CORONATION Street fans are convinced Todd Grimshaw is about to make a shock return to the cobbles after his mum Eileen randomly mentioned him.
The lawyer was hastily written out of the soap in 2017 after actor Bruno Langley was suspended following reports he had sexually assaulted a woman in a bar.
He was sacked after an investigation by soap bosses and later pleaded guilty of two counts of sexual assaults in court.
The disgraced actor was required to complete a twelve-month community order and forty days of rehabilitation activity and to sign the sex offender register for five years.
It is not likely that Langely would ever be invited back to resume the role although the soap could recast the character who first appeared in 2001.
In tonight’s episode Eileen opened up to pal Fiz about how she was feeling low because of her son.
He had gone on the run in 2017 to escape justice from assaulting a police officer after he and boyfriend Billy were in the middle of a war between them and their adopted daughter Summer’s biological grandmother.
Eileen told her: “Every Mother’s Day or birthday it’s the same. I think this will be the time I hear from him but I never do of course.”
Fans immediately noticed the seemingly random mention as a potential clue that he would soon make a comeback to Weatherfield.
One wrote: “Todd must be coming back. He just had the obligatory mention to get us all prepared #Corrie”
Another added: “Interesting to hear a Todd mention. #Corrie”
