Coronation Street fans believe cobbles newcomer Lauren Bolton could be hiding a secret connection to another Weatherfield resident on the soap.
Lauren, played by Cait Fitton, has been seducing Max Turner since he has been lured into Griff's gang – prompting Max to turn against Daryan and his former Speed Daal employers.
Yet fans now think Lauren could be hiding a DNA link to a recently departed familiar face on the ITV soap, as many think she is Kelly Neelan's secret sister.
One eagle-eyed viewer took to Twitter to write: "Lauren is probably Harvey’s daughter or something, or Rick Neelan’s secret lovechild… she’s gonna have a link to someone on the cobbles!"
Another viewer sarcastically added: "Well, everybody knows that all white, blonde, young women look the same. But LAUREN. That character is called LAUREN. She *looks* not a bit like Kelly. She *is* not a bit like Kelly. LAUREN."
"Is Kelly meant to be the same age as Max?" a third fan wondered, while someone else said: "Who is this Kelly 2.0?"
Others were less keen on the idea, as another fan said: "So because Lauren is blonde people seem to think she looks like Kelly lol!"
While someone else theorised: "I think Lauren is probably Callum’s daughter."
The latter would be a devastating twist for Max after the pair slept together – making their relationship incestuous as they would both be Callum's children.
In scenes that aired on Monday night, Alya confronted Griff and his gang after Spider threw red paint over the doors of Speed Daal.
She was met with a barrage of racist abuse disguised as banter – with Max looking smug as he drove away with Griff.
He even told Daryan: "You're stealing my oxygen." David and Shona are determined to talk him down from associating with the gang – while Spider is desperate to keep his part in things secret from Toyah.
Later, Lauren compared Speed Daal to a "crack den" and said it's "so unhygienic".
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV.
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