Coronation Street fans 'work out' unexpected pregnancy twist - and mum 'doesn't realise'

It looks as though there could be a new resident arriving in Weatherfield in nine months' time.

During Friday's episode of Coronation Street, Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) was with her dad and uncle at Roy's cade before attending Joel Deering's (Calum Lill) plea hearing.

As they started tucking into their food, her dad suggested she eat something before having to fave ex-fiance Joel.

She replied: "To be honest, I don't think I can keep anything down. I keep getting these waves of nausea."

Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) said they were one step closer to getting Joel out of their lives for good, as Dee-Dee looked away sheepishly agreeing.

Although her nausea comment seemed to go over her dad and uncle's head, many viewers picked up on it.

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It wasn't long before fans flocked to Twitter to share their thoughts, with many believing she was pregnant with Joel's baby.

One person said: "Dee-Dee is gonna be pregnant."

Another commented: "Dee-Dee experiencing Morning sickness - is she pregnant with Joel's baby?"

Someone else wrote: "#Corrie Dee-Dee is pregnant!"

"Seeing a lot of Dee-Dee is pregnant tweets, but I thought she was very much celibate until her wedding night. If she DID sleep with Joel they’ve deliberately hidden that it happened for a surprise pregnancy," commented another.

One viewer tweeted: "How thick are people now Dee-Dee is pregnant and doesn’t realise it."

While someone else said: "Are we to wonder whether Dee-Dee is pregnant in @itvcorrie #Corrie."

In the episode, it was clear emotions were high for Dee-Dee as she highlighted it should've been her wedding day.

Expecting to face Joel in court, she was stunned to learn Joel had failed to attend the hearing, with no one having seen or heard from him.

The judge announced that when he's found, Joel will be taken into custody after failing to show.

Meanwhile, Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) was terrified he'd try and get to her once again to harm her and take their baby with him.

Although Joel wasn't missing for too long as he paid Roy Cropper (David Neilson) a visit after having too much drink, apologising for all the harm he'd caused.

However, it seems as though he has a plan up his sleeve as it transpired he wasn't drunk at all, having been seen by viewers pouring his drink away and quickly sobering up as he left the cafe.

After the odd interaction, Roy expressed he believed Joel was a danger to himself when speaking to Dee-Dee and Lauren in the cafe.

Towards the end of the programme, Joel was seen in a car leaving an emotional voicemail to Dee-Dee, acting as though he was distraught.

He said: "I just want to say one thing, I still love you so much. We always hurt the one we love right? I know there's no way back after everything but maybe, maybe there's something I can still do to make you and everyone else happy, I'm so sorry, bye."

Once he hung up, the soap villain was seen with a cut on his face as he pulled himself together, with his mysterious scheme in motion.

Coronation Street continues Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on ITV from 8pm.