Viewers will be introduced to Eva\u2019s husband Ben Driscoll played by Aaron McCusker , and he he surprises her by revealing he has bought the Rovers Return and informs her that she is the new landlady, taking on a role previously held by soap legends like Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear), Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) and the recently-departed Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews<\/a>).<\/p>\n In a new teaser trailer just released by ITV<\/a>, Eva and her husband are seen wasting no time in settling into the pub and welcoming all the regulars with a huge opening party but things never run smoothly on the nation’s most famous street and Ben\u2019s mum Maggie (Pauline McLynn) soon arrives with some shocking news for Eva.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Legendary Coronation Street stars’ soap future revealed after exit fears<\/a>READ MORE: Coronation Street Gail Platt\u2019s soap return ‘sealed’ and fans will not be waiting long<\/a> In 2011, Eva was introduced to Weatherfield as part of a new family who were set to take over the Rovers Return then. At the time, the shakeup saw EastEnders<\/a> legend Michelle Collins<\/a> arrive as Eva’s mum and new landlady Stella Price, who revealed that she was also the long-lost mother of established character Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson). Primarily, Eva worked as a barmaid at the Rovers but also had stints at Underworld and Nick’s Bistro.<\/p>\n Over the course of seven years, Catherine saw her alter-ego through numerous relationships with the likes of Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas<\/a>), Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) and Nick Tilsey (Ben Price<\/a>). Her most notable relationship was with Aidan Connor (Shayne Ward), but that started to go awry when he began an affair with Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon).<\/p>\n Instead of confronting Aidan head-on about his infidelity, she decided to take revenge by putting a bright pink Range Rover on his credit card and then decided to fake a pregnancy<\/a>. Maria discovered Eva’s lies and exposed them all at the wedding but Eva later discovered that she was in fact pregnant with Aidan’s baby.<\/p>\n In order to go through with the birth in secret, she went off to a remote cottage and had planned to give baby Susie away to her stepsister Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor<\/a>). However, Aidan later took his own life and Eva began to grow close to her daughter, eventually opting to leave in the back of a taxi with her for good.<\/p>\n Eva’s return will see her reunited with her siblings and she will arrive with Susie (Aurora Bradshaw) and Ben\u2019s two sons Will (Lucas Hodgson-Wale) and Ollie (Raphael Akuwudike) in tow as part of a blended family. In yet another twist, fans will already recognise Ollie as he has been seen getting close to Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) in recent weeks, although she recently announced her departure from the show<\/a>.<\/p>\n Catherine has appeared in shows such as Scarborough and The Good Ship Murder<\/a> since her exit from the serial. She was also set to star in a cancelled touring production of Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical<\/a> last year and went viral over a social media scandal known as Cakegate in late 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Catherine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0_CORO_EVA_PRICE.jpg\")
Catherine recently admitted she had been asked to make a comeback before but that it had never been the right time for her <\/p>\n![\"Coronation](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761007692_246_0_Coronation-Street.jpg\")
Eva is the daughter of Stella Price (Michelle Collins) and granddaughter of Gloria Price (Sue Johnston), but both left Coronation Street more than a decade ago(Image: PA)<\/p>\n