Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor has said she hopes Helen Flanagan will return to the soap after her maternity leave.
Helen plays Rosie Webster in the programme – the daughter of Sally’s character, Sally Metcalfe – but she left earlier this year to have her second child.
Sally told ITV’s Lorraine that she is keen for Helen to make a comeback, saying: “She’s wonderful. At the moment it’s great. Connie Hyde is playing my sister and she’s fantastic, I’ve got Joe (Duttine, who plays her husband, Tim Metcalfe) and Brooke (Vincent, who plays her daughter, Sophie).
“We’re having a great time. Helen would be the icing on the cake, we can’t wait for her to come back.”
Sally’s character is currently in prison after trusting conman Duncan (Nicholas Gleaves).
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Helen filmed her final scenes in Corrie in April before her character officially left Weatherfield in June for a job in Japan.
The 28-year-old actress and her fiancé, footballer Scott Sinclair, welcomed daughter Delilah in June.
They were already parents to three-year-old Matilda.
Helen joined Corrie as Rosie when she was nine years old. She has played the role for two separate periods – between 2000 and 2012, and then since her return in 2017.
During an interview on Lorraine earlier this month, Helen said she was keen to return to Corrie if it fitted in with caring for her two children.
“I miss everyone so much. I really miss Sally, who plays my mum. We are really, really close,” she said.
“I do miss everyone. I miss the social bit as well. I think it’s important when you have a newborn baby to still go out and meet other mums with babies and go to baby groups so you don’t feel on your own with the baby.
“I think it’s really important to get out there and not just stay in the house.”
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Helen also teased to Daily Star Online she’s already thought of a perfect return storyline for Rosie that would stun poor mum Sally!
She said: “Maybe Rosie can come back with a baby. That would be a surprise for Sally!”
Meanwhile, Sally also challenged host Lorraine Kelly to join her in climbing Mount Everest next year with her charity Prevent Breast Cancer.
The soap star will do the climb to mark 10 years since she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
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