Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) faces another awkward moment in tonight's Coronation Street as love interest Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) suspects she is pregnant.
Bethany discovered her pregnancy a few days ago, and a trip to the doctors revealed that Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) is the father — her mum's ex-boyfriend.
Bethany's one-night mistake
Reflecting on Bethany's one-night stand with Kit, Lucy Fallon said: 'I don't actually know what she was thinking. I think they both were in quite a bad place at the time, they were obviously in the flat together, they were trying to deal with a lot of stuff together and I think it was just one of those things that happened.'
She added: 'It just happened. It was a one night mistake, I don't think she has any feelings for him at all in that way.'
Bethany booked an appointment at an abortion clinic shortly after Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) was released from prison. She planned to keep the pregnancy a secret from her mum, but was forced to tell Sarah after injuring her wrist and being sent to A&E.
Ryan finds the tablets
In the new video, the risk of Ryan learning Bethany's secret grows when he visits her at the flat. The clip shows him finding folic acid tablets in Bethany's bag — supplements taken at the start of a pregnancy.
Ryan asks Bethany if she is pregnant, leaving her to decide how to answer. The response could affect their relationship.
Shock at the storyline
Lucy admitted she was shocked when she learned where the story was heading: 'When our producer, Kate [Brooks] was telling me what was happening and then she said that she ends up being pregnant, my jaw was on the floor.'
She continued: 'I think it's so good in the sense that now they have got to face the consequences of what they've done and they can't just brush it under the carpet in the way that they wanted to. It's adding a whole other level of drama for the audience.'
