Coronation Street’s Claire Sweeney reveals big twist as Fiz makes dramatic return

Cassie is trying to change her life for the better (Picture: ITV)

Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) could cause more trouble in Coronation Street soon when Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) returns.

To account for Jennie’s maternity leave, Fiz recently took a job in Norwich and has been away from Weatherfield ever since. This means she’s yet to meet Cassie, Evelyn’s (Maureen Lipman) daughter and Tyrone’s (Alan Halsall) biological mother.

Recovering from a drug addiction, Cassie’s drama has regularly challenged her relationships with Evelyn and Tyrone but ultimately, she is trying her best to be a good person for her family.

As Cassie continues to connect with the likes of Tyrone, Hope (Isabella Flanagan) and Ruby (Billie Naylor), she will eventually face Fiz and for Claire Sweeney, she is looking forward to seeing how her return will impact things in the Stape/Dobbs/Plummer household.

‘I don’t know how Cassie is going to feel but personally I’m really excited to work with Jennie’, she said.

‘I love Jennie. But it’s going to change the dynamics in that house. You know, I would say you’ve got three strong women in that house. Hope included? Yeah, three strong women and there is another one coming into the mix, it is Fiz’s house and Fiz’s family. Tyrone believes in Cassie, forgives her and protects her in his own way.

‘Will that change when Fiz comes back, Cassie will try her best I am sure but there will be an element of competition. The dynamic of Fiz and Evelyn’s relationship could upset Cassie. It’s going to be so interesting to see.’

Fiz is currently in Norwich (Picture: ITV)

‘She’s become part of the family’, Claire smiled as she reflected on the change in her character.

‘As a fan of the show and an actress, it’s been a joy doing family scenes but also with the other actors stepping away from the family, such as the stuff with Roy or scenes in the Rovers and in the corner shop and of course the garage. That’s been lovely. She’s kind of integrated into this society now on the cobbles. She’s started mixing with people, which is great.

‘Thank goodness, her addiction is at bay at the moment and she’s part of a family now, that’s all she’s ever wanted. She does some awful things but I always try and find redeeming features and redeeming things with Cassie and reasons why she’s doing it.’

Cassie is on the straight and narrow – for now (Picture: ITV)

Over Christmas, the relationship between Evelyn and Cassie started to change as a result of Evelyn trying to protect a neglected dog. The mother and daughter ended up connecting due to their love for the four-legged friend and fight to bring owner Terry to justice.

‘I do think there’s a love there between them now and I love that. They’ve come together over the dogs’, Claire said.

‘Evelyn loves dogs, Cassie likes dogs, but she loves Evelyn and it’s kind of like a little girl wanting to please her mum, it’s the first kind of thing that they’ve had that’s been almost like a shared thing. There’s real affection there in certain moments, just a look between them or Evelyn backing her up on something.

‘I loved the scene where they were dressing the Christmas tree and it is great playing those scenes with Maureen.’

As troubled as the character is, Claire confirmed that no matter what Cassie faces over the next few weeks, she will always do her best to prevent losing the little family set-up she now has.

‘I think Cassie’s favourite thing is sitting on the sofa with the hustle and bustle of the kids getting ready for school, Tyrone getting himself sorted and just being part of this family. That’s all she craves. And her biggest fear is losing that.

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‘She tries to do things to help people like fix her mum up with Roy, or take Roy on a joyride to get Evelyn the present. Everything starts off from a good place and goes wrong.

‘When things go wrong she thinks she is going to lose that family setup and she will do anything to protect that.’

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Cassie should feel very nervous about meeting Fiz!