Lauren Bolton’s (Cait Fitton) life isn’t set to improve anytime soon in Coronation Street as she now faces an anxious wait to see if her baby will survive after being born prematurely.
A few weeks ago, when Lauren returned to Weatherfield, it was confirmed she was pregnant with Joel Deering’s (Calum Lill) baby. This development was absolutely unexpected for Joel. Last September, shortly after they met, Joel started giving Lauren money in exchange for sex, but he thought he had seen the last of her after he attacked her in February. When she arrived at the hospital to see Roy Cropper (David Neilson), Joel confronted her, but Lauren stopped Joel from throwing a punch by revealing her pregnancy.
“Obviously when you go through any sort of trauma, we as human beings like to put it to the back of our minds and hope it goes away, but it’s always there, it’s never going to go away,” actress Cait Fitton explained to us at the time. “With Lauren, she thinks putting it behind her and moving on from it, she rushes that process and you can’t rush it. Like grief, you can’t rush it, you just have to go through it as and when it happens.
“Since she’s left Weatherfield, she’s been running from hostel to hostel, sleeping homeless, unable to pay the rent, getting booted out of different hostels. Now there are other precautions she’s got to think about too.”
In the aftermath, Joel’s sole aim has been to get rid of Lauren and the baby. At first, the plan was to save up enough money and move her to Ireland, but towards the end of this week, things change again as Lauren experiences stomach pains, falls to the floor, and fears she’s losing her child. Coming up, Lauren is at the hospital, terrified as her prematurely born son lies in an incubator. Her day is interrupted by the arrival of DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers), who is ready to ask Lauren questions.
But the big question is – will Lauren and Joel’s baby survive?
Now that Lauren is in Weatherfield for the foreseeable future, what will Joel do next to ensure his secret isn’t revealed?
