CATHERINE Tyldesley is making a Coronation Street comeback as new landlady of the Rovers Return pub.
Bosses persuaded Catherine, 41, who plays Eva Price, to rejoin after seven years away with the promise of big storylines.
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By running the pub, Eva Price will follow in the footsteps of key former Street characters including Liz McDonald, Bet Lynch and Annie Walker.
It comes after The Sun revealed actress Sally Ann Matthews, who plays recent landlady Jenny Connor, had been axed from the ITV soap.
A source said: “It’s one of the biggest jobs in soap, the landlady of the Rovers Return pub.
“Bosses were desperate to get Cath back.
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“They came up with the perfect storyline with her being unveiled as the new landlady of the Rovers.”
Catherine agreed to make her comeback earlier this year and is set to start filming next week.
She will be back on screen this autumn.
Eva was last seen leaving Weatherfield for a fresh start in France with her baby daughter Susie following the tragic suicide of the child’s dad Aidan Connor (Shayne Ward).
Catherine played Eva from 2011 to 2018.
The actress took part in BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing in 2019.
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