Coronation Street fans fear the ITV soap could be lining up one last shocking Pat Phelan twist before the evil builder bows out later this year.
And if their latest prediction is right, no one is safe from the twisted murderer.
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Fans have predicted that Phelan will KILL his own daughter – and unborn grandson – when he discovers that Nicola Rubinstein is secretly plotting his downfall.
Nicola previously fell out with her dad after discovering he’d raped her mother and framed Anna Windass for trying to kill Seb Franklin.
She also suspects he killed Luke Britton after talking to Gary Windass, the father of her baby boy.
Nicola is currently playing a very dangerous game, pretending to be nice as pie to her long-last dad, while actually looking for evidence to nail him once and for all.
Phelan very nearly caught her out on Friday after following Faye Windass to Nicola’s flat where Seb is currently hiding out – terrified that Phelan will come after him next.
While Phelan questioned a stunned Faye about why she was visiting Nicola at home, Nic had to do some quick thinking and pretend she was losing the baby to distract him.
They headed to the hospital while she was scanned and Phelan caught a glimpse of his first – healthy – grandchild.
But while the builder is temporarily blinded by love for his daughter and unborn grandson, it won’t be long before he discovers the truth – and it could well push him over the edge.
Exec producer Kate Oates has teased that Phelan’s downfall story will heavily feature Nicola – will he kill again after finding out her huge betrayal?
Fans certainly think so.
“Omg catching up on @itvcorrie and Phelan is always in the right place at the the right time! So I doubt it’s gonna be Nicola who brings him down but would he kill his own daughter? #Phelan,” worried one fan on Twitter.
“So if the rumors are true & Phelan is going to kill Nicola @nicolathorp then I need to go to the Corrie gates & get her autograph asap,” said another, while a third wrote: “So now I’m thinking Phelan will kill (or at least try to kill) Nicola and Gary so he and Eileen can bring up the baby?”
Phelan’s downfall will be coming in the next few months, with many publications reporting that Phelan’s own wife Eileen bumps him off on holiday after bodies are discovered back in Weatherfield.
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Sue Cleaver (Eileen) and Connor McIntyre (Phelan) have been spotted filming on location in Whitehaven.
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Coronation Street continues tonight at 7.30pm on ITV