{"id":390713,"date":"2025-09-02T01:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/390713\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T01:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:50:14","slug":"coronation-street-baby-mystery-shocks-the-platts-as-david-finds-pregnancy-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/390713\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street baby mystery shocks the Platts as David finds pregnancy test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street spoilers\" data-node-id=\"1.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street spoilers<\/a> follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">The Platts are rocked by news of a surprise pregnancy on Coronation Street next week \u2013 but which family member is unexpectedly expecting? <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">David is stunned to find a pregnancy test in the bin \u2013 and even more taken aback when he realises it might belong to his 12-year-old daughter, Lily.<\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen loads of &#8216;who&#8217;s the daddy?&#8217; storylines in soaps, now get ready for a &#8216;who&#8217;s the mummy?&#8217; mystery,&#8221; our Corrie insider says.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;When David finds the test, his mind goes into overdrive. As news spreads, it becomes a big guessing game as to who could have a bun in the oven. When will the mystery be solved?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"sarah barlow, david platt, coronation street\" title=\"Sarah Barlow, David Platt, Coronation Street \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2679\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/davi-platt-sarah-barlow-coronation-street-68ad9b7130207.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"14.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65949109\/coronation-street-spoilers-betsy-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65949109\/coronation-street-spoilers-betsy-crash\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street confirms dramatic crash on Betsy&#039;s 18th \u2013 who&#039;ll be run over?\" data-node-id=\"14.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street confirms dramatic crash on Betsy&#8217;s 18th \u2013 who&#8217;ll be run over?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">The drama begins when David clashes with Lily after she claims she is suffering from a stomach ache and doesn&#8217;t want to go to school. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Suspicious that she&#8217;s faking it, as he probably did when he was her age, unsympathetic David sends his annoyed offspring to class. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Later, David vents to Sarah about Lily&#8217;s &#8216;illness&#8217; and insists she&#8217;s trying to pull a fast one so she can skive. He also reveals to his big sister that Lily has been having a hard time at school lately, and has been fighting with a friend over a lad. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">As they chat, it&#8217;s obvious Sarah doesn&#8217;t think Lily&#8217;s situation is as clear-cut as David does, and is worried something else might be going on with her troubled niece\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"sarah barlow, david platt, coronation street\" title=\"Sarah Barlow, David Platt, Coronation Street \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2678\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sarah-barlow-coronation-street-david-platt-68ad9b70506ee.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"25\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"25.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65941780\/coronation-street-gareth-pierce-todd-theo\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65941780\/coronation-street-gareth-pierce-todd-theo\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street star explains Todd and Theo&#039;s &quot;unprecedented&quot; new story\" data-node-id=\"25.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street star explains Todd and Theo&#8217;s &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; new story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"27\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">David is then distracted when he realises Carla has been chucking her rubbish in his bin again. Narked at his neighbours&#8217; cheek, David starts rifling through the wheely bin \u2013 and makes a shock discovery\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"29\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;David wanted proof his neighbours were using his bin, but a pregnancy testing kit is the last thing he expected to find,&#8221; our source continues.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;He immediately assumes Betsy must be keeping the mother of all secrets from Lisa, and doesn&#8217;t want to dump the evidence in her own backyard. But could the test actually belong to someone else?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"33\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">That&#8217;s the big question, and a potential answer throws David into total meltdown. When he shares his discovery with Sarah, she admits she thinks it could be Lily&#8217;s \u2013 it would explain her recent tummy pains and reluctance to go to school. Not only that, but the fact that there&#8217;s a boy on the scene makes it even more plausible. <\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"sarah barlow, david platt, coronation street\" title=\"Sarah Barlow, David Platt, Coronation Street \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2679\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sarah-barlow-davi-platt-coronation-street-68ad9b72ae263.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"36\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"36.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65930331\/coronation-street-spoilers-tony-maudsley-george-christina-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a65930331\/coronation-street-spoilers-tony-maudsley-george-christina-romance\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street star Tony Maudsley reveals new romance for George Shuttleworth\" data-node-id=\"36.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street star Tony Maudsley reveals new romance for George Shuttleworth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"38\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">David is horrified at his sibling&#8217;s suggestion. Burying his head in the sand at the possibility his little girl might be having a little one of her own, David refuses to believe it. However, he can&#8217;t ignore this forever, and after some detective work chez Platt, the truth is finally exposed.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;The owner of the pregnancy test eventually comes forward and admits everything,&#8221; our spy confirms. &#8220;So is it Lily? Or Betsy? 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