{"id":420312,"date":"2026-02-11T18:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/420312\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T18:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:04:10","slug":"coronation-street-confirms-maggies-next-target-with-tensions-at-the-rovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/420312\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street confirms Maggie&#8217;s next target \u2013 with tensions at The Rovers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street spoilers\" data-node-id=\"3.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street spoilers<\/a> follow.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Coronation Street schemer Maggie Driscoll meddles in Lauren Bolton&#8217;s love life next week, as she tries to scupper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70243231\/coronation-street-spoilers-lauren-new-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70243231\/coronation-street-spoilers-lauren-new-romance\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"her budding relationship with Ollie\" data-node-id=\"9.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">her budding relationship with Ollie<\/a>. Having caught each other&#8217;s eye at work, Lauren and Ollie are in the early stages of a sweet romance, which isn&#8217;t going down well with Maggie.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">In fact, Maggie is so determined to keep the lovebirds apart that she uses the Rovers rota to stop Lauren from making it to her upcoming date\u2026<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Maggie is unashamedly nasty,&#8221; reveals our Corrie source. &#8220;She tells Ben and Eva that she put Lauren on shift the night before so that her date with Ollie wouldn&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a calculated move, which begs the question \u2013 how far would Maggie go to keep Ollie from Lauren? We dread to think\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"lauren bolton, ollie driscoll, maggie driscoll, coronation street\" title=\"Lauren Bolton, Ollie Driscoll, Maggie Driscoll, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2843\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lauren-bolton-ollie-driscoll-maggie-coronation-street-69808839de304.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"27\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70299320\/coronation-street-spoilers-feud-tim-rival\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70299320\/coronation-street-spoilers-feud-tim-rival\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street&#039;s new feud unleashed as Tim confronts surprise new rival\" data-node-id=\"27.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street&#8217;s new feud unleashed as Tim confronts surprise new rival<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Later in the week, Steve McDonald and Ben Driscoll enjoy a game of darts, while Lauren gets her flirt on with Ollie behind the bar. It&#8217;s all fun and games for the two youngsters, yet Maggie is clearly irritated by their closeness.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Soon, Maggie orders Lauren to stop messing about and focus on her job. Will Lauren agree to keep her head down?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"39\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Maggie can&#8217;t bear to be around Lauren and Ollie&#8217;s flirting,&#8221; our spy continues. &#8220;It annoys her to no end, and as we know about Maggie by now, she isn&#8217;t the type to hide her true feelings.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"43\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;She takes it out on Lauren, which \u2013 understandably \u2013 breeds even more tension between the two women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"maggie driscoll, lauren bolton, coronation street\" title=\"Maggie Driscoll, Lauren Bolton, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2973\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lauren-bolton-maggie-driscoll-coronation-street-698088394dc9d.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70297662\/coronation-street-debbie-danger-prison-emmerdale-villain\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70297662\/coronation-street-debbie-danger-prison-emmerdale-villain\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street confirms Debbie&#039;s huge danger - as Emmerdale star plays new villain\" data-node-id=\"48.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street confirms Debbie&#8217;s huge danger &#8211; as Emmerdale star plays new villain<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Will Maggie succeed at driving Lauren and Ollie apart? Or will the pair make their relationship work against all odds? <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Corrie bosses have revealed that Maggie is one to watch this year, as she&#8217;s sure to have strong opinions when the truth about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69624145\/coronation-street-spoilers-ben-will-megan-secret\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69624145\/coronation-street-spoilers-ben-will-megan-secret\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Megan Walsh&#039;s grooming of Will\" data-node-id=\"56.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Megan Walsh&#8217;s grooming of Will<\/a> is inevitably exposed. Keen to protect her youngest grandson, how far will Maggie go?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"60\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The ITV soap is also planning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69945789\/coronation-street-spoilers-maggie-ken-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69945789\/coronation-street-spoilers-maggie-ken-house\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"to solve a mystery from late last year\" data-node-id=\"60.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to solve a mystery from late last year<\/a>, when Maggie reacted strangely to a discovery in Ken Barlow&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"maggie driscoll, coronation street\" title=\"Maggie Driscoll, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coronation-street-maggie-driscoll-69369eaa49834.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"65\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70297837\/coronation-street-spoilers-carl-new-bombshell\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70297837\/coronation-street-spoilers-carl-new-bombshell\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street&#039;s Carl to drop huge bombshell \u2013 amid dangerous arson plan\" data-node-id=\"65.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street&#8217;s Carl to drop huge bombshell \u2013 amid dangerous arson plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"69\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;There was a very small beat that some eagle-eyed viewers might have spotted, whereby we saw Maggie at No.1,&#8221; Corrie producer Kate Brooks explained last month.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"73\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;She looked into the cabinet and her reaction suggested that she saw something that made her feel slightly on edge or uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"77\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;We will reveal what that secret is in the upcoming months, but it is just the tip of the iceberg!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"82\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ITVX\" data-node-id=\"82.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"86\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage\" data-node-id=\"86.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"91\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don&#8217;t miss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@InsideSoapYoutube\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@InsideSoapYoutube\/videos\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Soap Scoop podcast\" data-node-id=\"91.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> from Inside Soap magazine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SqC5ua6W4L8\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SqC5ua6W4L8\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The latest episode\" data-node-id=\"91.5\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The latest episode<\/a> delves into next week\u2019s soap spoilers for EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale &#8211; featuring steamy affairs, shocking deaths, flash-forwards and major moral dilemmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coronation Street spoilers follow. 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