Here s what we know about the twist and what happens next.
How are Sharon and Harvey connected? ITV
Coronation Street has confirmed that Sharon is Harvey s aunt. In Monday night s double bill, Sharon paid a visit to Harvey (Will Mellor) in prison and asked how her favourite nephew was doing behind bars.
Harvey was in no mood for niceties after spending the past few weeks in jail, so he immediately demanded answers from Sharon over the whereabouts of Leanne Battersby.
Harvey s father is Sharon s late brother Wayne Gaskell, a bad boy character who appeared briefly on
Corrie in 1982.
When Wayne died, Sharon inherited his estate. She still feels a strong sense of loyalty towards Harvey, having promised Wayne that she d look out for him.
Coronation Street fans aghast as Sharon s link to twisted Harvey is confirmed
Coronation Street viewers were certain that Sharon Bentley was related to drug lord Harvey, and tonight, they discovered they were right as their relationship was finally revealed
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Coronation Street fans went into complete meltdown tonight as Sharon Bentley s relationship with drug lord Harvey was confirmed.
Corrie s Sharon Bentley returns after 22 years - who is she and what is her secret? Mirror 2 hrs ago Verity Sulway
Coronation Street s Sharon Bentley makes her dramatic return to the soap on Wednesday night, after last being seen in Weatherfield in 1999.
Sharon (Tracie Bennett) is set to give her foster mother Rita (Barbara Knox) a big shock when she rocks up - and here is all you need to keep you up to date with her past.
Sharon was Rita and Len s foster daughter in 1982, and then returned 17 years later to invite Rita to her wedding.
But when she discovered her fiance Ian Bentley had two-timed her with Natalie Barnes, she jilted him at the altar.