Look who’s back (Picture: ITV/Metro)

It’s not even December yet, but Shona and David Platt (Julia Goulding and Jack P Shepherd) are about to receive an unwelcome early Christmas present – the return of Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown).

I know, I know. Jodie’s a dangerous bunny-boiler here to torment our favourite couple yet again with a nefarious scheme to steal her sister’s family that doesn’t actually make a lot of sense in the cold light of day.

Cue the fan outcry of ‘Why won’t Corrie just let them be happy?’

Because happy is boring. That’s why.

Jodie may be many things. Obsessive. Deranged. Moody. A walking Single White Female cliche. But she’s never dull. Corrie’s answer to Fatal Attractions has kept us guessing what her next unhinged move will be after her scheme to Cuckoo-In-The-Nest her way into her half-sister’s family blew up in her face – almost literally.

After gaslighting Shona into believing she was losing her mind, Jodie finally had David all to herself and was working her seductive wiles on him… which for a moment, seemed to be working.

Shona Platt finds David holding Jodie Ramsey at home in Coronation Street
Shona and David rumbled Jodie’s scheme. (Picture: ITV)

But David was playing Jodie like a fiddle, just so Shona could walk through the door and see her twisted sister’s true colours.

With her Machiavellian machinations in tatters, Jodie resorted to her back up plan – a gun.

Not just any gun. The gun she stole from Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) after a dodgy deal with a local gangster, stashed in her creepy box of stolen trinkets.

Jodie points a gun while in the Platt household in Corrie
Jodie, get your gun. (Picture: ITV)

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What followed was a life-or-death struggle where Shona wrestled the gun from Jodie and accidentally shot her sister in the stomach.

In the panic, David lied to the emergency services and claimed that they had heard a gunshot, only to run inside and find Jodie lying there. He even disposed of the smoking gun by chucking it into the canal.

FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No use before Tuesday 29th September 2026 Coronation Street - Ep 11958 Friday 9th October 2026 David Platt [JACK P SHEPHERD] calls an ambulance and explains that someone has been shot. The paramedics including Asha Alahan [TANISHA GOREY] arrive together with the firearms officer Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com Photographer - Danielle Baguley This photograph is (C) ITV and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms
David covered up Jodie’s shooting to protect Shona. (Picture: ITV)

When Jodie woke up from surgery, it didn’t take her long to figure out the Platts’ cover story. Surprisingly, she actually backed up David and Shona’s fake version of events when DS Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) came-a-calling.

This wasn’t kindness, of course. It was leverage, so she could blackmail David and Shona into letting bygones be bygones and allowing her to move back into Number 8.

David was having none of it, declaring their relationship was done. But Shona couldn’t help feeling a pang of sympathy for her unhinged sibling and later returned to the hospital to offer her a roof over her head.

However, it seemed that David’s rejection had hit home hard with Jodie, as a nurse informed Shona that she had mysteriously discharged herself against medical advice and done a runner.

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Despite everything, Shona still cares for Jodie. (Picture: ITV)

Since then, there’s been little clue to Jodie’s whereabouts, aside from  Brian Packham (Peter Gunn) being reunited with the valuable book Jodie stole from him after it was anonymously posted through his letter box.

However, now it’s David and Shona’s turn to get a sinister hint regarding Jodie’s fate, in upcoming episodes of Coronation Street.

FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No Use Before Tuesday 21st July 2026 Coronation Street - Ep 11909 Monday 27th July 2026 David Platt [JACK P SHEPHERD] and Shona Platt [JULIA GOULDING] arrive home from hospital with Harper to a surprise family welcome party. Everyone is stunned when Jodie Ramsey [OLIVIA FRANCES-BROWN] arrives. Sam Blakeman [JUDE RIORDAN] is upset when David won’t let him hold Harper. Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com This photograph is (C) ITV and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the webs
What has Jodie got in store for Shona and David this time? (Picture: ITV)

At No.8, Jodie’s phone rings out on the sideboard. Shona answers it and her face drops. Who’s calling and what do they want?

Whatever the answer, it’s nothing good, as David and Shona discuss the threatening phone call and can’t help wondering if it was orchestrated by Jodie herself.

Is Jodie to blame… or is someone holding her hostage? Has she truly turned over a new leaf… or is she up to her old tricks?

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