Coronation Street buffs think they’ve cracked the case on Lou Michaelis – she may just be kin to a Weatherfield legend! In January, the show announced it’s welcoming a new duo: Lou (played by Farrel Hegarty) and Mick (Joe Layton). The troublesome two have been labelled “nightmare neighbours” set to stir up the street when they settle into Mawdsley Street. It’s reported this pair is about to kick off “absolute carnage” among the locals – quickly becoming the epicentre of some fireworks-filled episodes. Lou burst onto the scene on Wednesday (February 12), instantly making her mark in the corner shop by giving Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain) a bit of grief over some nighttime pull-ups.
Lou caused trouble for Aadi in the corner shop
Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell) immediately spotted Lou as another mum from her kids’ school. The mums hit it off, and later, we saw Lou heading to the Rovers for a pint with Gemma, reports Plymouth Live. But the plot thickens as the week progresses, with Lou popping up again and Mick slated to rock up on Friday (February 14). However, eagle-eyed fans reckon they’ve sussed out Lou’s real backstory. Chatter across the web has fans betting on a bombshell Platt family revelation. On a Corrie fan page on Facebook, one sleuth said: “Lou really reminds me of Shona!” Another added fuel to the theory fire, conjecturing: “It’ll probably come out that they are related and long-lost siblings!” And a third concurred: “I thought that too, they lookalike as well.”
Fans think Lou could be related to Shona Platt
Speaking about her thrilling new gig as Lou on Coronation Street, Farrel Hegarty couldn’t contain her excitement: “I’m delighted and so grateful to be joining the cast of Coronation Street. I have genuinely been blown away by how ridiculously warm and nice everyone is.” She gushed over her character, saying, “Lou is definitely an exciting character to play because she’s got good and bad parts to her, she’s a life force and full of beans.” Farrel also teased: “She’s a very colourful person who likes to make waves and try to cause chaos. But she also has that strong family loyalty, especially between Mick and Lou, they are thick as thieves and will stick up for each other, even when they probably shouldn’t..”
