Corrie fans in love with soap's new dog as he steals the show - and they make sweet prediction

Twitter was awash with heart emojis from Coronation Street fans as they fell in love with a new character on Easter Monday. Corrie viewers fell head over heels as they were introduced to cute pooch Freddie who instantly stole the show as he made his debut in Roy's Rolls.

Freddie looks set to be the pawfect addition to the ITV soap, fimed in Trafford, after the recent devastating death of Evelyn Plummer's faithful companion Cerberus the greyhound after he gobbled up an Eccles cake Roy Cropper had accidentally dropped in his cafe.

Freddie the Shih Tzu bounded into Roy's life after he headed off to visit a local bat roost with his friend Melvyn. He ended up taking him in after Melvyn sadly took a funny turn.

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One soap watcher @toniearlybird exclaimed: "That dog is so damn cute!" @blue_laur11 remarked: "I never thought I’d see Roy with a dog." @mishybabez_ said: "Roy holding a dog is the cutest thing ever." And @JamieSummersTV said: "That dog is fantastic."

However Evelyn, who cried as she said goodbye to her boy after he suffered kidney failure and blamed Roy for dropping the food which is poisonous to dogs, was typically sharp-tonged about the new bundle of fur.

"It's not really a dog is it?" she asked. "It's a guinea pig with identity issues," she sniped. But fans think Freddie may end up melting Evelyn's heart and could eventually find a home with her.

@JamieSummersTV asked: "I wonder if that'll end up being Evelyn's new dog?" @DavidMackayy tweeted: "Oh let’s guess - Roy’s gonna give that dog to Evelyn."

On Wednesday a clearly exhausted Roy later admits to Shona Platt that Freddie kept him up all