Coronation Street fans 'work out' what happened to Lauren – and Bethany is involved

Coronation Street fans have been speculating what happened to Lauren since she went missing but they believe one thing is for certain – Bethany had something to do with it

Fans of Coronation Street are adamant that Bethany was involved in Lauren’s disappearance.

After her inexplicable disappearance at the start of the year, Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) has been missing for months. Police discovered forensic evidence in her apartment that was consistent with a serious assault, leading them to conclude that she had been physically mistreated.

It’s now assumed that Lauren is dead. After being detained for the murder of Lauren, Roy Cropper (David Neilson) will face charges the following week. However, fans have shifted their focus to Bethany (Lucy Fallon) because they are positive the long-running character had nothing to do with the disappearance of his former colleague.

Before vanishing, Lauren approached Bethany and asked if she’d write up her story of how she was brainwashed by a far-right group and sell it to a magazine. Knowing the risks of publishing the story, fans believe Bethany helped Lauren hide to protect her.

Sharing their thoughts on a Facebook group, one wrote: “You know, that makes me think.. Bethany spoke about the commission for doing the story… On Lauren’s ultra right-wing connection. I think maybe Bethany helped her to hide, so the racists won’t find her when the story comes out.”

Another agreed: “I think that Bethany told her that she would be running the story and Lauren told her she has to hide out or there would be consequences against her and they wouldn’t be good. So I think Bethany knows where she is but is trying to protect her.”

A third added: “I think she’s rescued Lauren, I’ve not watched it tonight but I’ve thought that because of Bethany’s past, I think when she was tutoring her she found out a lot about her…”

Someone else speculated: “Bethany is involved somehow, think it’s something to do with the gang she was mixed up in.” Certain that Bethany knows more than she is letting on, another penned: “I think Bethany knows something too.”

Meanwhile, others think something far more sinister is at bay, theorising that Bethany was the one who murdered Lauren. One declared: “I think Bethany killed Lauren.”

A second agreed: “I would not be surprised if Bethany killed Lauren.” Someone else responded: “Agreed, did you just see the look she gave, I just said to my husband she’s killed Lauren.”