Tracy Barlow

[alan45]

This is absolutely ridiculous. The woman can't act. her character is crap and the storyline which they used to get her out of the Big House was just plain daft and an insult to our intelligence.

So much for her missing her kid and wanting to return to london

[lizann]

I bet she will be next on Frank's rape list

[alan45]

I bet she will be next on Frank's rape list

Pity it wasn't John Stapes Death List (The Character obviously not Ms Ford)

[lizann]

Pity it wasn't John Stapes Death List (The Character obviously not Ms Ford)

Maybe she can be on both even if she died they bring her back

[ellie2]

It is hard to have sympathy for a character you dont and will never like

Totally agree.Her character is a spiteful, nasty piece of work.

[alan45]

CORONATION Street favourite Kate Ford has been persuaded to stay on as superbitch Tracy Barlow after she was promised more powder-keg plotlines.
Kate, 34, had told bosses she was quitting as she misses her son Otis, three, who stays in London with her husband Jon Connerty while she films in Manchester.

The ITV1 show has already been rocked by the resignation of Katherine Kelly, who departs as Tracy's arch-rival Becky McDonald at Christmas.

So desperate bosses pulled out all the stops to entice Kate with explosive storylines – including pregnancy with twins to Becky's husband Steve. She has now agreed to stay on until at least 2013.

An insider said: "The executives are breathing a huge sigh of relief because they were worried they would lose Becky and Tracy at the same time.

"Kate was adamant that she was leaving to return to London but when they told her what's in store for Tracy it was too juicy for her to turn down."

A Corrie spokesman confirmed: "We're thrilled Kate is staying. Tracy is a great character."

[parkerman]

explosive storylines

Set to rock the cobbles?

Where would soaps be without "explosive storylines"?

[lizann]

Set to rock the cobbles?

Where would soaps be without "explosive storylines"?

More like try and rock Steve's pants off again

[alan45]

No matter how much hype the arseholes in Corrie put on it they have spent a fortune persuading a useless actor to stay on and play a character that no-one gives two tuppeny damns about. Kate Plank cannot act her way out of a wet paper bag yet because of some luvvie our screens are going to be polluted by her tragic so called acting

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Kate Ford has hinted that her scheming character Tracy Barlow is likely to wind up Becky McDonald with her pregnancy news.

Tracy returns to Weatherfield at the end of next week, dropping the bombshell that she is expecting Steve McDonald's baby following their recent one-night stand.

Although Tracy did not plan the pregnancy, it soon becomes clear that she sees it as her perfect chance to win over Steve (Simon Gregson) for good.

"Being a family with Steve and Amy - and now the new baby - is what she's wanted for a long time, and this is the perfect way to get it," Ford told All About Soap. "She didn't do it on purpose, but it's lucky for her."

Discussing Becky's (Katherine Kelly) involvement in the storyline, she continued: "It's the ultimate revenge for Tracy. She told Becky she'd get her man and she did! And now, to be pregnant with his child - the thing Becky couldn't give him - is just perfect for Tracy."

Ford added that viewers will have to wait and see whether Tracy and Steve really do have a long-term future together.

She said: "Tracy and Steve both love Amy, so who knows? There are loads more twists and turns ahead in this storyline with Becky and Steve, but I can't tell you more yet!"