CORONATION Street fans predict a massive ‘hostage’ storyline after a huge secret is revealed.

This week’s episodes saw Dee-Dee Bailey discover alarming information about her fiance Joel Deering.

Dee-Dee found out he still had his old flat and when she visited it, she realised another woman was living there.

While she still has no idea it’s Lauren Bolton – who he has been abusing and has fathered a premature baby with – she was still devastated by what she had learned and confronted him.

She also called out the fact he had never given his daughter the bracelet he had claimed was for her, but slippery Joel was able to think on his feet and lie again to his fiancee.

While Dee-Dee didn’t seem wholly convinced by his version of events and walked out of the flat they share, some Coronation Street fans think Joel will show his true colours any moment.

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Considering how evil he has been to Lauren, one viewer wrote on X: “How long until we see Joel keeping DeeDee as hostage? Mark my words.”

Another added: “DeeDee knows somethings up when her smile faded at the end of todays episode, now it’s time for her to escape the naughty Joel’s clutches!”

A third tweeted: “Swain AND DeeDee now suspicious of Joel. Batten down the hatches.”

Meanwhile a fourth shared: “Joel gives me the ick, that mask is slipping come on DeeDee.”

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Their fears come as Channique Sterling-Brown – who plays Dee-Dee – opened up about her own concerns for the storyline.

She said: “The one thing I said to the producers at the start of this storyline was, ‘She’s not stupid and I don’t want her to look stupid’, and there’s this whole chapter where she is in the dark.”

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She continued: “It’s been really important to establish this relationship because Joel has gotten to know Dee-Dee so well, which has allowed him to manipulate her to the best of his ability.

“A lot of people find themselves in situations where they’ve been deceived and we’ve got to do them justice by not just having them seem like a rose-tinted glasses type of person.

“As abusers and narcissists like Joel do, they ensure they have completely sold a different version of who they really are and that was really important for me to portray.”

Darkest soap storylines

Over the years the likes of EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street have all tried to try outdo each other with their outlandish plots in a bid to keep us tuning in each week. But here are some of the darkest that had fans in shock…

EastEnders: Tony grooming Whitney (2008-2009) – Tony King first appeared in Albert Square in 2008 as the boyfriend of Bianca, played by Patsy Palmer. But it was quickly revealed he was a paedophile who had been grooming vulnerable Whitney, Bianca’s adopted stepdaughter from a previous relationship, since she was 12. The shocking storyline attracted more than 200 complaints within a week of it beginning. Whitney waited until her 16th birthday to reveal the truth to a horrified Bianca, who called the police.
Emmerdale: Holly’s drug addiction and shock death (2010-2016) – In 2010, Holly Barton (played by Sophie Powles) became Emmerdale’s first teenage drug addict. The shocking storyline saw her taking cocaine on a night out before developing a deadly heroin habit. Parents John and Moira desperately tried to help get their daughter clean but when Holly returned in 2016, following a four-year absence, she quickly relapsed. Fans were left stunned and heartbroken when distraught Moira found Holly dead in her bed from a heroin overdose.
Hollyoaks: Luke’s rape (2000) – Actor Gary Lucy was just 17 when he took on this groundbreaking storyline, which saw his character Luke Morgan become soap’s first male rape victim. Luke had endured a long-running bullying campaign by football rival Mark Gibbs – who raped him after Luke stood up to him. Luke was left suicidal following the brutal attack, before opening up to his brother Adam. Gibbs was sentenced to eight years in prison. Gary won the Best Actor gong at the British Soap Awards in 2000 for his performance.
Coronation Street: Evil Richard Hillman (2001-2003) – Just a mere mention of ‘Richard Hillman’ is enough to send a shiver down the spines of soap fans. He is often ranked one of the most evil soap villains and it’s not hard to see why. The smooth-talking financial adviser bashed his ex-wife Patricia over the head with a shovel. In a bid to keep his mother-in-law Audrey quiet, he set fire to her house. And when Maxine caught him trying to murder Emily Bishop, he took a crowbar to her head. He made his exit from the cobbles in 2003 when he drove Gail Platt, played by Helen Worth, and her family into the canal. They survived, but he didn’t.