Coronation Street fans address David Platt home confusion as actor admits 'doubt'

Coronation Street fans have been trying to get to the bottom of why David Platt is having to potentially buy the home he is currently living in as his mum decided to sell up.

Those who follow the ITV soap know that the Platt matriarch will soon be leaving the cobbles behind. How Gail comes to exit her home of five decades remains to be seen, but the scenes will air before the end of the year after acting legend Helen Worth decided to step back from her long-running role.

Earlier this month, Corrie viewers saw David breaking the news to his wife Shona that Gail’s taken out a bridging loan to pay for Bethany's medevac flight home from Turkey after her surgery horror and she's now committed to selling the house.

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David has since been trying to find the money to be able to buy the house himself, making a deal with Gail to give him time before she looks for another buyer. But in typical Gail fashion, she didn't listen and David was furious to find a 'for sale' board outside the family home before Carla Connor popped round with Ryan for a viewing.

And it appears David is desperate as during Monday night's Corrie (October 21) it was revealed that he was the one who stole Damon Hay's cash, which he offered to his ex Sarah, David's sister, telling her he had some hidden cash he wanted her to have to help with Bethany's medical bills.

It was at the end of the latest episode that David was seen panicked to find Lily rummaging through the cupboard under the stairs. He asked her what she was doing, trying to get her to go away. It's then that we