Denise Welch is thrilled to be reuniting with former Coronation Street co-star Nikki Sanderson to play the role of her mother in Hollyoaks.
The Loose Women star, 62, will be joining the cast of Hollyoaks next week, and she has revealed it won't be too hard to act as Nikki's on-screen mother Trish Minniver as they share a close bond in real-life.
The two actresses worked together in Coronation Street up until December 2000, when Denise left her role as Natalie Horrocks.
Denise was aged around 37 and Nikki was just 14 years old at the time, but now Nikki is the same age as Denise when she starred in the ITV soap.
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