Royle Family's Sue Johnston to join Coronation Street?

If this tabloid rumour is true today then this fan will be very happy indeed.  But it's in The Sun so take it with a pinch of salt until it's confirmed or denied by ITV.

And so, the Sun says today that fab actress Sue Johnston will be joining Coronation Street as Stella's mother!

The Sun says that Sue, 68 — long-suffering wife of Jim Royle in the BBC comedy starring Ricky Tomlinson, or as we know her better in our house, Sheila Grant from Brookside — was last night said to be "keen" to sign up.

A Corrie insider said: "Everyone is thrilled. She's a brilliant actress. We can't wait to have a member of the Royle Family walking down those famous cobbles and enjoying a drink in the Rovers."

The move would mark a return to the ITV1 show after telly veteran Sue had a cameo role for a handful of episodes playing bookie Sammy Chadwick's wife in the early 1980s.

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