Denise Osbourne was believed to have died a decade ago, but her character was suddenly resurrected on Tuesday night
Coronation Street fans have been left stunned by the surprise return of Denise Osbourne, who many believed had been killed off.
The former Weatherfield stalwart, played by Denise Black, turned up on the doorstep in Tuesday night’s episode after vanishing a decade ago.
Viewers took to Twitter in droves the moment she appeared at her son Daniel’s door in the ITV show and long-time soap fans were thrilled to see her face again.
Meanwhile, others teased that it marked a timely resurrection, not of Denise Osbourne, but of her Emmerdale character Joanie Wright, who left the show in a sudden death several months ago.
Denise’s return came just as Daniel (played by Rob Mallard) admitted that he was the one who tried to kill his father Ken Barlow (William Roache) and began to reveal to him the impact that his mother’s disappearance had on his life.
Ken joined viewers in suspecting that Daniel had killed her when he dug up a box of Denise’s belongings that his son had buried under a rose bush in the garden.
Speaking before her return to the ITV soap was broadcast, Denise told how she filled the box herself with 'trinkets' that she had kept from her previous 15-year stint on the show.
Some viewers proudly insisted that they predicted Denise’s return to the show…
