Coronation Street airs Lauren Bolton pregnancy twist as star says she's 'powerful but petrified'

Coronation Street has confirmed Lauren Bolton is pregnant following her surprise return. It was confirmed that the teen is now expecting Joel Deering's baby after the truth about their relationship before her disappearance was finally revealed.

It was confirmed during Monday night's (July 8) edition of the ITV soap that Lauren, played by Cait Fitton, was alive after disappearing from Weatherfield back in February. A missing persons case quickly turned into a murder probe after blood was found in Lauren's flat and it was Roy Cropper who became DS Lisa Swain's prime suspect.

However, it was revealed in flashback scenes aired in May that Roy, as everyone already knew, was innocent after he was charged with the suspected murder of Lauren and that it was really Joel who was her 'secret boyfriend' and had something to do with her sudden disappearance.

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After making a swift exit from Roy's homecoming, after he was finally released from prison, Joel was met by Hope Stape who handed him a necklace that she found in his car when cleaning it, which viewers recognised belonged to Lauren. Then, a flashback clip revealed him to be Lauren's secret 'boyfriend' and him brutally attacking her with a chair leg.

But after months of pondering whether Lauren had survived after being in the solicitor's clutches, the character appeared distraught as she came to Roy's bedside after he collapsed in his beloved café and had to be given CPR.

As she apologised to Roy for everything that happened, Lauren kissed Roy's hand and had to make a swift exit. But that