Coronation Street Fans Fear Dark Future for Ruby as ‘Like Mother, Like Daughter’ Twist Unfolds
Coronation Street fans were left stunned on Friday night after a shocking revelation about Ruby Dobbs — and many now fear she may be following in the dangerous footsteps of her late mother, Kirsty Soames.
Ruby’s Secret Exposed
The emotional episode began with Tyrone (Alan Halsall) still recovering from the devastating hit-and-run that left him in a wheelchair. Amid his struggle to adapt to life after the crash, another family crisis unfolded when his daughter Hope (Isabella Flanagan) revealed she’d been receiving cruel, anonymous text messages.
At first, Tyrone assumed Hope was being bullied at school — but when one of the messages described her as “cringey and clapped,” a chilling realization struck. The insult matched a phrase Ruby had used earlier that day.
When confronted, Ruby (Billie Naylor) admitted she was behind the messages, lashing out at Hope and her parents in anger. Feeling overshadowed and unloved, she accused Tyrone and Fiz of always favoring her sister. In a burst of rage, Ruby kicked Tyrone’s wheelchair — a shocking act that left viewers speechless.
Fans Draw Parallels to Kirsty Soames
Almost immediately, fans took to social media to draw unsettling comparisons between Ruby and her late mother, Kirsty — the ex-police officer whose violent temper once made Tyrone a victim of domestic abuse.
“Ruby taking after her mother, Kirsty,” one viewer posted on X.
“She’s definitely got some of her mum’s dark traits,” another wrote.
A third added: “Ruby looks like she’s turning into her mother. Like mother, like daughter, eh?”
For longtime Coronation Street fans, the moment was a haunting callback to one of the soap’s most powerful and painful storylines.
A Legacy of Pain and Fear
Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede) was introduced in 2011 as Tyrone’s love interest — but their relationship turned into one of Coronation Street’s most talked-about domestic abuse plots. Tyrone suffered both physical and emotional violence behind closed doors, terrified to speak out as Kirsty’s temper spiraled.
In a tragic twist, Kirsty later admitted her guilt in court and was sent to prison. Her final act of redemption was asking to be “locked up” to protect Ruby, fearing she would repeat the same cycle of abuse she’d suffered from her own father.
Years later, it was quietly confirmed that Kirsty had died off-screen, and Ruby was raised by Tyrone and Fiz in a loving home. But this new storyline hints that the trauma Kirsty feared might still echo through the next generation.
Will History Repeat Itself?
As Ruby’s jealousy and anger bubble to the surface, viewers are divided. Some believe her behavior is a cry for help — a symptom of feeling excluded as her family recovers from recent upheavals. Others think the show could be exploring a darker psychological legacy.
Either way, Coronation Street appears to be setting the stage for a powerful storyline about nature versus nurture, and whether Ruby can escape her mother’s shadow.
Can Fiz and Tyrone guide Ruby back before her resentment takes a dangerous turn? Or is Corrie preparing to revisit one of its darkest family histories?