{"id":303819,"date":"2026-02-18T06:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/303819\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:36:09","slug":"coronation-streets-catherine-tyldesley-pays-sweet-tribute-to-rovers-co-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/303819\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street’s Catherine Tyldesley pays sweet tribute to Rovers co-star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coronation Street<\/a> favourite Catherine Tyldesley has paid tribute to her co-star Aaron McCusker in a heartfelt post, saying the “universe clearly had a plan” in bringing them together.<\/p>\n

Tyldesley returned to the ITV soap<\/a> in October after a seven-year absence, reprising her role as Eva Price. The beloved character arrived in Weatherfield as a member of the Driscoll family, who took over The Rovers.<\/p>\n

One member of the Driscoll clan is McCusker’s Ben, who is in a romantic relationship with Eva. He brought along his mother, Maggie, and two sons, Ollie and Will, and they have proven to be popular with viewers so far.<\/p>\n

Taking to Instagram <\/a>, Tyldesley heaped praise on her co-star, saying: “I am so lucky to work with this gent every day. <\/p>\n

“Our paths have almost crossed several times in the past with castings for other projects and I\u2019ve admired his work for a long time – here we are, finally working together! The universe clearly had a plan!”<\/p>\n

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“What an actor this guy is – such fine, detailed work and so generous. But also one of the nicest, funniest people I know. It\u2019s a bloody pleasure standing behind that bar with you each day,” she continued, quipping that she was especially pleased when he brought her chocolate.<\/p>\n

The post was greeted warmly by several followers in the comment section, with George Shuttleworth actor Tony Maudsley writing: “Ahhh now this just works a treat!! Perfect match!!”<\/p>\n

“It soooooo works with all of you! I love it, I\u2019m invested in it, and I enjoy all the machinations!” wrote another enthusiastic follower, adding: “Thank you for all the brilliant acting!”<\/p>\n

Related: Coronation Street’s Sydney Martin unites with Hollyoaks star for new role<\/a><\/p>\n

While Tyldesley lauded her co-star, McCusker recently teased that there is a huge development awaiting the Driscoll family<\/a>, with the actor sharing: “There’s a big bombshell that’s about to be dropped that is going to rock us all to our core.”<\/p>\n

“It has the potential to bring us all closer together or the potential to tear us completely apart. That’s all I can say, and you’ll have to wait, but it’ll be coming very soon,” added the actor, who has also appeared in Bohemian Rhapsody.<\/p>\n

Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don’t miss the Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> from Inside Soap magazine. The latest episode<\/a> delves into next week\u2019s soap spoilers for EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale – featuring an unexpected pregnancy, dark new alliances, and secretive newcomers causing chaos on the cobbles.<\/p>\n