Coronation Street legend returns to find ex-lover on the cobbles in shocking twist
A BLAST from the past arrives on the street next week on Coronation Street.
Newly back from Thailand, Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) is gobsmacked to see her ex-boyfriend Jesse Chadwick (John Thomson) climbing out of a taxi.
What does he want and why is he in Weatherfield?
Gail Platt (Helen Worth) arrives back on the street as Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) arrives back from Turkey.
Gail reveals to a stunned Eileen that she and Jesse met years back in Thailand.
As Jesse insists he needed to check Gail was okay, she ushers him into No.8.
The Platt’s are baffled with Jesse’s arrival.
Whilst Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) is discussing Damon Hay’s (Ciaran Griffiths) hidden money with Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard), Jesse states that he recognises him from Sarah’s wedding pictures.
After meeting Jesse in the cafe, Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) urges Sarah and David to sit down and talk to him.
Will they agree?
Jesse catches up with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) over a pint and opens up on why he’s really here.
Jesse actor, John Thomson, will make a huge comeback to the long-running ITV serial drama as part of Helen Worth’s exit storyline.
Bosses at Coronation Street were forced to hastily rewrite scenes after Sean Wilson stepped back for “personal reasons.”
He was meant to come back onto the cobbles to reprise the role of Martin Platt, who was widely thought to be the most successful of Gail’s five marriages.
John will once again appear on the street in his place as Jesse, 14 years after his last appearance and a lot of unanswered questions.
During his first stint, the character was known for his relationship with Eileen.
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Now the actor has revealed what’s in store for the duo and it’s clear there might be tension ahead.
“He’s not really prepared to see Eileen after things ended so badly between them,” he explained.
“When Jesse left he’d been spreading his bets over two sisters, which is slightly morally bankrupt to say the least.
“He’s changed dramatically because he’s very remorseful for that behaviour, so for him to think that Eileen would even contemplate having him back after he made a play for her sister is not on his radar.”
He added: “I don’t think the new Jesse could possibly entertain that there would ever be anything with Eileen again because of his actions in the past.”
As it turns out, Jesse and Gail were reintroduced to each other when she was on her travels in Thailand.
And he’s now come back to Weatherfield once he received word that Bethany suffered some medical complications.
John admitted: “He met Gail in Thailand, he’s heard about Bethany and he’s very worried.
“So on his travels he’s returned via Weatherfield to check on Gail, because they’ve stayed in touch via email.
“He’s heard all about Bethany and he’s very concerned for Gail.
Jesse is set to roll back into town just as his ex Eileen returns to Weatherfied.
She will be absolutely stunned to see him, but even more shocked when she discovers he has not come to see her, and is looking for her neighbour and nemesis Gai.
And the surprises keep coming when Gail and Jesse reveal that they met each other when Gail was travelling a few years ago and have kept in touch.
But is there more to Gail and Jesse’s friendship than meets the eye?
And is he being entirely truthful about his reasons for getting back in touch?
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.