Coronation Street confirms whether Beth slapped Hope

Coronation Street spoilers follow.

Coronation Street has revealed the truth over whether Beth slapped Hope.

The bad blood between the two families started when Hope ran afoul of Peanut the dog, then got worse over allegations that Beth slapped the child in retaliation.

Friday's episode (February 3) shined new light on the situation by revealing that Beth did actually hit Hope in a fit of anger.

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An awkward scene on the cobbles saw Kirk quickly excuse himself and Beth when they crossed paths with Tyrone and Fiz. Beth complained about Kirk being moody over his row with "mate" Tyrone.

"He's not my mate, is he? How can he be when he accused the woman I love of hitting a kid?" Kirk pointed out.

Beth sheepishly followed him, though she didn't respond to Kirk's outrage. Beth approached Fiz in the cafe later to try to put all of the drama behind them for Kirk and Tyrone's sake.

Fiz agreed that they could "let bygones be bygones" — on the condition the two couples had a "proper sit-down" to hash out the issues between Beth and Hope.

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"We can't just carry on like normal, pretending nothing's happened," Fiz pointed out.

When the two couples met later on, they got on like a house on fire again until Hope arrived to find Beth sitting down with her parents.

Beth went after a furious Hope and admitted she shouldn't have slapped her, though she did accuse the schoolgirl of pushing her "too far".

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"You could get excluded for a week at my school if you did that," Hope pointed out.

When some kind words about Cilla the chinchilla were cold comfort, she handed Hope a fiver instead and said she could have a cuddle with Peanut whenever she wants.

Beth trotted off assuming everything was smoothed over, yet Hope stewed and muttered "cow" under her breath. Is this grudge really over?

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.