Sophie to get a new girlfriend in Coronation Street?

Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent has hinted that there could be a new love interest for her character Sophie Webster.

The 21-year-old teased that romance could be on the cards for her alter-ego, with the arrival of a new character on Coronation Street at Christmas.

"Things are going to get interesting for Sophie. There's a new character coming into the show that is really going to shake things up," she told the Daily Star Sunday.

A new relationship for Sophie would come two years after her best friend and girlfriend Sian Powers, played by Sacha Parkinson, left Weatherfield. She has since dated her physiotherapist Jenna Kamara.

Brooke, who has renewed her contract with Coronation Street for another two years, confessed she doesn't know what writers have planned for Sophie.

"I just go with the flow. I trust the writers to do what is right," she said. "For example, my lesbian storyline - I didn't see that coming at all, but that was really good. The writers really do know best."

Coronation Street bosses have denied reports that former Waterloo Road actress Chelsee Healey will be the newcomer on the show, confirming that the part has been given to an unknown actress.

 

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