Coronation Street troublemaker Cassie Plummer is set to be on our screens for a while longer, as actress Claire Sweeney has renewed her contract with the ITV soap.
The former Brookside star first arrived on the cobbles in 2023 as Evelyn Plummer’s (Maureen Lipman) estranged daughter.
In recent months, Cassie caused quite a stir when she was caught drugging Ken Barlow (William Roache) with antihistamines.
She had been hired as his carer when his health deteriorated, and in order to assure that he still needed her so she could keep her job, she took desperate measures to ensure he still felt unwell.
Eventually, Ken caught on to what she was doing and fired her, with the rest of the Coronation Street residents shunning her in solidarity with the pensioner.
However, it appears she won’t be letting her neighbours drive her out completely, with Cassie set to appear on Coronation Street until at least 2026.
𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒔.𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐 – 𝑶𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍Metro understands that Claire Sweeney has signed a new contract with the show.
‘Claire loves being on Corrie – it’s a dream job, so she was delighted to sign a new deal,’ a source told The Sun.
‘With the big Emmerdale crossover coming in 2026, there’s also a hope that she’ll be in that too. It’s a great opportunity to be part of soap history so who wouldn’t want to be involved?’
It was recently announced that Coronation Street and Emmerdale will be teaming up in the new year for a special crossover episode, as changes to their schedules come into affect.
Characters from the Dales and Weatherfield will interact on screen for the first time ever in the exciting episode, which will affect subsequent storylines.
