CORONATION Street fans are stunned after realising two stars are real-life mum and son – and they’ve been hiding in plain sight on the cobbles.

From heartwarming scenes to dramatic showdowns, this family duo’s connection adds a whole new layer to the iconic Weatherfield drama.

Back in 1985, Sue Jenkins strutted onto Coronation Street as Gloria Todd, the cheeky barmaid at the famous Rovers Return.

She quickly became a staple behind the bar, rubbing shoulders with soap legend Julie Goodyear, aka Bet Lynch.

But Sue’s soap career didn’t stop there – she spent nine years playing Jackie Corkhill in Brookside from 1992 to 2001, then popped up in Emmerdale for a quick five-episode stint as Bonnie Drinkwater in 2008.

But there’s a twist soap that fans didn’t see coming.

Sue’s got a famous son who also rocked the Corrie cobbles.

Richard Fleeshman, who played Craig Harris, joined the cast in 2002 as part of the witness protection Harris family.

Craig’s story was packed with drama – adopting a goth look that drove his dad mad and becoming Rosie Webster’s first boyfriend.

The tension exploded when his sister Katy murdered their dad after a messy fallout over her secret fling with Martin Platt.

After the family tragedy, Katy took her own life, and Craig planned to run off to Berlin with Rosie.

But in the end, he left Weatherfield alone, waving goodbye to the cobbles for good in 2006.

For years, viewers have watched them on-screen without suspecting a thing – but behind the scenes, their bond runs much deeper than just acting.

The revelation that Sue Jenkins and Richard Fleeshman share a real-life Corrie connection has left fans absolutely gobsmacked on social media.

Taking to X – formerly Twitter – one wrote: “That’s Richard fleeshmans mum!”

Another added: “Her real life son played Craig Harris, son of Psycho Tommy!”

A third penned: “Wow, all this time watching and I never knew that, I can see her son in that photo now.”

Now 36, Richard is a Broadway and West End actor who has starred in everything from Legally Blonde to Ghost the Musical and Company.

He’s currently performing as the unnamed Soldier in Stephen Sondheim’s final work Here We Are at the National Theatre.

Meanwhile, cousins Brooke Vincent, who played Sophie Webster, and Ellie Leach, who played Faye Windass, also both appeared on the ITV soap.

And Greg Wood, who played the late Rick Neelan, was actually the real-life brother of Matt Milburn, who played footballer Tommy Orpington.

Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX.