Coronation Street spoilers: Michelle Connor’s estranged son Ali Neeson arrives at Weatherfield’s medical centre to start his new job
Liz McDonald will feel caught in the middle when Ali asks her not to tell Michelle he is around
MICHELLE Connor will be in for a shock in Coronation Street when she comes face-to-face with her son Alex in the doctors surgery.
The restaurant manager - who is played by actress Kym Marsh - has no idea where Alex, who now goes by Ali, has started work. And she'll be even more shocked when she realises he has been working with his former step-grandmother Liz and neither had said anything.
Liz feels caught in the middle when Ali asks her not to tell Michelle he is around. But when Michelle has to go to the med centre after cutting herself with a knife she is gobsmacked to come face to face with her doctor son.
Ali As he tends to her cut hand Michelle tries to talk to Ali and ask about his placement and why he hasn’t been in touch but Ali refuses to be drawn. Robert tells Michelle she should try again and Liz implores Ali to go and see his mum - will mother and son be reunited?
The Sun Online revealed how actor James Burrows - who played Denty in Mount Pleasant - has already begun filming in the role after previously impressing with roles in BBC One thriller Prey, Safe House and Love, Lies and Records.
Ten years ago Michelle went through hell when she discovered the son she raised, Ryan, wasn’t actually her biological son after a mix-up at the hospital.
Alex and his parents later turned up and Alex moved in with Michelle before quickly leaving and rarely being heard from again.
However the reunion won’t be a happy one as Alex seems intent to not let Michelle into his life.
Alex, who now goes by the name Ali, will return after he lands a job at the medical centre and will return to the cobbles for the first time since 2008.
But he won't tell his mother.
A source said: "Ali settles himself in Weatherfield and seems happy to make friends with everyone else but gives his mum the cold shoulder.
However, Alex will have an "ulterior motive" for his return which doesn't bode well for Michelle.
Ryan meanwhile is in Ibiza working as a DJ after leaving Weatherfield under a cloud in 2013.
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Since Ryan left Michelle has been put through hell with a horrific late-term miscarriage, losing her son Ruairi at 23 weeks into her pregnancy.
She later discovered husband Steve McDonald had had a one night stand with Leanne Battersby when they were on a break, resulting in a son named Oliver, and she was later stalked and kidnapped by former flame Will.
Now she is facing financial troubles after boyfriend Robert Preston began gambling after his stint in prison, and she faces supporting him as he battles testicular cancer.
Can Michelle take much more heartbreak?
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