Coronation Street spoilers: Audrey Roberts shocked as former flame returns from the dead
CORONATION STREET continued on ITV last night and saw the return of one past character to Weatherfield leaving Audrey Roberts in shock.
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Audrey (played by Sue Nicholls) was in the Coronation Street salon taking bookings when clairvoyant Rosemary (Sophie Thompson) walked in after a recommendation from Mrs Abercrombie who had passed away six years ago.
While in the chair, Rosemary also asked Audrey if she knew an Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley).
Loyal fans will remember that Alf is indeed Audrey’s late husband who last appeared in the soap in 1999.
Viewers instantly took to social media following the broadcast.
Alf's haunting the salon? #Corrie
One fan tweeted: “#Corrie didn't expect Alf back on the cobbles... perhaps floating offer them…”
“Alf's haunting the salon? #Corrie,” asked another.
A third said: “Guess who's back? Alfie's back! In ghost form. Amazing. #Corrie.”
“Old Alf returning from the dead, probably still serving in a corner shop serving Annie, Betty, Albert, Ernest and the rest of the Greats. #Corrie,” posted another.
A fifth simply put: “Alfie's back! #corrie.”
However, many viewers were not happy with the medium and demanded that Audrey not fall victim to a con artist storyline.
One viewer tweeted: “Oh Audrey you aren’t falling for this, anyone could've found out your husbands name was Alf #Corrie.”
“#Corrie does the name Alf mean anything to you? Yep it means I spy a con women,” posted another.
A third added: “#CORRIE oooh I hope that #Rosemary is genuine if not poor #Audrey being reminded of the legendary #Alf @itvcorrie.”
Speaking about the storyline, actress Sophie told the Daily Star: “Hilda Ogden. Jack and Vera. Ena Sharples - all those ladies who used to drink stout in the Rovers.
“I wish I could bring them back and have a milk stout with them in black and white.”
Coronation Street continues tonight on ITV at 8.30pm.