Lauren Bolton disappears as far right gang return in Coronation Street
TIMES have changed for Lauren Bolton, more than a year after Griff Reynolds’ arrest and she has been struggling.
However, things go from bad to worse for her and, just as she gets ready to leave Coronation Street, the teen vanishes into thin air.
The wayward teen portrayed by Cait Fitton has struggled to fit in Weatherfield as her connection to Griff Reynolds’ far-right group could not be forgotten by some residents.
But during her months back in the cobbles, she has managed to bond with a handful of young characters in the likes of her former boyfriend Max Turner (Paddy Bever) and his girlfriend Sabrina Adetiba (Luana Santos).
In most recent scenes of the ITV soap, Lauren caught the eye of newcomer Bobby Crawford (Jack Carroll) as he has developed romantic feelings towards her.
Unfortunately for Lauren, her finances have been one of her biggest woes in the Street as she has been unable to rely on her imprisoned father and hasn’t been on good terms with her mother since her comeback.
Desperate to make ends meet as her shifts in Roy Cropper’s café are not enough for the lifestyle she wishes to have, Lauren turned to O-Vidz, much like Ryan Connor did before her.
Sadly, this could cause her more issues as Lauren is underage.
And there’s more trouble to come Lauren’s way…
Next week, Bobby tells Lauren he knows about her O-Vidz videos and he’s worried about her.
Lauren clams up leaving Bobby frustrated.
In other scenes, Lauren admits to Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) that she’s skint and wonders if she’d write up her story.
The teen explains she’d like to talk about how she was brainwashed by a far-right group and sell it to a magazine.
Later on, Bobby calls at the café looking for Lauren and is put out to hear Roy (David Neilson) has sacked her.
Roy then calls at Lauren’s flat with her wages and she thanks him for his kindness before telling him she plans to leave Weatherfield to start afresh.
Later on, Bobby arrives at Lauren’s and finding the door unlocked, lets himself in.
With no sign of Lauren, Bobby sends her a text and heads out, locking the door behind him.
Bobby shares his concerns about Lauren with Max, telling him how he found her flat door unlocked, but no sign of her.
What will Max do?
Meanwhile, Bethany tells Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) about the far-right article and shows him a threatening message she’s received from one of Lauren’s old contacts.
Who could it be?
Could they be responsible for Lauren’s disappearance?
Could Lauren meet a tragic demise?
Regular viewers of the Manchester-based program will recall that Lauren was used by Griff Reynolds to groom Max into joining the far-right group.
But once Griff was arrested and Max realised what he had been embroiled in, Lauren escaped the cobbles before facing trouble.
She returned in months later in the hopes of rekindling her relationship with Max, who had already moved on with Sabrina.
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Since then, Lauren tried to help her father avoid a hefty prison sentence and has relied mostly on Max for support, much to Sabrina’s dismay.
Will Lauren ever find a way to make things work in Weatherfield?
Will she really leave?
Could members of the far-right gang be looking for revenge?
Coronation Street airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8pm on ITV.