SPOILER ALERT: Steve is left holding Leanne’s baby in Coronation Street… but will this be the moment Michelle finds out he’s the father? It’s a recipe for disaster in Nick’s Bistro on Friday night when Steve McDonald [Simon Gregson ] is left holding the baby… Could this be the moment when the truth comes out about the real identity of baby Oliver’s dad, when Steve McDonald finds himself staring down into the face of his secret child? Friday’s action packed episodes of Coronation Street see Steve and Michelle [Kym Marsh] unwittingly caught up in a last minute party Gail throws at the bistro to welcome what she believes to be her new grandson Oliver into the world.

Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh is to confront her own miscarriage as part of a new storyline in the hit soap. The ITV soap will tackle the topic in the new year with Michelle losing her baby with long-term partner Steve McDonald after 23 weeks as Marsh attempts to raise awareness of the issues surrounding late miscarriage.