This article contains spoilers for tonight’s Coronation Street, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on ITVX.
Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) has been left terrified in recent Coronation Street scenes after being targeted by an anonymous blackmailer.
The teen mum found herself in trouble after being roped into Betsy Swain’s (Sydney Martin) revenge on Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) when she jumped into the Preston’s Petals van.
When Betsy urged her to put her foot down and drive away, Lauren panicked and did as she was told, before promptly crashing into a skip at the precinct.
Terrified that this would land her in trouble with the police and therefore put her future with son Frankie at risk, Lauren was relieved when Betsy agreed to take the full blame.
However, it soon became clear that she hadn’t got away with it as easily as she’d thought, when someone began texting her from an unknown number claiming to know what she’d done.
Things only escalated further when she realised that her blackmailer had photographic evidence that could get her into serious trouble.
The ordeal left her completely paranoid, and in tonight’s episode she even began to suspect best friend Bobby Crawford (Jack Carroll).
When the blackmailer sent another message asking for £500, Lauren confided her fears in Betsy and together they came up with a plan to lure out the culprit.
After leaving an envelope full of newspaper in their agreed hiding spot, Betsy and Lauren waited out of sight to catch the blackmailer in the act.
It wasn’t long before the person responsible had arrived to collect the cash, and the girls were shocked to realise that it was Jake Windass (Bobby Bradshaw)!
With the blackmailer discovered, Lauren managed to delete the evidence he had of her driving the van and put the whole situation behind her.
