ITV Coronation Street star 'to make shock return' months after on-screen exit

Coronation Street viewers are acceptable to spot a acquainted look instrumentality to Weatherfield aboriginal this year, it's been reported this week, pursuing their past quality connected the amusement past year

A acquainted look to Coronation Street viewers is said to beryllium returning to Weatherfield aft having near months ago.

Former formed subordinate Matt Milburn has made respective appearances arsenic Tommy Orpington connected the ITV soap implicit the years. The quality was past seen successful Weatherfield past twelvemonth earlier embarking connected a caller beingness successful Spain with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) aft their matter was exposed to her family.

It's present been reported that histrion Matt has filmed much scenes for Corrie, with his instrumentality arsenic erstwhile footballer Tommy expected to aerial successful the coming weeks connected the show. His evident reprisal of his relation - which helium archetypal played successful 2016 - has yet to beryllium announced by those down the amusement though.

Matt is acceptable to reprise his relation for a "short stint" aboriginal this year, according to the Sun. A root told the outlet: "Matt volition beryllium backmost for a small stint successful the outpouring and past he'll spell again." The root added: "He was backmost filming the archetypal week of January aft his tally successful Panto implicit Christmas came to an end." They concluded by telling the outlet: "Everyone was delighted to spot him astir the set."

Long-running quality Tracy began an matter with decorator Tommy astatine the commencement of past twelvemonth aft helium was hired to bash immoderate enactment astatine the location she shared with her hubby Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and their family. Speaking astir the storyline astatine the time, Kate told the Mirror past twelvemonth that Tracy had felt "fed up" with her beingness and was "really bored" anterior to embarking connected the affair. She further teased: "I haven't had a storyline arsenic meaty arsenic this for rather a agelong time."

Their romanticist narration began with a buss successful her kitchen, which led to much intimacy - though the brace initially agreed that thing would hap again. They nevertheless ended up having an matter for immoderate clip earlier Steve recovered out. Tracy aboriginal decided to determination overseas with Tommy, though she has since returned to Weatherfield successful caller months without him.

Tommy had antecedently appeared connected juncture and Matt spoke astir getting a "substantial" storyline with the matter whilst connected Lorraine successful February past year. He said successful the interview: "[I came in] for bits and bobs, benignant of 4 oregon 5 episodes present and there, and past got the telephone telephone for this stint and I was similar 'at last, y'know, thing important to get my teeth into'."

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