Why did Tracy Barlow leave Coronation Street and is Kate Ford returning? Soap future confirmed
Tracy Barlow bid farewell to the Coronation Street cobbles when she decided to head to Spain to be with lover Tommy Orpington, but will Kate Ford be back?
Tracy Barlow departed the Coronation Street cobbles in shock scenes recently.
The much-loved character departed Weatherfield earlier this year when she decided to move to Spain to be with her lover Tommy Orpington. The move left Steve McDonald devastated, as he tried to learn how to live without his beloved Tracy.
Tracy (played by Kate Ford) explained she needed to go and be with Tommy as she couldn’t accept that Steve had lied to her about her lover being back in touch, as she had initially thought he had not wanted anything more to do with her.
Why did Tracy leave Corrie?
Tracy decided she needed to follow her heart and ended up leaving Steve McDonald and heading to Spain with Tommy Orpington. She originally decided to give things a go with Steve, but later she admitted she couldn’t forgive him for destroying the letter from Tommy and ended up getting back in touch with him and they headed to Spain together.
Tracy and Tommy started off having an affair, but the pair are now together
She gathered her family and friends – minus Steve – and waved goodbye to the Cobbles for a new life in Spain. But will things continue to blossom for Tracy and Tommy, or will Steve find love again with someone else?
Is Kate Ford coming back?
Currently, there is no news on whether Kate Ford will be reprising her role as Tracy Barlow. Fans are hopeful she will be back one day, but the ITV soap have yet to confirm if we’ve seen Tracy on our screens for the last time.
Will her and Tommy’s romance last in Spain, or when he finishes his work out there, will she head back to the UK with him and will they make Weatherfield their home together – or is she gone for good?
Steve and Tracy ended their romance
What happens with Steve?
Steve is set to find love with someone else following Tracy’s departure after turning to online dating. This week, he goes on a a string of dates, some more successful than others when one woman brings along multiple friends.
“I think it would be great if we see Steve having to go down the route of speed dating, online dating,” he proposed, jokingly adding, “Steve could have a full on mid life crisis, maybe we could see him losing weight, changing his appearance, going to the gym. It could be a lot of fun and also a great excuse for me to make some changes in real life!”
Whether Steve finds love with a familiar face or a newcomer doesn’t seem to matter to Simon. He concluded: “I think anyone will do. At this point in Steve’s life he’d be lucky to have anybody! … He gets why Tracy is attracted to Tommy, but he’s just so upset that his idol has done this to him. I think there’s so much going on at once that he’s not properly put it together yet.”