{"id":773242,"date":"2026-02-18T19:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/773242\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:27:15","slug":"coronation-street-fans-name-23-aprils-death-victim-in-itv-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/773242\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street fans name 23 April&#8217;s death victim in ITV poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"3.0\"><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=\"3.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street spoilers<\/a> follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Coronation Street fans are tipping Theo Silverton as the most likely victim of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70368112\/coronation-street-death-possibilities-flashforward\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70368112\/coronation-street-death-possibilities-flashforward\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"April&#039;s shock death storyline\" data-node-id=\"9.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April&#8217;s shock death storyline<\/a>. Todd Grimshaw&#8217;s abusive partner has horrified viewers with his nasty behaviour in recent months, but could his reign of terror be nearing an end?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Earlier this week, show bosses named Theo among a list of suspects who could die on the day of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70351193\/coronation-street-spoilers-carla-lisa-wedding-death-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70351193\/coronation-street-spoilers-carla-lisa-wedding-death-twist\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Carla Connor and Lisa Swain&#039;s wedding\" data-node-id=\"13.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carla Connor and Lisa Swain&#8217;s wedding<\/a> on 23 April. This could be the soap&#8217;s secret masterplan to give Theo his comeuppance after months of evil behaviour behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Carl Webster, Jodie Ramsey, Maggie Driscoll and Megan Walsh are the other four possibilities, as they&#8217;ve all been making waves on the cobbles recently.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">On today&#8217;s edition of ITV&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/this-morning\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/this-morning\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"This Morning\" data-node-id=\"22.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This Morning<\/a>, soaps expert Sharon Marshall revealed that the daytime show had hosted a viewer poll to get to the bottom of the mystery.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The results were decisive, with nearly half of viewers believing that Theo will be the one to meet his maker this spring.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"coronation street, jodie, carl, maggie, theo,megan\" title=\"Coronation Street, Jodie, Carl,  Maggie, Theo,Megan \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5079\" height=\"2204\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coronation-street-five-victims-6991f9126a55b.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"31.0\">Related: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services\" data-node-id=\"31.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"31.1.0\">Best streaming services<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"39\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;We put it to the viewer vote \u2013 we asked This Morning viewers,&#8221; Sharon told show hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O&#8217;Leary. &#8220;44% of you think it&#8217;s going to be Theo, followed by Megan at 22% and Carl at 20%.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"43\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">These results show that fans are currently focusing on the biggest villains of the moment. Megan has been hiding in plain sight over the past few weeks \u2013 abusing her position <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69624145\/coronation-street-spoilers-ben-will-megan-secret\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69624145\/coronation-street-spoilers-ben-will-megan-secret\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"to groom local teenager Will Driscoll\" data-node-id=\"43.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to groom local teenager Will Driscoll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"47\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Carl has also been up to no good for months \u2013 betraying his brother Kevin, cheating on Abi with James, and lying about the circumstances surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69917119\/coronation-street-theo-corriedale-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69917119\/coronation-street-theo-corriedale-questions\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"the Corriedale crash\" data-node-id=\"47.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Corriedale crash<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"51\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Maggie and Jodie were far less prominent in This Morning&#8217;s poll, bringing in just 7% each. Maggie has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69663781\/coronation-street-reveals-who-maggie-driscoll-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69663781\/coronation-street-reveals-who-maggie-driscoll-killed\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"harbouring a killer secret\" data-node-id=\"51.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">harbouring a killer secret<\/a>, as well as testing her family&#8217;s patience <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70403966\/coronation-street-spoilers-maggie-target-death-mystery\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70403966\/coronation-street-spoilers-maggie-target-death-mystery\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"with her barbed remarks\" data-node-id=\"51.5\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">with her barbed remarks<\/a>. Meanwhile, Jodie is seemingly on a mission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70162810\/coronation-street-dark-storyline-jodie\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70162810\/coronation-street-dark-storyline-jodie\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"to steal her sister Shona&#039;s life\" data-node-id=\"51.7\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to steal her sister Shona&#8217;s life<\/a> \u2013 starting by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70380176\/coronation-street-spoilers-jodie-david-shona\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70380176\/coronation-street-spoilers-jodie-david-shona\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"seducing David\" data-node-id=\"51.9\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">seducing David<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"coronation street murder plot poll on this morning\" title=\"Coronation Street murder plot poll on This Morning\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1088\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coronation-street-this-morning-poll-6995e30ace5a4.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"56.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70393137\/coronation-street-spoilers-steve-jim-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70393137\/coronation-street-spoilers-steve-jim-news\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street&#039;s Steve receives shocking news \u2013 as death plot begins\" data-node-id=\"56.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street&#8217;s Steve receives shocking news \u2013 as death plot begins<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"60\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Despite that, neither character seems to be on fans&#8217; radar in this particular mystery yet\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"64\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">After announcing the results, Sharon laughed: &#8220;I just think, ever since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69918225\/coronation-street-boss-billy-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69918225\/coronation-street-boss-billy-exit\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Theo killed Billy\" data-node-id=\"64.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Theo killed Billy<\/a>, he can go. He&#8217;s been horrible \u2013 horrible man!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"68\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Corrie provided the first glimpse of the murder story earlier this week, as flashforward scenes showed Betsy Swain at the police station after finding a body on Carla and Lisa&#8217;s wedding day.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"73\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"73.0\">Coronation Street<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"73.1\"> airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ITVX\" data-node-id=\"73.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"73.2.0\">ITVX<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"73.3\">.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"77\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage\" data-node-id=\"77.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"77.0.0\">Read more <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"77.0.1\">Coronation Street<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"77.0.2\"> spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"82\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"82.0\">For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don&#8217;t miss the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@InsideSoapYoutube\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@InsideSoapYoutube\/videos\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Soap Scoop podcast\" data-node-id=\"82.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"82.1.0\">Soap Scoop podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"82.2\"> from <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"82.3\">Inside Soap<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"82.4\"> magazine. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jTEv5U9RiaM\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jTEv5U9RiaM\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The latest episode\" data-node-id=\"82.5\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"82.5.0\">The latest episode<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"82.6\"> delves into next week\u2019s soap spoilers for <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"82.7\">EastEnders<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"82.8\">, <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"82.9\">Coronation Street <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"82.10\">and <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"82.11\">Emmerdale<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"82.12\"> &#8211; featuring<\/strong> <strong data-node-id=\"82.14\">an unexpected pregnancy, dark new alliances, and secretive newcomers causing chaos on the cobbles.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coronation Street spoilers follow. 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