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Coronation Street spoilers: Hope Stape’s online danger with ‘Mad Dog’

Who is Hope's online boyfriend, and does he pose a danger to the youth?

Recent Coronation Street spoilers have teased impending danger for Hope Stape as she chats with a mystery man online.

With her parents oblivious, Hope sends and receives messages to an unknown user known as ‘Mad Dog.’

But does Hope’s online boyfriend spell future danger for the youngster on the ITV soap?

Coronation Street Hope looks at her tablet as Tyrone and Fiz talk
Hope chats to her online friend (Credit: ITV)

Who is Hope’s online ‘boyfriend’ in Coronation Street spoilers?

After Phill finally hands Fiz the paperwork for their annulled marriage, she and Tyrone celebrate.

Returning home from a family dinner, Hope opens her tablet to see a string of messages from a user named Mad Dog.

Talking via their walkie-talkies, Hope and pal Sam Blakeman discuss Mad Dog’s messages. Sam theorises that Mad Dog might have a crush on her.

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But who is Mad Dog, and what does he have planned for Hope?

Hope can often be seen playing on her tablet, talking to friends and other users online. This is how she meets Mad Dog.

Coronation Street star Jude plays Sam Blakeman (Credit: ITV)
Could Sam be Hope’s online admirer? (Credit: ITV)

Who is Mad Dog?

Could Mad Dog be the secret online persona of someone Hope already knows?

It may be her friend Sam, playing a prank on Hope – or making his true feelings known to her?

It could also be a vengeful Phill Whittaker, who might blame Hope for the collapse of his marriage to Fiz. After all, Hope intentionally attempted to disrupt the wedding, hoping Fiz would end up with Tyrone instead.

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Finally, there’s a chance that it could be someone from her own past – including her half-sibling Jade. The daughter of serial killer John Stape, Jade has already proven herself as a threat to the family.

During her last stay in Weatherfield, Jade attempted to take Hope from Fiz by posing as a nanny and framing Fiz as a bad mother.

Coronation Street Hope looks at her tablet as Tyrone and Fiz talk
Hope talks to online friends on her tablet (Credit: ITV)

An online threat

Or could Mad Dog be exactly what he seems to be – an all-new character to the show?

This won’t be the first time Coronation Street has tackled the issue of online grooming. In 2001, Sarah Platt was targeted and kidnapped by a middle-aged groomer posing as an Internet friend.

With Fiz and Tyrone still oblivious to their daughter’s online activity, Mad Dog could pose grave danger to the youngster.

Will Fiz and Tyrone take notice before it’s too late?

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