Coronation Street fans predict horror return twist as huge villain’s connection to Lauren Bolton is teased
CORONATION Street fans have predicted a horror return twist after a huge villain’s connection to Lauren Bolton was teased.
Lauren – played by Cait Fitton – first appeared on the Cobbles in 2022 alongside her dad Reece Bolton.
Reece groomed Max Turner into joining Griff Reynolds’ far-right extremist group, before the two men were eventually sent to prison, while Max served time in a Secure Training Centre.
Lauren recently returned to Weatherfield and has tried to turn her life around like Max, but she’s hit a number of stumbling blocks along the way.
In a scene which aired last month, Lauren offered to sleep with Roy Cropper after he showed kindness towards her following a shift at the cafe.
It has prompted some Coronation Street fans to think Lauren might have a devastating link to Bethany Platt, with the character rumoured to be returning to the Cobbles.
Bethany – played by Lucy Fallon – was groomed by evil Nathan Curtis before finding the strength to report him and his gang to the police.
With Lauren so quick to offer sex as a thank you to someone being nice to her, viewers think she might also have crossed path with Nathan and his gang.
Taking to social media, one wrote: “Wonder if Lauren is one of Nathans victims what with bethany coming back next year #Corrie”.
Another added: “Some people have speculated that she’s one of the girls Nathan abused, which, with Bethany coming back, sort of makes sense. But she has definitely been abused in some form for her to speak like that.”
A third replied: “Aw, it was heartbreaking. But yeah, being a victim of Nathan’s might make sense.”
Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.