In spoilers, Dee-Dee Bailey begins to grow suspicious of Joel Deering after discovering

mounting evidence of his dodgy behaviour. She begins to wonder whether Joel

is hiding something, suspecting him of having an affair. The truth, of course,

is far more sinister – with Joel having groomed teenage Lauren Bolton, tried to kill her, gotten her pregnant and then tried to do away with the baby too by inducing early labour. And, as Dee-Dee begins to investigate Joel’s presumed infidelity, the evidence stacks up.

But evidence of what exactly? Will Dee-Dee discover Joel’s horrifying secret?

Read for this storyline in full below.

Coronation Street spoilers: Dee-Dee grows suspicious.

spots a notification on Joel’s laptop, asking him to rate his experience at Belfast Airport. Curious, she quizzes him over the message.

Joel tells her that he was meant to go for work, but it got cancelled. Dee-Dee takes in his answer, dubious.

Is Dee-Dee onto Joel’s lies at last?

Dee-Dee does some digging

Later on, Dee-Dee gives Emily a fairy charm for Maeve’s bracelet, and suggests that she might like to be a flower girl at their wedding. She is stunned when Emily reveals that Maeve doesn’t have a charm bracelet.

She warns her to be careful, as is still paying rent on his old flat. Taking in the information, Dee-Dee is both confused and concerned.

Heading home, she opens Joel’s briefcase and opens it to find a set of keys inside. Later, she lets herself into Joel’s flat and begins searching through the cupboards – convinced that he has been having an affair.

But will she turn up far more than she had bargained for in her investigation? Is Joel about to get caught out?