Coronation Street's Jenny Platt was 'really scared' to return as Violet Wilson

Coronation Street's returning star Jenny Platt said she was 'really scared' as she prepared to step foot back on the cobbles. It's been 13 years since the actress was last seen on-screen in the ITV soap and it was announced last month that she will reprise the role of Violet Wilson.

Violet, the mother of Dylan Wilson who she shares with friend Sean Tully, was actually last seen in Weatherfield in 2008, 16 years ago after she gave birth to her son. Violet then moved to London with Dylan also leaving the show.

However, she later made a one-off appearance in an episode filmed on location in London in 2011, which is the last time we saw officially saw her but has often been referenced by Sean following Dylan's return to the street.

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Violet will be returning to show, with her first scenes on March 20, to support for her son who has recently been exposed for his involvement in the bullying of Liam Connor, alongside ringleader Mason Radcliffe. In the coming months, Dylan will be facing the serious repercussions of his actions and will be needing the support of both his parents.

Spoilers for next week have revealed that hen Sean admits that he hasn’t told Violet anything about Dylan’s predicament, Eileen Grimshaw's horrified and points out that she has a right to know. Eileen puts pressure on Sean to call Violet, but Dylan reveals that he’s already spoken to his Mum and she can’t attend the court hearing as she’s in Ibiza.

The day of his court hearing arrives and Dylan pleads guilty to carrying a knife in a public place and Sean listens, upset. Having been