Coronation Street Hope's bully 'unveiled' as cobbles resident but it's not sister Ruby

Coronation Street fans are convinced they know who is bullying Hope Stape online and it’s someone she knows very well. Hope (Isabella Flanagan) has been a staple on the ITV soap since her on-screen birth in 2010 during the iconic tram crash episode. And as the daughter of Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) and killer John (Graeme Hawley), it didn’t take Hope long to find herself involved in some cobbles drama . From a heartbreaking cancer diagnosis aged just four to even trying to kill her stepdad Tyrone’s (Alana Halsall) girlfriend Alina Pop (Ruxandra Porojnicu), her time in Weatherfield has not been short of drama. Especially at the moment, as the long-running ITV soap has kicked off a heartbreaking new bullying storyline for Hope. Last week, while on work experience at the Amon, Hope was caught stealing diet pills from a client. She later confided in Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) about her insecurities, admitting she wishes she looked like other girls and people on social media. Bethany - who had botched plastic surgery last year - tried to reassure Hope that she was perfect the way she is. Although Hope seemed to take the advice on board, things took a heartbreaking turn later on. In emotional scenes, Hope was seen crying at home on the sofa while reading horrible messages that an unknown social media user had sent to her. What’s more, in Monday’s episode (October 21) Bethany treated Hope to a manicure. Hope then shared a photo of her new nails on her social media account, but was met by a string of vile messages again. And now, fans have ‘worked out’ who is sending the nasty messages to Hope. While some people suspect her very own sister Ruby (Billie Naylor) other fans reckon it’s someone else on the cobbles. “Is Ruby the person that’s sending Hope the hateful messages?” said one person on a Coronation Street Facebook fan page. Someone else then predicted Lily Platt (Grace Ashcroft-Gardner). They wrote: “I'm thinking Lily she was nasty to Sam, this could be her storyline why they changed her.” Another agreed: “That’s what I thought.” A fourth penned: “Lily.” Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX