Coronation Street fans are used to drama and the soap has delivered its fair share in recent episodes. but the latest twists have left some fans confused.
First of all, viewers were left shocked when character Abi Franklin went into labour at the side of a road. The show made a rare appearance on Sunday night after the weekday schedule was disrupted by football coverage.
But as signs that the baby was coming developed, fans soon got to wondering about the timeline for the pregnancy.
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In recent scenes viewers have watched Abi relapse after husband Kevin Webster discovered she had had a one-night stand, reported Manchester Evening News.
He returned home during Sunday's trip to the cobbles to find his estranged wife on the sofa with Dean, both high on drugs and alcohol, and looking cosy as he massaged her back for her as she complained of being in pain.
After a furious Kevin called time on their relationship for good, Abi continued to spiral and carried on taking drugs with Dean.
But Abi's new friend couldn't be trusted and he was soon seen pinching the keys to Kevin's garage and stealing a customer's car. Not willing to let it happen, Abi jumped in the passenger seat and made a grab for the key, but Dean was soon careering down a country road in the stolen car.
Abi, however, is really struggling and ends up trying to ease her agony by crouching at the side of the road and asking Dean to take her to the hospital, but he got back in the vehicle and left Abi alone on the country lane.
The character, played by Sally Carman, then dropped a bombshell by calling for an ambulance, telling the operator "I'm having a baby" before her phone cut dead and viewers were left wondering if Abi and her unborn child would be ok.
Following the episode, Coronation Street shared a mini teaser to show what happens next, with Abi being looked after by a nurse in hospital who tells her: "We need to get him or her out now."
The tiny baby is then briefly seen in an incubator as nurse Aggie Bailey asks for more details about the mother after Abi gave a false name.
The hospital staff return to Abi's bedside to find her gone and the twenty-second clip ends with Abi in a car hurtling out of a locked-up garage into a skip, leaving her slumped at the wheel.
But the baby bombshell has left fans completely confused.
One fan tweeted: "How was she pregnant when she told Imran that all was good and there was nothing to worry about. So it meant that she wasn’t pregnant, so how is that even possible?"
"Abi slept with Imran well over six months ago so she can’t be pregnant where’s the bump or weight gain!?" said another.
A third wrote: "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 and I hope Kev sorts it out with her. They deserve to be a family."
Another Corrie fan said on Facebook: "Obviously gonna be Imran's - has it been nine months though since they slept together, and did she know all along she was pregnant and lied to Imran when she said everything was OK a few months back?"
The drama continues in Coronation Street on ITV this Wednesday, March 9, or catch up on ITV hub.
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