She may have been away from Weatherfield for seven years, but Faye Brookes has teased that she could reprise her role as Kate Connor in Coronation Street at some point in the future.
The actor had a four-year stint in the ITV soap before departing in 2019, and appeared in the 2021 edition of Dancing on Ice. She subsequently landed several projects on the stage, including Chicago and The Sound of Music.
Though she stressed that she was happy with how her career is panning out, Brookes didn’t rule out a return to the cobbles, with the actor telling Express that the door was very much “left open” for that reason.
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“I get a lot of, ‘Why is Kate not coming back?'” she shared. “That’s a really lovely thing to have them want me to come back to Coronation Street, because I [Kate] didn’t die. I’m still alive and travelling, and those [were] doors left open.
“That’s an opportunity to be had in itself. I do love being able to play other characters – I really am continuing to stretch myself as an artist, and I want to keep doing that. [But] that door is open, [and] if that is in my journey, then great.”
“It catapulted my career, so I never condemn it. I always celebrate it. That’s what the fans are doing for me at the same time. I’ve been so lucky to have gained such a lovely following from my time at Corrie – they’ve been nothing but supportive,” she added.
Though it doesn’t sound as if Brookes has any immediate plans to return to Weatherfield, there’s been a big development in the Connor family, with Kate’s half-sister, Carla, finally tying the knot with Lisa Swain.
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After months of strife, Swarla got their happily-ever-after (we hope) during Thursday’s instalment of the soap, with several viewers lauding the episode as a “perfect” embodiment of the couple’s spirit.
“A wonderful episode to celebrate Swarla’s wedding before murder week. Everyone chipping in and having fun was so lovely to see,” wrote one fan, while another dubbed it a “masterpiece”.
Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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