Hold on to your hats, Corrie fans – Michelle Keegan has set tongues wagging that she could be about to return to her iconic role as Tina McIntyre on the hit soap.
Michelle left the soap in 2014 after her character was thrown off a balcony by Rob Donovan. But everyone knows the unspoken rule in soapland: if you don’t see the body, you never know if a character is really dead.
Unfortunately Corrie viewers saw the tragic moment she passed away in hospital but this wouldn't be the first time we've seen the ghost of a resident return... In the past, Michelle has even said herself “never say never” when asked about returning to the soap.
And now she’s sparked speculation after filming herself visiting the set ahead of filming the Coronation Street Christmas special, and wrote on Instagram, "Look where I am... Feels like yesterday I was on these cobbles."
Fingers crossed this means what we think it means….
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Ray is busy building his investment empire and tells Faye that he's entertaining some investors that evening at the Bistro and wants her to host.
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Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Ray and Faye, Scott and Johnny are outside and as Scott prepares to raid the Bistro, he reveals to Johnny that he's got a gun.
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A terrified Johnny tries to back out but Scott forces him into the car. But Johnny has a dramatic attack of ME and an exasperated Scott knocks him unconscious.
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At the Bistro, Scott bursts in with his face covered with a creepy clown mask and points his gun at Ray and his bewildered guests.
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Brandishing his gun at Faye, Scott orders everyone to do as he says, ordering Ray and his mates to hand over all their cash and money from the till.
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Stationed outside to keep an eye out for Faye, Craig launches into action when he hears commotion from inside and bursts inside.
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Grabbing the bag of cash, Scott backs away to the door and Craig (regretting not waiting for back up) throws a chair at him.
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But in the commotion, Scott's gun fires and a stunned Craig slumps to the floor. With both Johnny and Craig fighting for their lives, has Scott got away with it?
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After his brush with danger Johnny goes home and tells Jenny all about his criminal past. Jenny's horrified and Jonny vows to report Scott to the police.
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Later on Johnny heads to the police station to report Scott but soon receives a call from Jenny warning him not to report him.
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Johnny is confused to her change of heart but we soon learn that Scott has broken into Jenny and Johnny's house and is threatening her with the gun.
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Scott snatches the phone and menacingly tells Johnny that if he doesn't return home right now, he'll shoot his wife.
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Elsewhere, Yasmeen's legal fees are racking up and Imran tells Alya that they may have to consider selling her house to afford them.
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Overhearing their conversation, Gary helpfully pipes up and says that if they're looking at selling, he's got a great property developer friend he can put them in touch with.
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Alya and Imran arrive at the prison to discuss their options with Yasmeen but Alya has run some credit checks and found that Yasmeen has thousands of pounds worth of debt.
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Embarrassed, Yasmeen admits that Geoff likely duped her into signing off on loans and worse, she signed over half the house to him, too.
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Alya sets to work at persuading Geoff to sell up his half of the house so they can afford Yasmeen's fees and Geoff enjoys being in control again.
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Elsewhere, after their failed romantic getaway, Evelyn suggests to Arthur that instead of rebooking the weekend, they should take a month.
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Clearly taken aback, a flustered Arthur quickly makes his excuses, leaving Evelyn confused and devastated.
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Evelyn demands to know why Arthur's cooled towards the idea of a holiday. Struggling with his emotions, Arthur tells her it's best they call it a day.
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Putting on a brave face, Evelyn explains to Dev that her relationship is in the bin, her holiday cancelled and she'd like her job back. Will Dev agree after the way she walked out?
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Michelle has certainly outgrown her Corrie roots in recent years, becoming one half of an A-list power couple with husband Mark Wright and taking on starring roles in Brassic and Our Girl.
But recent reports suggest that she could be about to try her hand at reality TV for the first time as Mark, who was one of the OG TOWIE cast way back in 2010, apparently wants to create his own fly-on-the-wall series about his blossoming football career.
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“Mark’s admitted he misses reality TV from his TOWIE days and he’s keen to bag his own show,” a source told Closer. “He wants to highlight his talents and boost his public image, so he can turn himself into a sporting hero like David Beckham. He’s hoping to initially secure a three-part series that will document his ups and downs and show how devoted he is to achieving his goal, so fans can see he’s not just some millionaire reality star who gets everything offered on a plate.
“Mark’s a grafter and knows it’s not going to be easy. He wants cameras to capture everything, from the days where he feels defeated, to hopefully getting signed by a premiership team.”