Coronation Street spoilers observe from Thursday’s episode (12 March), which is out there to observe now on ITVX and YouTube however hasn’t aired on ITV1 but.
Coronation Street has formally confirmed a shocking storyline rumour – Ben Driscoll may very well be Steve McDonald’s secret half-brother.
The bombshell twist is revealed in the closing moments of Thursday’s episode, when Maggie is confronted by certainly one of Jim McDonald’s outdated associates.
After a number of days of unusual behaviour, Maggie is spooked as the day of Jim’s funeral brings buried secrets and techniques again to the floor.
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When the mourners head again to The Rovers to boost a toast to Jim, anxious Maggie tries her finest to maintain a low profile. With Jim’s military mates Declan and Davey among the many friends, Maggie is clearly fearful about probably being recognised.
Sure sufficient, Declan bides his time earlier than cornering Maggie in the pub’s again yard – revealing that he is aware of she’s a girl that Jim had an affair with years in the past.
“You’re familiar – older, but familiar,” Declan notes. “You were a pal of his – Jim McDonald.
“Margaret, is not it? ‘My wee Maggie’, he’d say. The massive secret. He was a married man – you knew that, with two younger boys. You had been terrible fortunate that no person caught on.”
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Maggie bluffs that Declan is mistaken, but he’s quick to dismiss her denials. Although he promises Maggie that he won’t rock the boat by exposing her secret, he makes it very clear that he isn’t fooled.
News of the twist first leaked out last month, when reports revealed that Jim fathered Ben during his affair with Maggie. Since then, we’ve seen several scenes where Maggie appeared to be acting strangely around the McDonalds.
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Maggie previously became unsettled over Ben’s growing friendship with Steve and tried her best to keep them apart.
She has additionally bitterly opposed the thought of her grandson Ollie dating Steve’s daughter Amy Barlow, figuring out that they may very well be secret cousins.
For now, no person else is aware of Maggie’s messy backstory – however as she’s one of many characters who could be murdered next month, might skeletons begin falling out of her closet sooner quite than later?
Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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