Coronation Street fans are questioning if two characters on the ITV soap could secretly be linked or related, after they developed a friendship in a recent episode

Coronation Street fans are questioning if two characters on the ITV soap could secretly be linked or related(Image: ITV)

Fans are questioning if two Coronation Street teens could secretly be related on the ITV soap.

Just this week we learned of a DNA bombshell, as Lauren Bolton found out her dad Reece Bolton was unlikely to be her biological father. It left fans speculating who her real dad could be and if it was someone already on the famous street.

Now a new theory could suggest Lauren has a secret sibling, and they could be a familiar face. There’s nothing to suggest from Corrie themselves that we will meet Lauren’s real dad or her secret family.

But this is soap land, so fans cannot help but suspect there is a reason for the bombshell to have been dropped. One theory from a viewer suggests the recent scenes and new friendship between Lauren and Betsy Swain could be a major hint of what is ahead.

Betsy was introduced as the teenaged daughter of detective Lisa Swain and her late wife Becky last year on the soap. We saw her mother Lisa open up about raising the teen, and the loss of her wife in the line of duty.

Fans are questioning if two Coronation Street teens could secretly be related on the ITV soap(Image: ITV)

The identity of Betsy’s biological father has never been revealed, and details around Betsy have also not been mentioned that fully. It’s known that he is not a part of Betsy’s life, and it’s likely that he was a donor with no plan to be involved with her upbringing, with Becky and Lisa being her parents.

There doesn’t seem to be any plans to explore this on the ITV soap or to introduce the biological father, with Betsy never mentioning him. Becky and Lisa were her parents and that’s that.

But it hasn’t stopped fans speculating over the paternity of Betsy, convinced Corrie will bring him into the show at some point, if he isn’t already on the street. Now the scenes with Lauren have left some viewers wondering if there’s a link, after Lauren’s comment about finding her family on the street.

The theory suggests new pals Lauren and Betsy will find out they are sisters, following Lauren finding out a mystery man she doesn’t know is her real father. The theory questions whether Lauren will uncover her real dad’s identity, and it will turn out he is also the father of Betsy.

Betsy was introduced as the teenaged daughter of detective Lisa Swain and her late wife Becky(Image: ITV)

The comment online read: “Just had a thought about if Betsy’s dad is unknown. Lauren’s dad is not her real dad [who is unknown]. I wonder if they are half sisters with the same dad [as a] connection. I’ve got you Corrie writers.”

Again there has been nothing from Corrie to suggest this is the case or that either Lauren’s dad or Betsy’s biological father will join the show. There’s also nothing to suggest an existing character is the father of either teen, let alone both teens.

But viewers are constantly speculating over DNA twists and secret siblings as it’s a repeated storyline across the soaps. There’s been a fair few DNA twists in recent years, and now fans think there could be another one linked to Lauren.