Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street appeared to be setting up a new romance for Ollie Driscoll and Amy Barlow this week, as the pair shared a few flirty exchanges. But will their sudden closeness prompt a life-changing revelation that will rock both families?
Recent episodes of the ITV soap saw the youngstersâ respective dads, Ben and Steve, bonding over their Irish heritage. Since then, the fast friends have been spending a lot of time together â much to Maggieâs annoyance.
Last night, a hungover Steve was recovering in The Rovers after getting drunk with Ben, and when Amy came to pick him up, there was a brief moment of chemistry between her and Ollie.
Their spark was noticed by barmaid Lauren, who encouraged Amy to pursue the romance despite her jealousy. However, itâs unlikely that the pair will get the blessing of Ollieâs grandmother Maggie.
The soap is reportedly setting up a shocking new storyline which will explain Maggieâs recent behaviour towards Steve. Viewers have already speculated that Maggieâs historic affair in the â80s was with Jim McDonald â Steveâs estranged (Irish) dad.
If this is the case, Steve and Ben could potentially be half-brothers, making Ollie and Amy cousins. Will their budding romance force Maggie to reveal the truth? And how will the two families recover from the huge news?
Aaron McCusker, who plays Ben, recently teased that a âbombshellâ revelation could potentially tear the Driscolls âcompletely apartâ, adding that it would ârock us all to our coreâ.
âIt has the potential to bring us all closer together or the potential to tear us completely apart,â said the actor. âThatâs all I can say, and youâll have to wait, but itâll be coming very soonâŚâ
Though we donât know the exact details, the actor hinted that it will impact Maggie and Benâs relationship the most.
âBen loves Maggie to bits,â he explained. âBut there are certain times when he could absolutely kill her, and certainly the storyline that weâre shooting at the minute, that is going to come outâŚâ
Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
