Fans of Coronation Street have predicted that there might be a further shocking twist in store for Joel Deering and Lauren Bolton, following last night’s baby episode. With Lauren’s newborn baby fighting for his life in an incubator, Joel scrambled to cover his tracks.
As he visited Lauren in the hospital, she asked him if he wanted to meet his son. Joel agreed, and Lauren ushered him through to see the baby as he struggled for life within the incubator.

Joel meets baby Francis (Credit: ITV/YouTube)

Joel upset as Lauren reveals baby name
She then told him the baby’s name – Francis, after her grandfather. Joel, visibly shaken, grew emotional.
He then revealed that Francis – or ‘Frankie’, for short – was his father’s name too. He then slunk out of the room, in tears.
Fans quickly took this to mean that a further revelation might be in store for Joel and Lauren. Could the pair be related?

Guilty conscience or grim realisation? (Credit: ITV/YouTube)