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Popular star to make shock return to soap

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  • Catherine Tyldesley's character Eva Price is set to make a return to the ITV soap Coronation Street later this year.
  • Eva will become the new landlady of the Rovers Return pub, joined by her new partner Ben Driscoll and his mother Maggie.
  • Aaron McCusker and Pauline McLynn will portray Ben and Maggie, respectively, with Ben's two sons and Eva's daughter Suzie also joining the cast.
  • The new landlords will be revealed in October, more than seven years after Eva's last appearance when she moved to France.
  • This casting news follows the recent departure of Sally Ann Matthews, who played Jenny Connor, and other cast members from the long-running British soap.
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