Coronation Street fans were shocked to have only just discovered a mother and son duo appeared on the ITV soap. The cobbles has seen its fair share of real-life family members gracing Weatherfield including real life cousins Brooke Vincent and Ellie Leach, and brothers Rick Neelan (Greg Wood) and Tommy Orpington (Matt Milburn).

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver, who plays cab switchboard operator Eileen Grimshaw on the cobbles, was adopted at ten days old - and her birth mum is now part of her life

Sue Cleaver did not know who her birth mother was until she had already started acting, making the bombshell discovery after a co-star said 'she's the spitting image of my wife'

The festive season is already here in Coronation Street as filming gets underway (Picture: ITV) The nights are drawing in, Strictly Come Dancing is back on TV and mince pies are already on sale in the supermarkets,

Coronation Street airs an unexpected ending for Joel Deering's storyline next week. DS Swain announces Joel's death after unearthing some troubling evidence, although Dee-Dee Bailey fears that everything is not as it seems.

Coronation Street teases Damon Hay's return to the show next week. Ciarán Griffiths, who plays Damon, was recently tipped for a comeback when he was spotted back on the set of the long-running soap. Next week, Damon gets an on-screen mention as Adam Barlow makes an unexpected discovery.