Coronation Street fans left confused by Abi Webster giving birth

Sam Moore
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FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No Use Before Tuesday 1st March 2022 Coronation Street - Ep 10584 Friday 11th March 2022 - 1st Ep Abi Webster [SALLY CARMAN] is woken by the sound of two police officers banging on the front door. Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms
Abi Webster [Sally Carman] is woken by the sound of two police officers on Coronation Street (ITV)

Coronation Street fans have been left confused by a plot development that has seen Abi Webster give birth.

In the latest episode of the long-running soap, the character was seen going into labour after being left on the roadside by her drug dealer.

But viewers were baffled by the plot twist as she had shown no signs of pregnancy and it had not previously been mentioned on the show.

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Abi is currently married to Kevin Webster but she had an affair with Imran Habeeb several months ago and fans voiced their shock at how she could be pregnant without anyone noticing.

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FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No Use Before Tuesday 22nd February 2022 Coronation Street - Ep 1057879 Sunday 6th March 2022 As Abi Webster [SALLY CARMAN] doubles over in pain, Dean Turnbull [ANTHONY CRANK] stops the car. She crouches by the side of the road in agony, but to AbiÕs horror, Dean leaps back in and speeds off. Abi calls for an ambulance but her phone dies. Abi surveys the empty road in pain and fear. Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com Photographer - Danielle Baguley This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No Use Before Tuesday 1st March 2022 Coronation Street - Ep 1057879 Sunday 6th March 2022 As Abi Webster [SALLY CARMAN] doubles over in pain, Dean Turnbull [ANTHONY CRANK] stops the car. She crouches by the side of the road in agony, but to AbiÕs horror, Dean leaps back in and speeds off. Abi calls for an ambulance but her phone dies. Abi surveys the empty road in pain and fear. Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com Photographer - Danielle Baguley This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms
Sally Carman as Abi Webster (ITV)

One viewer wrote on Twitter: "Abi slept with Imran well over six months ago so she can’t be pregnant where’s the bump or weight gain?"

Another commented: "WAIT ABI IS PREGNANT? it’s Kev’s right? Dates wouldn’t be right for it to be Imran’s if she’s in labour. Cryptic pregnancies are so common but I hope she hasn’t done any damage with her shenanigans this week & I hope Kev sorts it out with her. They deserve to be a family."

At the end of the episode, a teaser was shown depicting Abi and her newly born baby in hospital. In the clip, Abi gives a false name to the nurse and is seen fleeing in a car before crashing into a skip.

The latest episode of Coronation Street aired on Sunday night (6 March) due to a shakeup in the schedule caused by ITV airing football in the weekdays.

Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders are also set to undergo a permanent schedule change starting this week that will see Emmerdale clash with BBC's EastEnders.

Coronation Street will also begin airing three hour-long episodes a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Read more: Soaps shake-up explained

EastEnders will also cease broadcasting on Fridays and instead air two episodes on a Wednesday.

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