Coronation Street’s Jenny Connor’s life will be changed by shock relative from the past
CORONATION Street's Jenny Connor's life is going to be changed by the arrival of a long lost family member on the cobbles.
The Rovers landlady - who is played by actress Sally Ann Matthews in the ITV soap - is the daughter of legendary cobbles villain Alan Bradley.
The brute was the archetype of modern Corrie evil doers like Richard Hillman, Pat Phelan and Geoff Metcalfe.
He is most famous for his death - being crushed under a Blackpool tram while trying to kill ex Rita Tanner.
Now actress Sally Ann has revealed the new edition of the family will change things for the landlady.
Speaking to The Sun Online, she said: "She’s thrilled with this arrival.
"It’s what she needed at this point. Her life has been everything to do with the Connors – she has had to put up with a lot and deal with Carla’s breakdown, Aidan’s suicide and hold it together.
"To have someone from her side is really great. She’s desperate to embrace that. Oh god yeah, it’s going to be fun."
Could the newcomer be as evil as Alan?
The Sun Online understands the mystery newcomer won't arrive on the cobbles until much later in the year.
And whether they are a friend or a foe remains to be seen.
On screen Jenny has been going through a tough time lately after husband Johnny abandoned her to spend more time with his granddaughter in France.
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Johnny has been terrified since his old criminal partner Scott arrived in the pub as a lodger.
Scott has been hanging around making a nuisance of himself and involving himself in Johnny's business in his absence.
There are still bombshells to come with that storyline, but Jenny's relative could throw a spanner into the works into whatever Scott's plan is.