Eileen Grimshaw could make the biggest mistake of her life next week (and that's saying something), as she prepares to marry conman Pat Phelan.
Eileen foolishly thinks that her relationship with Phelan (Connor McIntyre) is back on track and stronger than ever... but she has no idea that her husband-to-be is actually getting nastier than ever before.
Just as Phelan is blackmailing Andy Carver into starting a fire at Kevin Webster's new garage, oblivious Eileen is busy making the final preparations for their low-key wedding.
Totally transfixed on her upcoming wedding, Eileen only tells very few people about her plans, confiding in both Steve and Liz McDonald.
Todd also reluctantly gets behind the nuptials, covering his own dislike of Phelan and praying that his mum won't live to regret this.
In a classic case of Corrie bad timing, though, the couple's wedding day coincides with the climax of Phelan and Andy's war as the two men clash violently in Steph Britton's flat.
The aftermath of the fire sees Andy end up in possession of incriminating CCTV footage from the garage, which proves Phelan was behind last year's property scam. This sparks a huge battle between the enemies as they go to war one last time, with Andy hoping he can get the last laugh against Phelan. (We don't fancy his chances!)
But as the two men are busy fighting, Eileen is getting very impatient waiting for Phelan to turn up at the registry office. Is she about to face a crushing disappointment?
Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen, revealed: "The ceremony is very quiet because it would be very disrespectful to have a big wedding after everyone lost their money so they've not told anybody, just the family.
"Eileen has always said before that she would never be seen walking down the street with any of her boyfriends, let alone down an aisle! It's a big thing for her. She's been engaged before, but she has never gone through with it.
"But everything always goes wrong for Eileen where relationships are concerned, so when Phelan is late, she starts to worry..."
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