then disappeared without a trace.
Her new friend and romantic interest Bobby Crawford was the one to realise she was missing, but his missing persons report wasn't initially taken seriously. Sadly, the situation later took a sinister turn when blood was discovered in the flat she had been living in, prompting DS Lisa Swain to start investigating who might be responsible for Lauren's disappearance.
Roy Cropper, played by David Neilson, quickly became DS Swain's main suspect as he was the last person to see her alive and unwittingly incriminated himself after he decided to deep-clean Lauren's flat in an attempt to help his friend Evelyn Plummer, who was subletting the flat to Lauren, avoid a hefty cleaning fee. Roy has since been charged with Lauren's murder and was denied bail earlier this week.
In Wednesday night's episode of Corrie (April 17), viewers saw a distraught Roy in his cell, refusing to eat or see visitors, leaving his niece Nina Lucas heartbroken, reports the Manchester Evening News. Meanwhile, Bobby's lie about spotting an
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