Coronation Street has announced that Ian Kelsey is joining the cast as dodgy businessman Vinny.
The former Emmerdale and Casualty star's character is an old associate of villainous Pat Phelan, and he will be drawn to Weatherfield to help the troublemaker with his latest scheme.
With Jason soon to depart, Phelan's wishes will be granted as he's left to look after the builder's business interests. However, it soon becomes apparent that Phelan has some big plans of his own and will turn to property developer Vinny for support.
It remains to be seen what exactly the scheming pair will get up to, but the show's bosses have teased that it could certainly spell trouble for Coronation Street's residents.
Kelsey started filming today (Friday June 17) and will be on screen from August.
He is best known for playing Dave Glover in Emmerdale and Patrick Spiller in Casualty, but has also appeared in Doctors and Blue Murder.
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