Coronation Street fans may have found out more about Lauren Bolton’s disappearance, and what really happened to her.

An ITV Managing Director appears to have let slip some new information linked to the storyline, possibly teasing what is ahead. It may also tease what really happened to Lauren and her real fate, amid police believing she is dead.

Roy Cropper was charged with her murder recently, and the innocent character faces spending the rest of his life behind bars. Lauren disappeared suddenly in February, just after a mystery character showed up at her house and left her with bruises.

Blood and human tissue was found at her flat with it thought to be Lauren’s, and police believe someone killed her. Amid news of a villain returning to the soap, with fans theorising the villain in questioned is linked to the Lauren storyline, new teasers may have been revealed.

Managing Director for Continuing Drama at ITV John Whiston issued a statement recently, when asked about the recent dark storylines on the show that have left fans complaining. It was something he said in his comment that may have teased the truth about Lauren’s vanishing act, and whether she might still be alive.

Speaking to The Guardian, the statement read: “Coronation Street is, and always has been, a mixture of characters you love, earthy humour and stories that matter such as the current Liam bullying storyline or the Lauren grooming storyline.

“The show is proud to explore important contemporary issues such as these and our audience research shows that viewers really appreciate these stories and believe we deal with them in an engaging but responsible way. Which is why Coronation Street continues to be the most-watched soap on British TV.”

John notably mentioned Lauren being groomed. Of course he could be referring to the far-right extremism storyline from a couple of years ago, or the fact a mystery boyfriend was harassing her and there were hints that she was being abused.