Coronation Street spoilers: Ed Bailey comes clean about his crippling addiction

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by Marianna Manson |
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Next week in Coronation Street, Ed Bailey comes clean to his family about losing their savings on betting websites

Realising he's amassed a debt of nearly £5k, Ed agrees to a loan from his son but can't hide the truth from his wife any longer.

Will Aggie be able to trust him again?

Bethany Platt is disturbed when she spots a man she recognises from the parties Lee Curtis used to throw.

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Steve McDonald takes a DNA sample from Emma Brooker that confirms he's her real dad. An emotional Emma skypes her mum, Fiona Middleton, from Australia, looking for answers.

Yasmeen Nazir is appalled when Geoff Metcalfe installs security cameras in her house, but when she asks him to take them down, he's furious and calls off their relationship.

Shona Ramsey is at the end of her tether as Max continues to play up, and wonders if he's been taking his medication.

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Coronation Street spoilers: week 34

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A family have dinner at the Bistro and Bethany thinks that she recognises the dad from one of Nathan's parties.

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A concerned Bethany confides in Daniel who is also working that evening, but implores him not to say anything.

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The family begin to row and leave the restaurant without finishing their meals. The distracted wife pulls into reverse and bumps into Craig, knocking him to the ground.

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Bethany is devastated that once again Craig has found himself caught up in her troublesome past.

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Steve takes Emma out for lunch in a bid to cheer her up, but he's got an ulterior motive. Pretending she's got something in her hair, Steve pulls out a few strands and pockets them.

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On the day of her dad's funeral, Emma meets up with her brother Morgan, and learns that he also knew her 'dad' wasn't her biological father.

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Steve arrives at the church with the wreaths for the funeral. Having take the hair sample for DNA testing, Steve explains to Emma that he is her real father.

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After the funeral, a confused and upset Emma Skypes with her mum, Fiona, in Australia and wants to know why she was kept in the dark her whole life.

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Blaming Fiona and Audrey for lying to her, Emma makes the decision to leave Weatherfield, and despite her friend's begging her to stay, she's made up her mind.

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After her departure, Amy and Tracy set off to try and catch her to change her mind, eventually finding her at the train station waiting for a train. Can they persuade her to stay?

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Elsewhere, Geoff smugly explains to Yasmeen that he's fitted out her house with top of the range CCTV so she can feel safe.

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A shocked Yasmeen tells Geoff she doesn't want to be filmed at home, but Geoff accuses her of not caring about his feelings and declares it's over between them.

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Later on at the Bistro as Geoff helps Yasmeen with her online banking, he drops into conversation that he's got a doctors appointment.

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It's clear at the doctors that Geoff is fit as a flea - but when he sees Yasmeen later on he tells her they've taken blood samples for a heart murmur, leaving Yasmeen worried about him.

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Aggie confronts Ed when her debit card is declined at the shop, accusing him of turning back to gambling and frittering away their money.

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Ed dismisses it as just a cash flow glitch, but later on confides in Michael that they've fallen on hard times and that £5k should sort them out.

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Michael convinces his dad to accept a loan from their football prodigy son James. But Aggie is suspicious and soon Ed breaks down, admitting that he's lost the money on betting sites.

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Aggie is furious at her husband and has to get out of the house, heading to the café for sanctuary.

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Noticing how rushed off his feet Roy is, and with thoughts of their lost money at the back of her mind, Aggie offers to help out around the café and Roy agrees to give her a trial shift.

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Meanwhile, Michael is investing in his own money-making scheme, and on the way home from the shops Cerberus tugs on his shopping bag and a load of pregnancy tests spill out.

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Evelyn is intrigued and wants to know who they're for, but Michael won't give the game away about his and Bernice's business venture.

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Max has been playing up and, finding that he's not at home, Nick tracks him down to Victoria Gardens, where he's smashing up the plant pots.

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As he tries to stop him, Max lashes out at Nick, angrily telling him it's his fault that David is in prison.

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The next day is Lily's birthday party but after the guests start arriving, Max starts to act up so much that Shona has to ask everyone to leave and cancel the party.

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An already fragile Shona is furious that Max has ruined Lily's party and confides in the other adults that he's been like this for weeks. Shona worries that Max has stopped taking his ADHD medication.

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Meanwhile, Tim calls in at Eileen's and tells her to pull herself together because she's needed at the garage. Eileen agrees to go back to work, but declares she's sworn off men for good.

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Now let's recap on what's happening this week on Corrie...

When Emma Brooker loses the man she's called "dad" for her whole life, she thinks things can't get any worse.

But a call from her estranged mum in Australia reveals that her real dad is someone she's never met. Distraught, Emma tries to plan her funeral and finds an unlikely friend in Steve McDonald.

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