ITV Coronation Street fans 'figure out' horror murder twist as they share plea over Stu and Kelly

There was a shock for fans of Coronation Street last week when Stu Carpenter's past was finally exposed. Viewers of the ITV soap haven't known much about the character since his first appearance last year but the appearance of his ex-wife changed all of that.

In scenes aired on Friday night (August 5), Stu, played by Bill Fellows, was revealed to be a murderer. He was horrified to see his ex-wife, Lucy, at Speed Daal after he was made front and centre of an article in The Gazette. Lucy ordererd Stu to stay away from their daughter Bridget before dropping the bombshell secret from Stu’s past as she reminded her ex of Charlie Walter, the young girl he murdered.

As Lucy strode out of the restaurant, Stu protested his innocence, explaining to Yasmeen and Alya that he was wrongly imprisoned for the murder of a young girl. While he protested his innocence, viewers were left wondering who to believe and during scenes aired on Monday night (August 8), Stu hit the bottle and was found on the streets by Kelly Neelan.

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At the hospital, feeling worthless and insisting Kelly is best off without him, Stu barked that she’s a nuisance who’s not welcome anymore and the teen left feeling upset and rejected. As Kelly fled, Corrie fans agreed with her that Stu is innocent and came up with a theory that Stu is covering for someone else over the murder, and they think that person is his daughter.

But as anything can happen in soapland, some fans of the Salford-based soap think that Stu could be involved in Kelly's exit after it was reported Millie Gibson is set to leave the role after four years.

Shirley Fiander wrote on Facebook: "I believe