Coronation Street legend finally returns to Weatherfield after a decade off screen – leaving loved ones stunned

CORONATION Street fable makes daze instrumentality to Weatherfield aft a decennary – leaving loved ones reeling.

A acquainted look is acceptable to stun Weatherfield residents arsenic a long-lost favourite yet makes their mode backmost to the cobbles aft 10 years away.

But wherefore person they returned now, and what play volition their comeback bring?

Julie Carp (played by Katy Cavanagh) was introduced successful 2008 successful Coronation Street arsenic Kirk Sutherland's girlfriend. 

But she was aboriginal revealed to beryllium Eileen Grimshaw's (Sue Cleaver) half-sister.

Katy near the amusement successful 2015 to prosecute different projects. 

Julie's exit communicative saw her permission Weatherfield pursuing the breakdown of her narration with Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin).

Peter Gunn returned to the amusement arsenic Brian successful the build-up to her exit.

Her last occurrence aired connected 3 July 2015 and she hasn't been seen since.

So, however does she travel backmost to the ITV soap?

Next week, Debbie hands retired flyers to Todd and Billy for a beverage creation for singles astatine the hotel.

After immoderate convincing to get Billy to go, helium and Todd be but erstwhile a mates of men connection to bargain them drinks, Billy hurries out.

As George berates Todd for dragging Billy along, Todd’s distracted arsenic helium catches show of idiosyncratic - Todd sees Julie.

Why is Julie back?

Julie volition travel backmost to the cobbles to astonishment half-sister Eileen, the histrion Sue Cleaver leaves the long-running show aft 25 years.

Her instrumentality is portion of Cleaver's exit storyline, which is acceptable to play retired successful precocious spring.

Julie's concealed sets disconnected a concatenation of events that has immense ramifications for Eileen.

But what is she hiding?

Ahead of her return, Katy said: "It is breathtaking to particulate disconnected Julie’s quirky wardrobe again and an implicit joyousness to measurement backmost onto the cobbles.

"Julie is truthful overmuch fun, I’ve missed her."

Producer Kate Brooks said successful a statement: "We're delighted to person the inimitable Julie Carp backmost connected the Cobbles.

"As the ever lovable Julie breezes backmost into the lives of the Grimshaws, not everything is rather arsenic it seems, and Julie's concealed sets disconnected a concatenation of events that has immense ramifications for Eileen.

"Katy has slipped backmost into Julie's shoes with specified easiness that it's similar she's ne'er been away, and we can't hold for the assemblage to ticker Julie's communicative unfold; a communicative afloat of love, laughter and tears."

Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday astatine 8pm connected ITV1 oregon watercourse fro 7am connected ITVX.