Coronation Street Betsy's real mum 'exposed' in DNA twist - and she's a past soap legend

Coronation Street Betsy's real mum 'revealed' in DNA twist - and it’s a past soap legend
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Coronation Street fans have ‘worked out’ who Betsy Swain’s real mum is - and it’s not DS Lisa Swain. The troublemaker, played by Sydney Martin, rocked up to the cobbles earlier this year, as the daughter of DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers). It was revealed that Lisa’s wife and Betsy’s mum, Becky, had previously died while on duty, leaving Betsy and Lisa’s relationship strained.

And it hasn’t taken Betsy long to cause plenty of drama. She ended up getting involved with sicko solicitor Joel Deering (Calum Lill), blackmailing him before he threatened her, leaving her shaken and scared.

Fans will recall Joel is responsible for grooming and abusing young girls including Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) who went missing. Lauren eventually returned, and Joel’s true colours were exposed to the residents on the cobbles.

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Betsy's caused plenty of drama -Credit:ITV

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However, amid getting sent to prison for his horrific crimes, Joel vanished from Weatherfield last week. And this week, the police, led by Lisa Swain, came to the conclusion that Joel had killed himself.

What’s more, during Monday’s episode (October 7) Lisa came across the vile messages between Betsy and Joel - with the latter threatening to kill the teenager. However, fans are now certain that Lisa Swain and Becky or not Betsy’s real mum. In a shock twist, fans have predicted that her real mum is a former cobbles icon.

Sharing their thoughts online, one person wrote on a Corrie Facebook fan page: “Is DS Swain Betsy's biological mum.”Someone else replied and wrote: “No, Becky McDonald!!!”

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Fans have 'rumbled' Betsy's real mum -Credit:ITV

Soap viewers will remember Becky (Katherine Kelly) from her stint between 2006 and 2012. She rocked up to the cobbles and Roy Cropper (David Neilson) and wife Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh) took Becky under their wing.

And over the years, the mouthy character had her fair share of big stories. From affairs to feuds, her time on the cobbles was not short of drama. But in 2012, she left fans gutted when she quit the soap after six years.

Other fans appeared to agree with this theory. One person said: “I’ve said it all along... ‘Becky’ is actually Becky McDonald. They all look so similar.” A third wrote: “Now this would be a plot twist.”

Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX