Coleen Nolan has been tipped to join the cast of Coronation Street.
The 57-year-old appeared on the panel of today's edition of Loose Women. Coleen was joined on Tuesday's programme by Ruth Langsford, Gloria Hunniford and Sophie Morgan.
The panel interviewed Jodie Prenger ahead of her debut appearance on Corrie this week. The West End star will play George Shuttleworth's sister, Glenda, and she has previously described the role as a dream come true.
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Coleen spoke about her close relationship with Jodie away from the screen and revealed she used to take her son Jake to auditions when he was younger. She joked: "She used to do all the driving for me when I couldn't be bothered."
Ruth pointed out the many similarities between Coleen and Jodie and suggested she should join the show as Glenda's long lost sister. She said: "I think that would be great. Imagine if you're walking onto the set now."
The panel continued to speculate about the potential character and suggested she would be called Maisie Shuttleworth. Glenda will appear on the show on Friday and will take up a role behind the bar at the Rovers Return.
Corrie bosses said they can't wait for audiences to see the new character. Producer Iain MacLeod said: "Glenda sails in fresh from the cruise ships with a whiff of the exotic, quickly making best friends and enemies in equal measure. The character is loads of fun and has echoes of classic Coronation Street females of old.
"Jodie is a fabulous talent and we are all very excited to have her aboard. She has felt very Corrie since the moment she stepped onto set and I think the viewers will love her.”
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