EILEEN Grimshaw got a blast from the past in dramatic Coronation Street scenes.
The character – played by Sue Cleaver – has had many failed romances during her two decades in the ITV soap.
Eileen was shocked when her ex-boyfriend Jesse Chadwick (John Thomson) made an unexpected return to Weatherfield – and even more surprised to discover who he was there for.
Jesse, who last appeared in 2010, has been brought back as part of Gail Platt’s (Helen Worth) storyline exit. It turns out that Jesse and Gail reconnected in Thailand three years ago and have kept in touch ever since. In fact, Gail has been confiding in Jesse about some of the Platt family’s biggest crises.
This includes Stephen being a serial killer and Bethany’s current cosmetic surgery nightmare.
His trip back to Coronation Street was so he could make sure Gail was doing okay.
Not long after returning, Jesse bumped into Eileen, who was less than pleased to see him.
Their previous relationship ended after he cheated with her own sister Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh).
“Just my luck you’re the first person I run into,” Jesse said, to which Eileen shot back, “Oh, were you hoping for Julie?”
Eileen wasn’t the only one displeased; Audrey (Sue Nicholls) also made it known that she disapproved of Jesse being in Gail’s life.
After Gail said her mother was being rude, Jesse tried to justify her protective behaviour only for Audrey to have none of it.
“Don’t you try to crawl in my good books”, she said. “Because I’ve got your number.
“Your girlfriend and sister. Honestly, how low can you get?”
John previously revealed what’s in store for Eileen and Jeese – and it’s clear there might be tension ahead.
“He’s not really ready to face Eileen after their messy breakup,” he explained.
“When Jesse left, he had been juggling two sisters, which is, to say the least, a bit morally questionable.”
“He’s changed dramatically because he’s very remorseful for that behaviour, so for him to think that Eileen would even contemplate having him back after he made a play for her sister is not on his radar.”
He added: “I don’t think the new Jesse could possibly entertain that there would ever be anything with Eileen again because of his actions in the past.”
With Jesse now back on the scene, how will drama unfold from here?
