Andrea (Hayley Tamaddon)
Former Emmerdale star Hayley Tamaddon is joining the cast of Coronation Street.
The actress has landed the role of new character Andrea, who will be introduced in a storyline with established regular Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson).
Hayley Tamaddon
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Hayley Tamaddon
An upcoming plot will see Steve decide to go back to school, wanting to improve his education as he has been struggling to help his daughter Amy with her homework.
Andrea will be one of Steve's classmates in his lessons and they quickly strike up a friendship, but this doesn't go down well with Steve's suspicious partner Michelle Connor (Kym Lomas).
A show statement teased: "Is Michelle right to be wary, or has Andrea actually set her sights on another well-known Weatherfielder?"
Coronation Street's producer Stuart Blackburn told itv.com: "I'm absolutely delighted to welcome Hayley to the show. She's a great actress who I know is going to bring plenty of drama to the famous cobbles of Weatherfield."
Tamaddon played the role of Delilah Dingle on Emmerdale between 2005 and 2007.
She also won the fifth series of ITV's Dancing on Ice in 2010.
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