Kym Marsh has joined the reboot of BBC One's school drama Waterloo Road, playing Nicky Walters, "a mother to two pupils and school canteen worker".
Marsh, who portrayed Michelle Connor in Coronation Street for 13 years, said she "can't wait to get going" on the new series, which is filming in Manchester.
The BBC added: "Jo Coffey (EastEnders, The Witcher: Blood Origin) joins the school as Wendy Whitwell, PA to Headteacher Kim Campbell while Vincent Jerome (Wonder Woman 1984, Transformers: The Last Knight) will play Lindon King, joint Deputy Head, with James Baxter (Still Open All Hours, Alma's Not Normal) cast as Joe Casey - also Deputy Head.
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"Sonia Ibrahim (Coronation Street, Whisky Cavalier) joins as Jamilah Omar, the school’s social worker, with Shauna Shim (Biff, Chip & Kipper, The Worst Witch) playing music teacher Valerie Chambers. Neil Fitzmaurice (Phoenix Nights, Peepshow) has been cast as Neil Guthrie, the school’s history teacher. Head of English is Coral Walker, played by Rachel Leskovac (Coronation Street, Last Tango in Halifax) and Katherine Pearce (Rules of the Game, Three Girls) has been confirmed as Amy Spratt - an early career teacher."
Last month, it was announced that Angela Griffin, Katie Griffiths and Adam Thomas will be reprising their roles for the new series.
Griffin plays Kim Campbell, now the headteacher of the school. Griffiths returns as Chlo Charles and Thomas is back as Donte Charles as fans find out what happened to their characters since they married at the end of the last season in 2015.
More casting will be announced in the coming months. The new series will air later this year.
