Pat Phelan is in for a shock in upcoming weeks as reports suggest he will come face to face with his shock love child.
If his life wasn’t complicated enough this is definitely going to put a spanner in the works.
Phelan is set to discover he has a grown-up daughter, Nicola, who was conceived as a result of his affair with the wife of his best friend.
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The dodgy builder has been in the spotlight after being accused of pushing Ken Barlow down the stairs.
Pat fell top of the suspect list after he was found by Ken’s grandson Daniel standing over the gravely ill retired teacher, who was lying unconscious.
And it looks like Phelan will continue to be the hot topic as his daughter – and grandson – arrive on the Cobbles.
Pat isn’t the only one who will be faced with their family making a dramatic return.
Mary Taylor’s long-lost son Jude, who she reluctantly put up for adoption as a baby, is set to move into Weatherfield alongside his family.
He was recently reunited with his mum and invited her to move to South Africa, but she changed her mind at the eleventh hour.
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It’s thought the influx of new characters and expanding families is to accommodate the upcoming extra episode of the soap week each week.
A source told The Sun: “When bosses announced that there would be an extra episode every week, they knew they needed more characters and storylines.
“Now they have firm plans in place, and are trying to fill the roles with the best talent they can.”