Coronation Street is set to bring back an actress for the third time on the ITV soap, but in a new role.
Bolton-born actress Emma Matthews will be making a return to the cobbles, nearly a decade after her last appearance on the long-running programme.
Matthews previously played social worker Fiona Crowley, who featured in two episodes in 2017 and was responsible for taking Abi Webster’s twins into care following a relapse.
Prior to that, she appeared as a nurse at Weatherfield General Hospital in episodes aired between 2012 and 2015.
While details of her new role remain under wraps, Matthews is expected to appear on-screen later in the year, according to The Sun.
This return comes as she balances her acting career with academic pursuits, as she is studying a Master's qualification in Theatre Directing.
She directed a production of Beautiful Thing as part of her final coursework.
In addition to her work on Coronation Street, Ms Matthews currently stars in the West End production of Billionaire Boy at the Garrick Theatre and has directed theatre in Manchester.
She has also appeared in a wide range of television shows, including Emmerdale, Casualty, The Bay, Prisoners’ Wives, and Until I Kill You.
Newsquest has contacted ITV for comment.
Coronation Street star set to leave after 3 years on ITV soap
While Emma Matthews is set to join the cast of Coronation Street, Claire Sweeney has left the show.
The actress plays Cassie Plummer, who decided to leave Weatherfield after having a confrontation with Ross Wilkes (played by Ian Burfield).
Claire recently revealed that she was "in total denial" about leaving the soap after "having such a wonderful time".
Discussing he exit, she said: "It’s funny because my very last scene—the one where I’m driving away—was actually filmed two or three weeks before I finished.
"Because of that, it didn't feel like a true ending.
"For me, the final scene in the Dobbs house felt like the real goodbye because that’s where I started with Alan, Jenny, and the kids.
"I missed Maureen Lipman so much; I would have loved for her to have been there for that."
Claire is set to take on the role of Miss Hannigan in the UK tour of the musical Annie as her next project.
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