SPOILER ALERT: Sarah-Louise Platt to become Rovers Return barmaid when she makes Coronation Street comeback
She last graced Weatherfield's cobbles in December 2007.
And Sarah-Louise Platt is set to make a big impact when she returns to Coronation Street later this month by landing a job as a barmaid at the Rovers Return pub.
Actress Tina O'Brien has signed on to reprise her role in the ITV soap after a seven-year absence and her character is expected to be more prominent than ever.
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Back with a bang: Sarah-Louise Platt, played by Tina O'Brien, will be offered a job as a barmaid at the Rovers Return when the character makes a comeback later this month
Sarah will take Eileen Grimshaw's job, which is set to heighten the existing tension between Eileen and Sarah's mother Gail Platt.
The decision to get Sarah pulling pints means Tina will be at the heart of the show and will follow in the footsteps of Corrie legends such as Julie Goodyear, Beverley Callard and Elizabeth Dawn.
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: 'Being a Rovers barmaid is a big deal.
Comeback: The character is returning to the ITV soap after a seven-year absence and is set to feature prominently in all pub scenes upon her return
'It means Tina is going to be in pretty much every episode as there's always scenes in the Rovers.
'It's testament to how highly the top bosses rate Tina and her skills.'
Upon her return, Sarah is set to embark on a relationship with bad boy drug dealer Callum Logan (Sean Ward) which will cause a huge rift within her family since Callum is trying to get custody of his child Max, the stepson of Sarah's brother David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd).
Double trouble: Tina, pictured filming her comeback scenes with her on-screen daughter Bethany (played by Lucy Fallon), featured in one of the ITV soap's most controversial storylines of all time when her character discovered she was pregnant aged just 13
The young mum is returning with her teenage daughter Bethany - played by newcomer Lucy Fallon - in tow, who is set to cause trouble with her reckless behaviour.
Tina is returning on a one-year contract which will be extended by bosses if viewers respond well to her.
The 31-year-old actress previously commented: 'I am delighted to be returning. Sarah has a lot of history and unfinished business on the street and I'm looking forward to finding out what she's been up to and why she's returned home.'
Viewers last saw Sarah flee to Spain with Bethany after her marriage to Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) broke down. On-screen couple Tina and Ryan were in a relationship from 2003 to 2009.
Trip down memory lane: Sarah and Jason Grimshaw tied the knot in 2007, shortly before she fled Weatherfield for a new life abroad, leaving the builder heartbroken
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