Coronation Street icon in soap comeback 14 years after quitting show and Steve McDonald one night stand
A FORMER Coronation Street icon looks set to make a grand return to the world of soap 14 years after her last Cobbles stint.
The popular actress found fame on the ITV soap opera when she joined the cast in 2004 but hasn’t been seen in soapland since 2010.
Tupele Dorgu portrayed the role of loudmouth factory worker Kelly Crabtree on Coronation Street for six years.
Whilst many Corrie fans have been begging for the star to make a comeback ever since her departure, Tupele is instead going in a brand new direction for her return to soapville.
Next week, the actress will be seen in the final ever episode of BBC daytime soap opera Doctors.
The show was axed last year with its final ever episode now just days away.
In order to go out with a bang, the programme has recruited Tupele as a surprise guest star for the episode with her playing a character called Bev Dartnall.
Little is known about the character of Bev with fans of the soap set to be gutted at missing out on having her in the show full-time.
Doctors’ final ever episode comes after 23 years of the daytime soap being on air.
It is thought that falling ratings, high costs and lack of awards show successes all played a part in the Beeb’s decision to axe the show for good.
Tupele’s Corrie character Kelly was most known for her antics with the fellow staff at Underworld.
Kelly had a long-running feud with barmaid Becky Granger, played by Katherine Kelly, with the pair having a number of amusing showdowns.
Meanwhile, Kelly’s personal life was also a topic of conversation with her on-off again relationship with Lloyd Mullaney, played by Craig Charles.
At one point, Kelly even went behind Lloyd’s back and had a steamy night of passion with his best mate, cabbie Steve McDonald.
Unlike most Corrie characters, Kelly did not actually reside on the street with her home address never being mentioned once throughout her six-year stint.
Tupele opted to leave the show after six years after choosing to not renew her contract with bosses.
Her acting career has continued to flourish with the actress becoming a regular star of stage and screen.
She starred in Waterloo Road, Casualty, All at Sea and Cucumber.
Tupele has also taken the stage by storm, appearing in various plays in the West End including Velma Kelly in a 2012 tour of Chicago.
She played Rita in Educating Rita, Paulette in Legally Blonde and Belinda Bleir in Noises Off at the Royal Court in Liverpool.
