Coronation Street return for Jill Halfpenny?

While on the Street, Halfpenny played the role of nurse Rebecca Hopkins, who had a tempestuous affair with Martin Platt.

Rebecca left the Street and headed to the Middle East, while Halfpenny took a trip from Weatherfield to Walford.

Currently she plays Kate, the hairdressing wife of absentee bad boy Phil Mitchell, on EastEnders.

But reports suggesting that she could be available again soon have set hearts pumping fast in Weatherfield.

'There's no doubt that Rebecca was the great love of Martin's life and the storyline where she went to the Middle East was left open for a return,' a Corrie insider told the Daily Star.

'When news of Jill's availability came through, it triggered storyline possibilities for us.

'And there's every chance she will be coming back.'

Proposed plotlines could see Rebecca installed as Martin's boss and entering into a battle with his current live-in lover Katy.