CORONATION Street fans think they’ve sussed out a shock death which would turn a family’s lives upside down.
Alina Pop (Ruxandra Porojnicu) recently returned to the cobbles after three years away.
This time, she is accompanied by her young son, Dorin – with fans having learned the boy’s father is Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall).
Despite Alina’s comeback, viewers believe she has a grim fate ahead of her – including being terrorised by menacing phone calls.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one fan wrote: “They’re 100% gonna kill off Alina and leave Dorin to be raised In that hovel aren’t they #corrie.”
Another added: I reckon this gang will frighten Alina off or she’ll end up in hospital thus how Dorin will end up in Tyrone’s care for the foreseeable future #Corrie #CoronationStreet @itvcorrie.”
A third commented: “I am BEGGING the #corrie writers to let Alina live!
“The last thing we need is another member of the Dead Young Mums Club.”
While a fourth chimed in: “Yep! Definitely little Dorin is going to live with in Tyrone’s Tardis along with the other twenty five people #Corrie.”
Could Tyrone’s household be about to gain a member?
If this storyline played out, it would cause significant drama for Tyrone’s family.
His wife Fiz (Jennie McAlpine), daughter Ruby (Billie Naylor) and step-daughter Hope (Isabella Flanagan) already have history with Alina.
Before they got married in 2022, Tyrone previously left Fiz to be with Alina.
During this time, she fell pregnant but tragically lost the baby following a fire caused by Fiz’s daughter Hope.
Later on, Alina became pregnant with Tyrone’s child again.
However, the younger woman was left heartbroken when the mechanic revealed he wanted to reunite with Fiz.
But when leaving the cobbles in 2021, she claimed there was no baby after all and departed the ITV soap.
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
Fiz was first to suspect Dorin could be Tyrone’s son, after unexpectedly encountering her former love rival – and seeing a picture of the boy.
She made sure to let Tyrone know that he had possibly fathered a son.
Later, Alina admitted that he was indeed Dorin’s dad – but could Tyrone be about to take an increased role in his life?
Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and is available to watch on ITVX.
