Among returns and exits, Coronation Street will see a familiar face make a surprise comeback to the cobbles after more than a year away from Weatherfield. After he was last seen on the soap on New Year’s Day in 2025, The Sun reports fan-favourite character Alex Warner is now set to appear in an upcoming episode.
Played by Liam Bairstow, Alex made his Corrie debut in 2015. The son of Nessa Warner and Alan Matthews, Alex joined the soap as Cathy Matthews’ nephew and has since appeared sporadically.
A waiter at Roy’s Rolls, he was last seen on the cobbles in January 2025 when he helped an unwell Carla Connor in the cafe just before she collapsed and was rushed to hospital.
16 months later, Bairstow is returning to the ITV soap after his longest absence from Corrie, as he’s on the cast list for episodes airing next week.
Elsewhere on the ITV soap, Will Driscoll’s dark grooming storyline is coming to a head after Megan Walsh’s web of lies is set to be finally exposed. The teen’s sports coach Megan has been having a sexual relationship with him while using an unsuspecting Daniel Osbourne as a cover.
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Will’s pal Sam Blakeman has sensed something is amiss with Megan but has been bullied by the predator, who’s been manipulating him to make sure he stays silent.
In upcoming scenes, it’s Leanne Battersby who realises that Sam is harbouring a secret after he collapses and is taken to hospital, where the doctors reveal that he’s been misusing his ADHD medication.
The harrowing truth about Will and Megan having been intimate comes out, with Will’s dad, new Rovers owner Ben Driscoll, and his partner Eva Price vowing to do whatever it takes to bring Megan to justice.
