Coronation Street fans were left distracted over Lauren Bolton’s nursery nurse in the ITV soap

Coronation Street viewers were left sidetracked during Monday night’s episode featuring Lauren Bolton’s court case.

In the latest instalment, Lauren found herself in the dock for the murder of Joel Deering. The villainous character was discovered dead back in October after going missing, and it wasn’t long before Lauren was revealed as the killer in a whodunnit plot, having struck Joel on the head with a rock to save Max Turner’s life.

On Monday evening, Lauren was seen enjoying some precious moments with her baby son Frankie before the trial, but she grew worried when he didn’t seem his usual self.

This led a nursery nurse to comfort Lauren, assuring her that they would look after her son and get him checked over by medical professionals.

Coronation Street fans were left distracted on Monday night during Lauren Bolton’s court case(Image: ITV)

Later in the episode, Lauren received the news that Frankie was unwell and in hospital while she was in court. Distressed that she couldn’t be with her son, Lauren confessed to the prosecution barrister during Max’s cross-examination that she was glad Joel was dead, reports Lancs Live.

At the hospital later, Lauren told Max that Frankie was battling an infection. Convinced she’s heading for jail, Lauren expressed regret for losing her cool in court and told Max that the trial doesn’t matter to her, only Frankie’s recovery does.

However, amid these scenes, viewers were distracted as they immediately recognised the nursery nurse, played by Suzanne Collins.

Suzanne, 46, famously known for her role as Nikki Shadwick in the iconic soap Brookside between 1998 to 2003, has also been spotted by eagle-eyed fans making waves on other shows like The Bill, Moving On, Clink, and Out Of Time.

Suzanne, 46, is best known for playing Nikki Shadwick on Brookside from 1998 to 2003(Image: Channel 4)

Taking to Twitter, now X, viewers were quick to react to her appearance as one person said: “Was that Nikki Shadwick from Brookside on #corrie ? It sounded like her”, a different account put: “Yay! Ageless Suzanne Collins from Brookside looking after Lauren’s baby #Corrie”, another wrote: “That blonde woman is actress Suzanne Collins who was in Brookside! #Corrie” while a different fan added: “So glad ya posted tha it was buggin me where I’d seen her b4.”

Meanwhile, a different soap watcher put: “The prison officer talking to Lauren and holding Frankie was in Brookside, wasn’t she? @itvcorrie #corrie”, a different account put: “Was that care nurse with Lauren on Brookside? #Corrie”, another wrote: “Was she in Brookside? #Corrie” while another added: “That blonde woman with Lauren was in Brookside #corrie @itvcorrie.”

Coronation Street is on ITV1 at 8pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and on ITV X and STV.