Coronation Street fans have spotted striking similarities between Hope and Bernie‘s storyline and the real-life case of Shannon Matthews.
Eight-year-old Shannon went missing in 2008. It was later discovered her mother, Karen Matthews, had masterminded the whole thing. It was suggested she had wanted to pocket the reward money.
As the fallout from Joseph’s disappearance rages on in Coronation Street, viewers are sure the soap must have based the storyline on Shannon’s case.
Why did Joseph go missing in Coronation Street?
Chesney and Gemma found out Joseph was being bullied at school. Although Joseph asked his dad not to talk to the teachers, Chesney did and upset Joseph ran away.
His cousin Hope hid him in Fiz’s attic, with Fiz unaware he was up there. Meanwhile Dev set up a reward fund for anyone who could bring Joseph home safely.
Just as Joseph planned to go home, however, he ran into Bernie’s friend, Clint, in the ginnel.
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