Coronation Street star in shock comeback after NINE years off-screen – for THIRD role on the soap

CORONATION Street is bringing back a star of the ITV soap in a shock comeback – nine years after her last appearance. Actress Emma Matthews has returned to filming on the iconic Weatherfield cobbles after her last ITV show stint nine years ago, in 2017. Actress Emma Matthews is set to make her Coronation Street return Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Emma, 45, last starred on the Corrie cobbles nine years ago as social worker Fiona Crowley Credit: instagram/@ermatthews Back then, the 45-year-old played Fiona Crowley, the social worker who removed Abi Webster’s twins from her after she relapsed into drug addiction. It was a very short appearance, spanning only two episodes in the October of that year. Sign up for the Coronation Street newsletter Thank you! Before that she played a nurse in Corrie‘s Weatherfield General and appeared intermittently between 2012 and 2015. While Emma is currently starring in David Walliams’ Billionaire Boy in the West End’s Garrick Theatre, after directing a play at a Manchester theatre, she will be back on the street soon. She was responsible for removing Abi Webster’s kids from her care Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Emma also played an ad-hoc nurse in Corrie, yet bosses have kept her latest role tightly under wraps Credit: instagram/@ermatthews Yet soap bosses have kept her brand new role tightly under wraps – leaving fans on tenterhooks. Broadcaster ITV had no comment, when approached by The Sun. Emma’s soap return comes as she juggles her acting career with a brand new qualification. The screen star is studying a Masters qualification in Theatre Directing, and recently directed the Beautiful Thing play to complete the final stages of her degree. Most read in Showbiz Coronation Street Spoilers: News & Cast Updates The beloved British soap has been captivating audiences for decades. Bolton-born Emma has also starred in Prisoners’ Wives, Emmerdale and Casualty. Back in 2013, she also opened her own stage school in Bury. She told the Bury Times: “Opening another stage school was something I had always wanted to do and moving back to the area gave me that opportunity. “We have lots of contacts in the industry including casting directors, agencies and TV and film companies, so many of the children we work with end up getting professional work”. Comment now