Coronation Street fan-favourite character in shock return to soap TWO years after baby bombshell

CORONATION Street is about to see the return of a familiar face - but it's sure to cause trouble for some loved residents.

The character hasn't been seen on the cobbles for two years, after a string of hard-hitting storylines with topics including human trafficking and baby loss.

Alina Pop is returning to Coronation Street
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Alina Pop is returning to Coronation Street
The fan favourite was last seen on the soap two years ago
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The fan favourite was last seen on the soap two years agoCredit: ITV

So fans will now get to know how Alina Pop, played by Ruxandra Porojnicu, has gotten on since saying goodbye to Weatherfield.

Sources told The Sun Online: “Ruxandra has already been into the studios and started filming.

"She was a huge favourite with fans and the cast and crew so everyone’s so happy to see her back.”

Character Alina arrived in the country in 2019 from Romania as a victim of human trafficking.

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Once in Weatherfield, she was forced to work at the evil Rachel Healy's Sparkle Lounge Salon, living under Rachel's barbaric rule in horrific conditions.

Befriending Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni), she was able to help bust the trafficking ring wide open with the help of Jan Lozinski (Piotr Baumann), who was working undercover in the ring.

Finally free, Alina returned to Weatherfield and began a relationship with Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) despite their age difference and the fact he was in a relationship with Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) at the time.

She soon fell pregnant with their first baby.

However, things turned sour when Hope – Fiz's daughter with serial killer John Stape – started a fire in their flat, causing her to lose the baby.

In a bid to protect Hope and Fiz, Tyrone initially hid the fact Hope was behind the fire.

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When she found out, Alina was left devastated and decided to return home to Romania, ending things with Tyrone.

Tyrone and Fiz would later reunite and get married, tying the knot on Christmas Day 2022.

While the pair have certainly had their issues in the past Tyrone and Fiz remain one of Corrie's most beloved couples.

So the return of Alina is sure to cause some friction.

Since leaving the soap, Ruxandra has been working in theatre, joining the cast of Straw Dogs in London in 2023.

Actress Ruxandra Porojnicu has already begun filming
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Actress Ruxandra Porojnicu has already begun filmingCredit: Instagram / Ruxandra Porojnicu
Alina was part of a series of hard-hitting storylines after arriving as a victim of human trafficking
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Alina was part of a series of hard-hitting storylines after arriving as a victim of human trafficking