CORONATION Street has revealed a bombshell twist after Lauren Bolton returned from the dead.

The troubled teen – who is played by actress Cait Fitton in the ITV soap – was revealed to be alive in last night’s episode but that was nothing compared to the shock given to viewers in tonight’s edition.

Lauren emotionally apologised to the stirring Roy before being interrupted by a nurse.

He mistook her for Nina and Lauren played it off before saying goodbye to Roy and leaving.

But as she tried to leave, Joel emerged and grabbed her, dragging her into the family room next to Roy’s.

Trapping her in the room, Joel lied to her and said he just wanted to help her.

Flashbacks reveal the moment the pair met as Joel was assigned to her after she was arrested.

He interviewed her and discovered she was almost completely alone and he set about grooming her, using his money and influence to manipulate her.

In sickening scenes Joel broke her down so she would accept his money – and then manipulated her into thanking him by sleeping with him.

The flashbacks continued as Joel kept his control over Lauren by plying her with booze and leaving her cash before eventually turning threatening she tried to escape him.

Viewers saw the violent attack on the day Lauren disappeared as he viciously beat her for trying to end things.

He taunted her that no-one would believe her even if she reported him to the police – but when she hit back and said Dee Dee would believe her, he flew off the handle.

Throwing her to the floor he picked up a broken chair leg and began beating her around the head – and he thought he had killed her.

But as he went to calmly clean the scene and leave to get a bag to dispose of her body, he was interrupted by the arrival of Bobby.

It emerged that Lauren recovered and fled, terrified for her life and had remained hidden ever since.

Back in the family room Joel was lying about why he did what he did – trying to manipulate Lauren once more but she told him she wasn’t scared anymore – or alone.

And then she revealed that she didn’t have a boyfriend – she was pregnant and it’s Joel’s baby.

The shock knocked Joel off his feet as he realised that the baby is evidence of what he did to Lauren.

Joel then told her that he tried to save her but she disappeared – but flashbacks revealed the truth – that he wanted to get rid of her body.

But Lauren didn’t fall for it – instead telling him that she sees what he is and that he has no place in  her baby’s life.

She tried to make a run for it but he grabbed her and she fought him off, clawing at his face to flee the hospital.