Coronation Street fans fear icon's death and say 'calling it' as trailer prompts new Lauren Bolton theory

Coronation Street fans have been left fearing for one of the soap's most iconic characters as the truth about Lauren Bolton is set to be revealed. The teen has now been missing for several weeks and what was initially a missing persons case has since become a murder probe.

Lauren was last seen in Weatherfield on February 23 after being sacked from her job at Roy's Rolls by Roy. The cafe owner later visited her with her wages and some extra cash to tide her over. But soon after, the teen was visited at home by a mystery person who viewers never got to see.

As a result, she hasn't been seen alive since and it was her new love interest and Carla Connor's nephew Bobby found her flat unlocked and eerily empty.

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And while Bobby did report Lauren as missing to the police but it wasn't until Sean Tully was viewing the flat and revealed he'd spotted blood on the curtains the case really began into her disappearance. And when the blood was confirmed as being Lauren's, the missing person case became a murder probe.

Weeks on, and with Roy imprisoned awaiting trial for murder, Corrie has confirmed a special week of episodes 'like no other' which will see the Weatherfield stalwart's prison hell come to a head while recently returned predator Nathan Curtis is firmly put on the police’s radar as viewers discover what really happened on the fateful night that Lauren disappeared.

In a new gripping promo from ITV Studios, Corrie fans see just how the week will play out with the tension building as the long-running soap is stripped across five nights from Monday (May 27)