Ciaran McCarthy (Keith Duffy)

[lizann]

good he could be Michelle's new love interest

[Chris_2k11]

I forgot he was in this

[alan45]

I think he will be a good double act wit Peter Barlow.

yes very true. i was puzzling over who he actually knows in the street at the moment!

He has slept with one or two of the Laydees off the Street and Im sure there will be a few more before he leaves again

[GossipGirl]

Is he Michelles new man?

[alan45]

Keith Duffy confirmed on RTE2 last night that he is to return to Corrie in the new year for six months

[Perdita]

Former Coronation Street star Keith Duffy has signed up to reprise his role as Weatherfield womaniser Ciaran McCarthy.

The 35-year-old actor and Boyzone popstar quit his part as Peter Barlow's (Chris Gascoyne) old navy friend in February 2005 after two-and-a-half years with the ITV1 soap. He later revealed that he made the decision to spend more time with his family.

However, in August this year it emerged that Duffy had entered talks with Corrie producers for a possible comeback. The news came after he spoke about wanting to return on more than one occasion.

Duffy will now begin filming at the drama's Manchester studios in December and return to screens in February next year, DS can confirm.

A Coronation Street spokesperson said today: "We're looking forward to having Keith back in the show. Ciaran has got history on the Street and quickly falls back into his friendship with Peter Barlow. But where Peter's changed, Ciaran hasn't and he's soon up to his old womanising ways."

Ciaran became romantically involved with Shelley Unwin (Sally Lindsay), her mother Bev (Susie Blake) and Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) during his original Weatherfield stint. He also had a relationship with Sunita Parekh (Shobna Gulati), who will be seen returning to the cobbles with a new fiancé in December.

Duffy reunited with his Boyzone bandmates in 2007 and has since appeared in Irish soap Fair City.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3...confirmed.html

[Hannelene]

Great to see him back I just hope they give him decent storylines and a worthy love interest.

[Chris_2k11]

Did he have a thing with Leanne or am I imagining that?

[Hannelene]

She has been linked to many characters so I wouldn't be surprised if they had dated

[alan45]

Its been a while since Dreary has had a fling with someone. Maybe its time she had another toyboy