Lauren ( 2016 character ) Lauren was a student at Weatherfield High who , along with Shelley and some other friends , bullied Bethany Platt . Bethany ' s mother Sarah discovered that her daughter had been skipping school despite her upcoming GCSE exams . This was because Lauren and a number of other girls were harassing Bethany during break times . The bullying extended to after school as well and Lauren went as far as stealing Bethany ' s phone . When Sarah learned that Bethany was being bullied , she went to Lauren ' s home and berated her and her mother . In a separate incident , Lauren also made cruel remarks about Bethany ' s newborn half - brother Harry , only for Nick Tilsley to come to her defence by throwing Lauren ' s bag to the ground and angrily ordering her to leave Bethany alone . Lauren later arrived at 8 Coronation Street with her mother to get justice , only for the Platt family to stand up for Nick and order Lauren and her mother to leave . A few months later , when Bethany and Lauren ' s exams were finished , Lauren tricked Bethany with a fake apology and learned that Sarah was in Weatherfield General with postnatal psychosis . She and her friends ganged up on Bethany and made fun of Sarah ' s illness . Lauren next turned up at V Court Fitness on the day that Bethany had received her disappointing set of GCSE results . Lauren taunted Bethany about her weight and kicked out at the exercise ball she was using and at breaking point , Bethany lashed out at her abuser . The fracas was witnessed by gym manager Gary Windass who ordered Lauren off the premises , warning her not to return . After a small heart - to - heart , Gary walked Bethany back home , just in case Lauren was still hanging around . When the new school year started in September , Gary reported Lauren to the school and threatened to take legal action unless something was done about the bullying . The headteacher , Mr . Griffin , held a mediation session with Gary , Bethany , Lauren and the girls ' respective mothers . Lauren claimed that Bethany was the real bully , using a bruise from the confrontation in the gym as " evidence " . A heated argument started between the girls and their mums . Mr . Griffin decided to suspend both girls as an agreement could not be reached . During Bethany ' s suspension , she worked at Audrey ' s salon with her uncle David . She was horrified to receive a visit from Lauren who shoved her against a trolley . David ordered the two girls to call a truce and offered Lauren a complimentary wash and blow - dry . When David was styling her hair , Lauren bragged to him about how much more intelligent she was than Bethany . David started asking her unusual questions about hair . He then grabbed her by her head and demanded she tell him that she would leave Bethany alone . Lauren refused so David chopped off a large chunk of her hair and threatened to cut her throat if she went near his family again . Lauren rushed off scared but struggled out of the door which David had locked . She reported the incident to the police but David told PC Saunders that she was upset because she changed her mind about the new hairstyle she wanted . Gemma Winter , who knew about the bullying , backed up this claim and David was let off . Later that month , her father was called into school as Lauren had been expelled for her actions , and tried to maintain that Lauren was still the victim in the hope that Bethany would receive the same punishment as his daughter . Mr . Griffin stayed firm however and threatened to call the police if they did not leave the premises . After father and daughter left , Mr . Griffin told Bethany that because of her courage and bravery most of the other girls in the school came forward about being bullied - even some of Lauren ' s friends . The Platts ' grievance with Lauren ' s family wasn ' t over , as a couple of days after her being expelled , Lauren ' s father followed David to The Dog & Gun before attacking him and beating him to a bloody pulp , still angered about the incident in the salon . David decided against reporting the matter to the police , however . List of appearances . 2016