CORONATION Street fans are overjoyed as it was revealed that Cobbles legend Roy Cropper will return at Xmas following his shock exit.
The Roy’s Rolls boss was last seen heading to South America, after signing over everything he owned to his niece Nina.
But actor David Neilson, 72, has been seen back on set after hinting last week that the fan fave will not be coming back.
A TV insider said: “Fans were upset when they thought Roy had left but he’s not going anywhere. David took a couple of weeks off but will be on screen again in a few weeks. Viewers are going to get quite a shock and he’s set to be part of a dramatic storyline.”
Roy had been struggling to come to terms with the fact that the gun Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) obtained to shoot Corey Brent (Maximus Evans) was the same used to kill Natasha Blakeman (Rachel Leskovac).
Abi was stopped from shooting Corey by Roy, who ended up covering for her. Nina then failed to convince him to stay
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