Coronation Street favourite set to RETURN to the cobbles after four years trends now

A Coronation Street favourite is set to return to the cobbles in the coming weeks. 

After four years away Kimberly Hart-Simpson, who played sex worker Nicky Wheatley on the show, will return to viewers screens as her friend Daniel Osbourne goes in search of help from his old friend. 

The pair struck up a bond after Daniel lost his wife Sinead to cancer back in 2019 and he sought out Nicky, who was working as an escort at the time, for emotional support.  

While Roy (David Neilson) may be DS Swain's number one suspect for the murder of missing Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton), Daniel (Rob Mallard) knows he's also still under suspicion.

Desperate to clear his name he enlists the help of Nicky, who is now an outreach worker in the community and Daniel believes she may be able to help find information about Lauren's disappearance from the girls she supports on the streets.

The connection is still there between the pair and Nicky is keen to try and help Daniel. 

However, the girls she works with are scared and vulnerable following news of Lauren's murder.

Police recently shared their belief that Lauren had been murdered after she went missing last month. 

Blood and traces of human tissue were found at her flat, as well as a possible weapon, prompting detectives to begin the hunt for her possible killer. 

Will Nicky be able to encourage them to open up and shed some more light on who may be behind the attack?

Speaking about reprising her role on the ITV soap, Kimberly said: 'It's been 4 years since we first met Nicky and it is once again a pleasure to be back on the cobbles. 

'Stories surrounding women within the sex industry have often been forgotten, shamed or unspoken. But not at Coronation

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