When the Driscoll family invades the neighborhood, the first person to feel uneasy is Leanne Battersby.

She has always been the keeper of identity, the “big sister” of the community – but now, things are getting out of control.

In the new episodes, Leanne appears more, her eyes full of calculation and mixed emotions.

She tries to appear calm when Eva and Ben “take over” the Rovers, but inside she feels left out.

A detail that has the audience talking fiercely: Leanne discovers a jar of cream has disappeared from the staff room. She suspects Susie Price – her young cousin who has just joined the Driscoll family. When Leanne questions, Susie reacts hesitantly – making viewers immediately feel a wave of suspicion. Is Susie hiding something? Or is Leanne too obsessed with the feeling of being displaced?

Tensions escalate when a school bullying case is exposed. Hope Dobbs is mentally assaulted, and the police identify a shocking new suspect. Rumours spread quickly: the suspect could be someone viewers don’t expect – even family. The online community begins to ask: “Could Leanne be involved?”

In a scene expected to air soon, Leanne will be caught between two lines of suspicion – one from the Driscolls, the other from the distrustful Weatherfield natives.

This makes Leanne the new central character: both a “traditionalist” and at risk of being caught up in a serious scandal. Under the lights of the Rovers, she sits alone, holding a glass of wine she hasn’t finished – the camera pans slowly over her eyes, hazy but determined. Is Leanne about to have her biggest “rebound” since the scandal years ago?

Fans are waiting for answers – and everything suggests Coronation Street is about to drop a twist that will send shockwaves through Weatherfield.