Coronation Street fans stunned amid Nathan Curtis complaint that's not about his Weatherfield return
29.04.2024 - 09:21
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Coronation Street fans have been sharing the same complaint about Nathan Curtis - but it's not actually about his return to Weatherfield. Rumours about the character's comeback have been swirling in recent weeks with the ITV soap now confirming Chris Harper will be reprising his former role.
Viewers will remember him for being the man who groomed Bethany Platt as part of a sex trafficking scheme before being imprisoned in 2017. And it'll be Bethany, who returned to the show as Bethany right at the end of last year, who will be the first to spot him back in their midst.
She'll see Nathan during the reconstruction of Lauren Bolton's last known movements following her disappearance in February and Bethany's mind is thrown into overdrive. Having initially thought Nathan, being reprised by Nathan Curtis, was behind bars, she discovers he was released from prison some time ago and is working on a building site nearby.
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Knowing his history, and his appetite for young girls, Bethany soon hits on the idea that Nathan could be behind Lauren’s suspected murder. As Bethany throws all her eggs into Nathan’s basket she’s forced to confront her abuser once more as she determines to bring Lauren’s attacker to justice.
But has she got the right man? With Roy behind bars awaiting trial for murder and Nathan keen to make out he’s a changed character since his time in prison, is the real predator still at large? Or has Nathan, the master manipulator, returned to his old ways?
Chris' return as Nathan, more than six years after he was last seen in-person in the