Coronation Street fans are convinced a new romance is brewing for Ryan Connor
Coronation Street fans are convinced they’ve cracked a major twist surrounding Ryan Connor.
The cobbles have recently been thrown into turmoil following the death of villain Theo Silverton. His killer has yet to be identified, but the ITV soap has unveiled six suspects who will come under intense police scrutiny over the coming weeks.
The suspects are Theo’s estranged husband Todd Grimshaw, George Shuttleworth, Gary Windass, Summer Spellman, George’s partner Christina Boyd and Theo’s ex-wife Danielle Silverton.
In recent episodes, a shaken Todd, who had suffered months of abuse at Theo’s hands, discovered he was set to inherit Theo’s life insurance payout.
Meanwhile, Theo’s ex-wife Danielle has been arranging the funeral, with residents speculating whether she stands to inherit the money — and whether that could provide a motive for murder, reports the Daily Star.
In Thursday’s episode of the popular ITV soap, Todd informed Sarah Platt that he had no intention of attending Theo’s funeral. His friends decided to arrange a surprise meal so he could find his own way of gaining closure over Theo’s death.
However, the gathering took an unexpected turn when Danielle arrived and publicly accused Todd of killing Theo in order to claim his life insurance.
Mary Taylor was quick to leap to Todd’s defence, however, suggesting that it was Danielle herself who had murdered Theo for his money.
As Danielle stormed out of the bistro, Ryan Connor — who had been dining with DS Lisa Swain, the officer leading the investigation — swiftly gave chase and revealed he recognised her from the night of the murder, sending her into a panic.
Taking to Twitter, now X, viewers were quick to speculate whether Ryan and Danielle might develop a romantic connection down the line, given the palpable chemistry between them.
One viewer commented: “I was half expecting Ryan to say that Danielle was in the area cos they had got together the night Theo died #Corrie” to which another account responded: “That’s what I was thinking!” while a further user chipped in: “They could still get together through events at the hotel!”
Reposting a tweet suggesting they should get together, another soap fan wrote: “You know what? I wouldn’t hate it #corrie.”
Elsewhere, another viewer proposed: “Hold on hear me out… Ryan and Danielle enemies to lovers #corrie.”
Coronation Street continues on weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV and ITV X.
