Coronation Street: Joel discovers Lauren is pregnant Earlier this year, Coronation Street fans were horrified when teen Lauren Bolton (played by Cait Fitton) vanished from the cobbles. Many believed she had been killed after the police found blood and evidence of a struggle in her flat, unaware that Joel Deering (Calum Lill) had brutally attacked her. However, she was recently tracked down by Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) and Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon).
Although when they found her they were in for a shock when they realised she was pregnant. As ITV viewers learned that the father was Joel, who is trying to keep her from telling the truth to his fiance Dee-Dee, some fans don’t believe she’s telling the truth. One person said: “And Lauren's bound to give birth at Christmas.
It'll be Max's baby, not Joel's.” Someone else added: “Plot twist: Max is the father of Lauren's baby and it isn't Joel's at all” Another viewer commented: “Lauren is a female Max. It’d be hilarious if this kid isn’t Joel’s.
” Lauren Bolton returned to the cobbles this month (Image: ITV) READ MORE Loose Women fans call out 'disrespectful' Ruth Langsford 'snub' to Eamonn “I’m not sure if I’m convinced that Joel is Lauren‘s baby daddy. Who else has she been with,” said one fan. (sic) However, some fans believe Max will step up and take on the baby as his own.
One viewer wrote: “I can see a similar David/Kylie situation developing with Max taking on Lauren and bein.