The disappearance of Lauren Bolton (Cait Fittonhas sparked discussion among all the Coronation Street fans.
The troubled young woman seemingly vanished a few weeks ago, after telling Roy (David Neilson) she was planning to leave Weatherfield to start a new life elsewhere.
Lauren’s worried friends informed the police, DS Swain (Vicky Myers) and Craig (Colson Smith) then found blood in Lauren’s flat, and an official inquiry was launched.
At present, we don’t know where Lauren is, or if she’s alive. Currently, Roy Cropper is the main suspect due to his involvement in Lauren’s life, but most Weatherfield residents – and us! – believe the beloved café owner had nothing to do with her disappearance.
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Despite ongoing theories, fans still suspect Joel Deering (Calum Lill), Dee-Dee’s (Channique Sterling-Brown) love interest.
Interestingly, enamored Dee-Dee met duty solicitor Joel at the police station in September, when he helped Lauren avoid trouble for causing damage at Audrey’s salon. While attention has been on Joel and
his secret partner recently, some ITV soap viewers believe he is involved in Lauren’s story. Sharing thoughts in a Coronation Street Facebook group, one fan grew curious and wondered: ‘I always thought
Joel was Nathan’s brother maybe that was involved in the grooming case with Bethany. A necklace is what Bethany got too.’ Fans believe Joel sent Lauren the flowers (Picture: ITV)
In the episode aired on February 16, Dee-Dee received flowers from Joel and while they weren’t exactly the same as Lauren’s, they were very similar.
Apart from these plausible theories, another member of the Facebook group said ‘it’s more likely to be the far-right group she [Lauren] was involved with though’, referring to the gang that also manipulated and groomed Max Turner (Paddy Bever).
In upcoming episodes of the ITV soap,
the focus will be on Roy , who gets tangled in another frightening situation when a lady called Alice arrives at the café and pretends to be Lauren’s mom.After Alice films Roy’s living room and records commentary that says he’s a murderer, she overhears young Sam (Jude Riordan) telling Roy that he’s his best friend forever.
As the penny drops that the lady isn’t Lauren’s mom, Roy and Evelyn (Maureen Lipman) head out with Freddie the dog and come face to face with Alice.
Just as she starts to film them, Roy goes to stop her, but Alice ends up stumbling and bangs her head.
This looks set to be the straw that breaks the camel’s back as that evening, Dee-Dee tells Nina (Mollie Gallagher), Shona (Julia Goulding), Evelyn and Carla (Alison King) that Roy has been charged with Lauren’s murder.
In the police jail,
a completely shattered Roy is sitting by himself, feeling completely numb with fear in his mind. DS Swain is searching in the incorrect direction.
