Coronation Street fans are wondering if a love triangle storyline is about to begin – and it could be terribly awkward if so.
Recently, it became apparent that Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) had a bit of a crush on Ollie Driscoll (Raphael Akuwudike).
They went on a date in the Bistro, which was some welcomed happiness for Lauren after a traumatic few years involving Joel Deering (Calum Lill).
This week though, another character started taking a shine to Ollie, and it was Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney).
Things between Ollie and Lauren were put on hold as a result of Maggie Driscoll (Pauline McLynn) interfering. With Ollie believing Lauren had stood him up, he attempted to talk to her about it in yesterday’s episode, but Lauren didn’t really want to.
Lauren grew suspicious when Amy wandered in and it became increasingly clear that Ollie might like her. Annoyed and somewhat jealous, Lauren told Amy that she looks particularly cosy with Ollie, and that she should go for it if interested.
The scenes between Ollie and Amy were brief yesterday, but fans of the ITV soap are now beginning to wonder they’re going to start seeing each other.
Ange wrote on X: ‘I smell a Lauren/Ollie/Amy love triangle starting to form #Corrie’.
Sarah added: ‘Ollie seems a nice bloke. They just need to get him away from his granny. Think I’d rather he get with Lauren, but if they want to pair him with Amy I wouldn’t be against it’.
Ryan wondered: ‘Could they put Amy & Ollie together? #Corrie’
If it does happen, it’ll cause drama for two reasons.
If Lauren knows she still has feelings for Ollie and wants to fight for him, he’s going to find himself torn between her and Amy. A classic soap love triangle story if you will.
The second reason is far more problematic though, as Ollie and Amy are actually cousins!
It turns out that Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson) – who is set to be killed off in upcoming scenes – is none other than Ben Driscoll’s (Aaron McCusker) dad.
As first revealed by Radio Times, Maggie had an affair with Jim four decades ago and it will come to light that the patriarch, who is dad to Street legend Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), is also Ben’s father.
With Amy and Ollie being Steve and Ben’s children, starting a romance is a big no no!
