{"id":800255,"date":"2026-10-12T14:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/800255\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T14:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:44:14","slug":"exclusive-coronation-street-star-calls-for-exciting-peter-barlow-baby-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/800255\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: Coronation Street star calls for exciting Peter Barlow baby twist"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"inside<\/p>\n

\u3164\u3164\u3164\u3164<\/p>\n

Coronation Street<\/a> star Jane Danson has revealed that she’s on a mission to bring Peter Barlow back to the cobbles.<\/p>\n

The soap favourite reckons Peter should return for a juicy storyline with her character Leanne Battersby.<\/p>\n

\"leanne<\/p>\n

ITV<\/p>\n

Related: Coronation Street stars share first Christmas Day spoilers ahead of big episode<\/a><\/p>\n

Peter was last seen on Boxing Day 2023<\/a>, when he left Weatherfield to travel the world by boat.<\/p>\n

His then-wife Carla encouraged him to go off for the adventure, recognising that he was dissatisfied with his lot in life and needed a fresh start.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to Inside Soap<\/a>, Jane explained: “I’m on a regular ‘Bring Peter Barlow back to Corrie’ campaign!<\/p>\n

“I meet up with Chris [Gascoyne, who played him] quite often and we wonder what Peter is up to since he left Weatherfield.”<\/p>\n

She continued: “It’d be hilarious if Peter turns up with a baby, crashes at Leanne’s and gets jealous of her and Idris \u2013 the life he could have had.<\/p>\n

\"peter<\/p>\n

ITV<\/p>\n

Related: 5 Coronation Street spoilers for tonight as key Jodie recording disappears<\/a><\/p>\n

“He’d go off somewhere and leave Leanne holding the baby again, like he did with Simon!<\/p>\n

“I remember feeling bereft when Leanne and Peter split up. Chris and I had worked together for such a long time.”<\/p>\n

Last year, Chris appeared in six-part Channel 5 drama The Feud<\/a>, starring alongside Jill Halfpenny, Larry Lamb and Amy Nuttall.<\/p>\n

He’ll also be keeping busy over Christmas this year, as he was recently confirmed to appear in panto<\/a>. Chris will be playing a royal henchman in Snow White at Northwich Memorial Court.<\/p>\n

\"carla<\/p>\n

ITV<\/p>\n

Related: Exclusive \u2013 Coronation Street star reveals who Sarah can’t forgive in Kit and Bethany scandal<\/a><\/p>\n

Back in Corrie, Carla is currently in a happy and stable relationship with her wife Lisa.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, as Jane mentioned, Leanne is also making a fresh start with Weatherfield newcomer Idris \u2013 who’s currently causing trouble for many of the residents and will soon start targeting Carla next<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Would Idris meet his match if Peter returned?<\/p>\n

Read Jane’s full exclusive interview in the next issue of Inside Soap<\/a> magazine, out tomorrow (13 October).<\/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

Visit our Streaming Guide<\/a> now to see at a glance where you can view ALL your favourite shows and movies.<\/p>\n

The new edition of Legends, a 100-page celebration of Dolly Parton’s life, is here. Buy Dolly in newsagents or online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u3164\u3164\u3164\u3164 Coronation Street star Jane Danson has revealed that she’s on a mission to bring Peter Barlow back…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":800256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[150303,147951,147950,379,263105,381,96,190731,1156,263104,223205,147949,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-800255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-collection-exclusives","tag-collection-inside-soap","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-93c70134-c6dc-4145-99fb-70b6cbf6d801","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-exclusive-corrie-star-calls-for-peter-barlow-baby-twist","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-coronation-street","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/800256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}