Coronation Street’s Paula Wilcox’s first cobbles role from 51 years ago revealed on Lorraine

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CORONATION Street star Paula Wilcox’s first role in the soap has been revealed – 51 years later.

The actress is currently playing evil Geoff Metcalfe’s wife Elaine on the ITV soap – but she began her career on the cobbles back in the 60s.

Paula returned to the soap after 51 years

Paula played a 15-year-old runaway on the soap that was then filmed entirely inside a studio in Manchester.

She was shown a clip of her first appearance on today’s Lorraine and was delighted.

The star originally played Tracy Barlow’s aunt Janice for a stint in 1969 when she left home to move in with her brother Ray.

But just three weeks after her first appearance she took his money and ran off for a new life.

Paula played runaway Janice on the soap in 1969
She was Tracy Barlow’s aunt

Now the actress plays Elaine, Tim Metcalfe’s mum but she’s set for devastation when Tim rejects her.

Tim was led to believe that his mum was Tessa, who passed away, and now the character is set for the shock of his life as he learns not only the truth about how evil his father is, but that his real mum is alive and well.

Discussing what Elaine expects from their reunion, Paula shared: “It’s very odd because she sees Geoff and Tim on the Street the first time she ever sees them and she assumes that he is Tim.

Tim won’t give Elaine the response that she expects
Elaine will be left terrified when Geoff interferes

“Then later on, she does actually meet him but he doesn’t know who she is.

“He is quite brusque with her and then he doesn’t believe her, then it’s very, very tough because all of a sudden she’s been this heroine to Yasmeen, and she feels like… I’m out there and facing down some of these demons and still I really don’t want to face Geoff.

“But I’m sure that my boy will, as soon as he sees me, fall into my arms and say: ‘Mum, where have you been all my life!’ and that doesn’t happen.

“I think it’s a big, big shock – that’s a real step back in a way. She’s taken baby steps forward and that’s a real knock in the face again. So, she’s right back down on the ground.”