Coronation Street’s Stu Carpenter is set to be exposed on the ITV soap next week, as Yasmeen Metcalfe discovers the truth of her 34-year secret.
The soap has been hinting at a shady past for Stu (Bill Fellows) in recent weeks, as the character has been seen behaving strangely and even lied to Yasmeen after a tense visit to his estranged daughter Bridget.
An incident 34 years ago appears to be what led to him becoming distant with his family for over three decades.
After Stu managed to track down his daughter Bridget, things got awkward as she begged him to leave and seemed scared of him.
It's then that Stu asked her to hear him out before declaring: "I didn't hurt that girl I promise you I didn't."
He told her: "I haven't stopped thinking about you for 34 years," to which she replied: "I can't do this. I'm sorry."
Bridget then shut the door and Stu was left realising he couldn't make amends like he'd hoped, but no more was said about what happened.
As he bumped into Yasmeen Nazir later on, he lied about his meeting with his daughter claiming she wasn't at the address.
ITV spoilers have now revealed that the secret will be revealed next week, with the fallout set to hit Yasmeen (Shelley King).
In next week's episodes, Stu tries to move on from his ruse by concentrating on making positive changes at Speed Daal through a food waste initiative.
Stu has suggested selling leftover food at a knockdown price to help those in need and the initiative attracts the attention of the local press, with a visit from Weatherfield Gazette reporter Suki to interview Stu, Yasmeen and Alya Nazir (Sair Khan).
However, when the conversation turns to how Yasmeen offered Stu a lifeline when he was homeless, Suki’s eyes light up at the story of Stu’s changed life.
Later in the week, Stu is horrified when he sees that he's front and centre of the Gazette article, with the initiative itself being overshadowed.
His shock is compounded when his ex-wife Lucy turns up at Speed Daal out of the blue.
In full view of Yasmeen, Lucy orders Stu to stay away from their daughter Bridget and also drops a bombshell secret from Stu's past.
As Lucy marches out, Stu protests his innocence but Yasmeen orders him out of the restaurant.
Shortly afterwards, Yasmeen catches up with Lucy in the Victoria Garden. What more will Lucy tell her?
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV.
