CORONATION Street bosses are bringing back a cobbles icon after seven years away.
The Sun can exclusively reveal that actress Catherine Tyldesley, 41, is making a bombshell return as Eva Price to Weatherfield after seven years away.
She will begin filming this summer and appear on screen later this year.
A source said: “Cath has been away for a while and worked on countless other projects but she really missed Corrie.
“They’ve tried to get her back a few times but the stars have never alligned.
“But when she was approached with the idea for Eva’s return, it was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
“She’ll start filming again in summer and be back on screen for autumn.
“She’s so excited and can’t wait to get back on the cobbles and it’s definitely not going to be a storyline to miss.”
The actress played Eva Price in the ITV soap from 2011 to 2018 and had a host of dramatic storylines during that time.
Eva enjoyed steamy relationships with Aidan Connor, Adam Barlow, Rob Donovan, Jason Grimshaw and Nick Tilsley.
In her most memorable storyline she fell pregnant with tragic Aidan Connor’s baby and attempted to give her daughter to Toyah Battersby.
Toyah ended up handing Susie back after seeing how devastated Eva was and their scheme was exposed.
However tragically Aidan took his own life, leaving Eva devastated.
She left Weatherfield soon after to move toFrancewith her mum Stella.
Earlier this year Catherine opened up about the possibility of returning to the cobbles – insisting she would never say never.
“Coronation Street feels like forever ago, but I always look back with such great fondness,” she told Prima magazine.
“They’ve asked me to go back a couple of times over the years, and it just so happened that I was busy with other projects.
“But if they approached me with an amazing storyline and the time was right, of course, I’d go back. So it’s always a case of never say never.”
Since leaving Coronation Street, Catherine has gone on to star in BBC One series Scarborough and Channel 5 drama The Good Ship Murder, as well as compete on the 2019 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
She recently appeared in a guest role of Michelle Keegan’s Sky comedy Brassic.
