Hope for Coronation Street fans as Kevin Kennedy addresses possible return as Curly Watts 20 years later

Ex- Coronation Street actor Kevin Kennedy has admitted that he thinks it would be “interesting” to return to the cobbles as Curly Watts. After leaving the soap nearly 20 years ago, he said that it is “no secret” he would make a comeback.

The news comes just days after it was confirmed that Spider Nugent, portrayed by Martin Hancock from 1997 to 2003, would be returning to Corrie after 19 years. Fans have turned their attention to another long-standing favourite and are asking the question of whether there will be any more surprise returns.

Kevin Kennedy was Norman Arthur ‘Curly’ Watts in the soap for 20 years from 1983 to 2003. He joined the ladies of ITV’s Loose Women today (3 May) to talk about the potential of returning 20 years later.

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Carol McGiffin, who was joined by host Ruth Langsford, Kéllé Bryan, and Katie Piper, asked the question everyone was waiting for. She said: “Let’s get this out the way. Would you go back?”

60-year-old Kevin replied: “Oh yeah. It’s no secret. I’m in the business of telling stories, always have been.

“Whether it be on stage, in music or telly. So to go back and tell what happened to him [Curly] I think would be very interesting, and I think maybe the viewers would be interested too.”

Kevin told the hosts that he still gets recognised as Curly by Corrie fans, and is still a huge fan of the series. He also said that it was “great” to hear that Spider [Martin Hancock] was returning to the show.

He said: “That’s a great move for Martin. He’s a good actor and he’ll do very well.”

Geoffrey David Nugent, known as Spider, will be appearing on screens in July. He will continue the