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Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has promised that there are "dramatic" scenes in store on the soap as her character Rosie Webster faces a new kidnap ordeal.
As first revealed last month, Rosie is to be held captive by twisted John Stape for a second time later this year after he makes a shock return to Weatherfield.
John's (Graeme Hawley) comeback is expected to tie in with his wife Fiz's forthcoming murder trial. Reports have suggested that the killer will attempt to save Fiz from being sent down for his dark crimes.
Flanagan told the Daily Star: "The thing with my character is that she is great fun. But you get to see a different side to her during the John Stape kidnap scenes, because they are very dramatic.
"A vulnerable side comes out. Rosie can be bolshie and in-your-face, but at that point she is stripped bare of everything. Her make-up's gone, her designer clothes - everything. I really enjoyed filming that."
Flanagan continued: "Rosie was so scared during the second time because she now knows that he's killed people. The first time round she didn't know he was a murderer. He was just someone she had a fling with. Now she is even more scared. It's great for me to play."
I thought they only asked her to go topless. I presume this will be shown after the watershed then
In the meantime this should keep you going. Its in the Daily Mirror
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LIFE does not seem to get any better for Corrie's Fiz Stape even after the death of her murderous husband.
Filming for upcoming episodes of the Weatherfield-based soap seemed to show the red-headed knicker-stitcher still in chains at John Stape's funeral.
Fiz, played by Jennie McAlpine, was banged up after being wrongly accused of the murders of Colin and Joy Fishwick and John's stalker Charlotte.
Hapless John, played by Graeme Hawley, managed to escape cops but returned to the cobbles to clear his wife's name.
But he ends up fatally injured following a car chase that sees him trying to flee a furious Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) after kidnapping the mechanic's daughter Rosie Webster (Helen Flanagan) for a second time.
He says he wants to confess all to his former lover Rosie, but ends up dead after crashing into a van.
Despite his injuries he manages to make a desperate death-bed confession explaining that mum-of-one Fiz was not responsible for his trail of destruction.
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Coronation Street bad boy John Stape makes one final trip to the cobbles of Weatherfield... in the back of a hearse.
In upcoming scenes filmed for the popular northern soap, viewers see Fiz (played by Jenny McAlpine) arrive in handcuffs for the funeral of killer John Stape.
Dressed casually in a thick brown jacket, leggings and brown ankle boots, Fiz is given permission to attend her husband's funeral and is escorted to the crematorium by a prison guard.
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Joined by her close friend Maria Connor (played by Samia Smith) Fiz says an emotional goodbye to her murderous husband before his body is due to be burnt.
Fellow factory worker Julie Carp (played by Katy Cavanagh) also attends the funeral service to give moral support to her friend and sports an Amy Winehouse style beehive.
John Stape wreaked havoc on the cobbles of Coronation Street after a fraud scam turned into a murder investigation leaving three people dead in his wake and Fiz imprisoned.
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After being hospitalized his wife Fiz is jailed for the crimes John has committed even though she did not know the full extent of his actions at the time.
A scruffy and dishevelled John later returns to the street and as he struggles to come to terms with what he has done and loses his grip on reality, he will decide kidnapping Rosie Webster is the best course of action.
Rosie’s father Kevin heads out after his daughter, played by Helen Flanagan, and the men will be involved in a high speed car chase.
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After John (Graeme Hawley) loses control of the vehicle he is involved in a fatal smash which leaves him fighting for his life and on his deathbed.
While he makes it to hospital he confesses to all of his crimes and Fiz, who is currently in prison, is let off the hook and allowed to return home with her baby Hope.
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Over on Coronation Street, Jean Fergusson will be back for a brief appearance as Charlotte Hoyle's mother Dorothy towards the end of this month as she attends Fiz's murder trial.
Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine has praised John Stape's forthcoming return to the soap, describing the twist as "great" and admitting that her character Fiz still has feelings for her killer husband.
Fiz stands trial for her partner's dark crimes later this month, but John (Graeme Hawley) will soon make a surprise return to Weatherfield in a bid to save her from a prison sentence.
Reports have revealed that John will kidnap Rosie Webster (Helen Flanagan) again and start coaching her to put forward his version of events at the trial, hoping his plan will allow him to clear Fiz's name without being brought to justice himself.
McAlpine told All About Soap: "I just can't believe John's really doing that! That's what's great about Corrie - the audience will know he's there, but Fiz won't and everyone will be wondering if he'll be able to save her. I hope he will.
"Her hopes are fading every day. There are these 12 people who are going to decide her future based on what they've been told, and she can tell it doesn't look good."
In a further twist, John will be involved in a terrible car accident in the trial episodes - leading to more heartache for Fiz.
McAlpine added: "When Fiz thinks he's going to die and realises he came back for her, I think there might be a bit of love still there. I know she's stupid, but it's a love for what could have been."
Coronation Street launches Fiz's trial episodes on Monday, October 24 at 7.30pm on ITV1.