Coronation Street spoilers next week - secret exposed, teen attacked, affair 'caught' and disappearance

Secrets always have a habit of coming out in the end, especially in soap land. And so next week, it's Joel Deering who is forced to admit the truth in Coronation Street.

He first joined the ITV soap last year as the duty solicitor who was tasked with helping troubled Lauren Bolton. Romance has since blossomed for Joel and local lawyer Dee-Dee but in recent scenes, more suspicions about his reason for appearing in Weatherfield were raised.

After Dee-Dee was snowed under with work, Joel offered to meet a new client on her behalf and pass on notes. Joel was then seen meeting up with Dee-Dee’s client in the bistro but they were interrupted by the arrival of Emily, who was clearly angry. In a panic, Joel steered Emily out with Toyah Habeeb watching on from the bar, intrigued, wondering who the woman was.

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In upcoming scenes, it's been revealed that Alya Nazir will soon have questions about her colleague and friend's new man after he claims that a receipt from an expensive jeweller was for cufflinks he bought.

Alya jokes about his expensive taste but as she later heads out, she spots Joel in a car being driven by a sullen-looking woman. Alya watches with her suspicions mounting. Later, Alya steals herself before showing Dee-dee the CCTV footage from the bistro.

Dee-Dee confronts Joel who admits that he has a wife, Emily and a daughter, Maisie. He claims his wife threw him out when she was pregnant because he had an affair which leaves Dee-Dee reeling in shock.

Meanwhile, the aftermath of Maria Windass discovering the depth of Liam Connor's despair continues in Weatherfield next week. An exhausted Maria watches over Liam while he sleeps, she calls the doctor and