Coronation Street fans left sobbing over Roy Cropper's unexpected return

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currently pregnant with her first child with her boyfriend, Ben Obscura. She and Michael announced their split in October on their two-year wedding anniversary. fans saw Juliana, a Brazilian model, move to Connecticut after she met Michael at a yacht party in Croatia. Although the two had big issues in their relationship — including signing a prenup -- they ended up tying the knot and Juliana got unexpectedly close to Michael's ex-wife, Sara, as well as his two kids, the scene-stealing Max and Cece. In an Instagram post in October that has since been deleted, Michael shared a picture from their wedding and said quarantine had broke them up.«Our marriage is a Covid-19 casualty that will not be showing up in any statistics,» he wrote.

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Closing their chapter. Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers have split following their whirlwind engagement.

Coronation Street fans were left in tears on Saturday's Christmas Day episode as Roy Cropper made an emotional return to the ITV cobbles. Last month, soap watchers were left devastated after Roy left Weatherfield to work as a chef in South America due to feeling guilty over his unwitting role in the death of Natasha Blakeman.

Coronation Street fans were delighted after being given the 'best Christmas present ever' as favourite Roy Cropper made a surprise return to the cobbles.