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Coronation Street's Maggie Driscoll Fears for Ben's Future After Horrifying Realisation in Early ITVX Release

Maggie faces stress from a decades-old secret and fears her son Ben may have inherited Jim's Myotonic Dystrophy after missing a heart appointment.

Summary by Radio Times
Maggie Driscoll's (Pauline McLynn) secret is a ticking time bomb in Coronation Street... and a recent revelation could make it explode a lot sooner than she anticipated.Last month, Radio Times revealed that back in the '80s, the Rovers owner had an affair with Jim McDonald – who was killed off in recent episodes – and conceived son Ben (Aaron McCusker). This means that he's been unknowingly living next door to his half-brother Steve (Simon Gregs…

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Radio Times broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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