Coronation Street fans found themselves doing a 'double take' as they thought a much-loved character had been 'brought back from the dead'.
This week, the ITV soap confirmed that it's cast two "chaotic and loud" nightmare neighbour characters, and their arrival will be part of a first for the show.
Mick and Lou Michaelis will move into Mawdsley Street at the back of Chesney and Gemma Winter-Brown's house. It means that for the first time ever, Corrie has extended the serial drama across the ginnel to give the new family somewhere to live in Weatherfield.
While Lou and Gemma - who is played by Dolly-Rose Campbell - will initially strike up a friendship, the colourful character is to bring some "chaos" to the cobbles.
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