Coronation Street confirms Cold Feet star's return to cobbles in Gail Platt exit after 14 years

Coronation Street has confirmed that John Thomson will be returning to the cobbles after 14 years away. The Cold Feet star will reprise the role of Jesse Chadwick in the ITV soap after Sean Wilson's plan to return as Martin Platt as part of Gail Platt's exit storyline was changed due to 'personal reasons'.

It'll be a surprise to many when Jesse rolls into town early next month, just as his ex Eileen Grimshaw returns to Weatherfied from Thailand. She is stunned to see him, but even more shocked when she discovers he has not come to see her, and is looking for her neighbour and nemesis Gail.

And the surprises keep coming when Gail and Jesse reveal that they met each other when Gail was travelling a few years ago and have kept in touch.

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Jesse's return comes after he has heard about Gail’s granddaughter Bethany Platt' Turkish cosmetic surgery nightmare and, worried about his friend, took it upon himself to pay her a visit in person.

But is there more to Gail and Jesse’s friendship than meets the eye and is he being entirely truthful about his reasons for getting back in touch? Knowing Jesse’s past history with Eileen, Gail’s family are understandably suspicious of his motives, and with Gail clearly delighted to be reunited with her travelling buddy it looks like there will be more conflict on the cobbles.

Children’s entertainer Jesse first arrived in Weatherfield in 2008 and started a relationship with Eileen in 2009. In 2010 Jesse had a big win at the bookies. Eileen hoped he would treat her, but he splashed out the money on a holiday for him and