Coronation Street has given fans a sneak peek at Catherine Tyldesley‘s return as Eva Price, as the character makes her Weatherfield comeback alongside her new family, The Driscolls.
Eva will be joined by her new husband Ben, played by Aaron McCusker, in the comeback scenes, which see the soap favourite character take over the Rovers Return.
Ben will surprise his wife by revealing he’s bought the pub, and tells her she’s the new landlady shortly after their arrival, putting her back in charge of the pub for the first time since 2018,
A teaser trailer shows the couple wasting no time settling into their new life, welcoming all the Weatherfield regulars for an opening party.
It’ll all get turned upside with the arrival of Ben’s mum Maggie, played by Pauline McLynn, who brings with her some shocking news for Eva.
As the trailer shows they waste no time in settling into the pub and welcoming all the regulars with a huge opening party but the arrival of Ben’s mum Maggie, Pauline McLynn brings some shocking news for Eva.
Coronation Street has given fans a sneak peek at Catherine Tyldesley ‘s return as Eva Price, as the character makes her Weatherfield comeback alongside her new family, The Driscolls
Reuniting with her sisters Leanne and Toyah, portrayed by Jane Danson (pictured), Eva will be joined by daughter Susie, as well as husband Ben, and step-children Will and Ollie
Reuniting with her sisters Leanne and Toyah, portrayed by Jane Danson and Georgia Taylor, as well as the neighbourhood’s familiar faces could also spark further drama.
Eva’s daughter Susie and Ben’s two sons Will and Ollie, played by Aurora Bradshaw, Lucas Hodgson-Wale and Raphael Akuwudike, will also join the cast.
Ollie is already known to Coronation Street fans, having dated Dee Dee for a couple of months, but not telling her about his family’s plans to move to the street.
ITV teased of the action: ‘It is safe to say the Price/Driscoll family will be arriving with a bang and a suitcase full of secrets.’
It comes after Catherine admitted she once would have killed to play the landlady of the Rovers Return in the run up to her soap return.
The actress, 42, played barmaid icon Eva Price from 2011 to 2018 but bid farewell to the show seven years ago when her character went to live in France with her daughter Susie.
When producer Kate Brooks reached out to the actress to propose a return to the role, Catherine admitted she assumed it could be the case of a funeral rather than a job offer.
Little did Catherine know, she was about to be offered one of the most desired roles in the soap world – the owner of the legendary fictional pub, The Rovers Return.
The welcoming party at the Rovers Return could spell for drama between Eva and her sisters
It marks the first time that Eva has been in charge of the Rovers since 2018, after her husband Ben purchased the pub for her ahead of their return
‘We were on a Zoom call and Kate said, ‘Would you like to be landlady?’ and I went ‘Aaargh!’,’ she told The Sun.
‘My agent was like, “Nice one.” I was just really shocked.
‘It’s an absolute dream. I remember watching the show as a kid, thinking, “God, I’d kill to be landlady one day. How cool would that be?”
Eva was the on-screen daughter of Stella Price, played by EastEnders star Michelle Collins, who was also the long-lost mother of Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson).
During her time on the show, Eva famously had a relationship with Aidan Connor (Shayne Ward) but he had an affair with Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon).
As an act of revenge when she found out, Eva faked a pregnancy and spent Aidan’s savings on a pink Range Rover, the pair later become engaged but Maria burst into the wedding to expose the truth about the fake pregnancy.
A short time later, Eva discovered that she was actually pregnant with Aidan’s baby but agreed to give the child to her half-sister Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor).
Soon after that, Aidan took his own life in 2017, and Eva became attached to baby Susie and left the Cobbles in the back of a taxi with her.
Coronation Street airs on ITV at 8pm Monday, Wednesday, Friday and is available to stream on ITVX.
