Coronation Street viewers are speculating a surprise new romance for Betsy Swain with an older gentleman.

Betsy, portrayed by Sydney Martin, arrived on the cobbles last year as the daughter of DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers).

It was disclosed that Betsy was brought up by two mothers, Lisa and Becky (Amy Cudden), but tragically, Becky was reportedly killed off-screen in a car accident while on duty late last year.

Since her arrival on the soap, Betsy has found herself at the centre of several major plotlines. Earlier this year, she was left devastated when her boyfriend Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan) was written out of the show following a stabbing incident.

Betsy made her debut last year (Image: ITV)

Her grief was compounded when she was shot in March by murderer Rob Donovan (Marc Bayli

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