Coronation Street star Chris Harper has said his last stint in the show had a 'big effect' on him as it has been confirmed he'll be returning to the cobbles.
The actor is set to reprise the role of Nathan Curtis in the ITV soap, the man who groomed Bethany Platt. Nathan was last seen in Weatherfield more than six years ago in person as he was imprisoned in 2017 after he groomed the then-teenager as part of a sex trafficking scheme.
It has, however, been just over six years since he appeared on the soap, in a vision experienced by Bethany. But now, he's set to return.
It's Bethany, played by Lucy Fallon, who first spots him at the reconstruction of Lauren’s last known movements and her mind is thrown into overdrive.
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