It’s the battle of the soap bitches in Coronation Street as scheming newcomer Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown) faces off against the reigning champion, Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford). Who wins? Why, us the viewers, of course!

Although she’s not been on the Cobbles very long, Jodie already has all the makings of a classic soap baddie – a sharp tongue, an endless supply of lies and schemes, a score to settle against an estranged relative, a mysterious box of keepsakes that may as well be labelled ‘plot device’, and most importantly of all, a natural talent for making enemies.

Arriving at the start of the year during the Corriedale crash, Jodie inveigled her way into the Platt household under the guise of repairing her estranged relationship with her half-sister Shona Platt (Julia Goulding).

However, she secretly hates Shona for abandoning her to their abusive father by leaving their toxic family home as a teenager. That’s why Jodie’s made it her mission to drive a wedge between Shona and her husband David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) by attempting to seduce him herself.

Despite her vendetta, Jodie’s got time to cause drama for other people than her immediate family. For reasons related to that mysterious trinket box of hers, she broke into Bernie Winters’ (Jane Hazelgrove) flat to cut her head out of her wedding pictures.

Not only that, but she also stole a rare book from Brian Packham’s collection to add to her mysterious ‘trinket box’ full of keepsakes with cryptic links to her past.

This has led some fans to speculate that Jodie keeps trophies from the unlucky souls who have been the victim of her past revenge plots. Worst of all, she’s even hopped into bed with local sleaze ball Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard). Shudder. Jodie’s bad news all right.

However, there’s bad… and then there’s Tracy Barlow.

Google ‘Soap Bitch’ and her photo comes up. She killed her philandering boyfriend Charlie Stubbs during a strip tease. She tried to sell her daughter Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) for twenty five grand. She even drugged the sweetest man in Weatherfield, Roy Cropper (David Nielson) just to baby trap him.

Being bad has made Tracy Barlow a household name. In this humble author’s opinion, this woman is the Queen of Corrie baddies. As the old saying goes, if you come for the Queen, you better not miss.

Be afraid, Jodie. Be very, very afraid.

Get ready for a clash of the acid-tongued titans in upcoming episodes of Coronation Street, where Jodie’s latest vendetta against Adam Barlow turns sour when his aunt, the one and only Tracy B, sticks her oar in.

When Adam gets on Jodie’s case for letting David the Dog do his dirty business in the street, the scheming newcomer does not take it well. Then the pooch cocks his legs on Adam’s new car. He’s furious, but Jodie fails to take him seriously.

In the café, Jodie’s at work as Tracy spies the dog behind the counter and threatens to report her to environmental health.

Jodie reacts about as well as you’d expect from a woman who is living with her half-sister with the sole purpose of wreaking revenge. I won’t spoil the story by revealing much about Jodie’s response, only that it’s way, way, over the top.