Coronation Street producer, Stuart Blackburn, has confirmed that the soap is searching for the right actress to play Owen Armstrong's ex-wife.
Owen's ex-wife will arrive on the cobbles in the near future as Corrie focuses on Owen, and his two daughters Izzy and Katy, and what brought them to Weatherfield.
Speaking to Inside Soap Blackburn said: "Owen's ex-wife will be showing up in Weatherfield soon. The picture that's already been painted of her by Owen is that she was too young and couldn't cope with Izzy's disability. But that turns out not to be the whole truth and this woman has genuine regrets about what happened - the biggest one being leaving Owen!
"Her arrival is going to be a real challenge for Anna and the Armstrongs and it will give Katy some big choices to make. We're casting that role in the next few weeks."
Blackburn also responded to the rumours that a popular face from the past will be returning to Coronation Street, and it seems there may be more than just one person returning.
He said: "I'm not going to answer that, because it'll be reported as a fact and then people will be disappointed if it doesn't happen! So let me just say that we have a couple of returning favourites on the cards.
"The great thing about the show is that it has a 54-year history and so many departed characters still have strong connections to the families on screen."
