ITV Coronation Street's Laura Neelan shares hilarious reality behind 'PI scene' in snap with lookalike co-star

Coronation Street star Kel Allen has shared the difficulty she had getting through a recently aired scene.

The actress has recently returned to the soap as Laura Neelan, the mother of Kelly and estranged wife of loan shark Rick who was killed by Gary Windass.

During her arrival back on the cobbles last month, Laura dropped a bombshell on Kelly when she revealed to her only daughter that she was dying from cancer.

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After initially not believing what her mum told her due to her track record, Kelly had a change of heart and has been running herself ragged trying to secretly look after her mum while juggling shifts at the barbers, Trim Up North, and school.

But Gary and his wife Maria discovered the truth and offered to help Kelly with her mum. However, the teen was seen in Wednesday night's Corrie telling Maria she was going to quit her job as it was interfering with her taking care of Laura.

Not willing to let her give up on her future, Maria and Gary decided to let Laura move in with them in their flat, leaving Kelly delighted.

However, there were nerves for Gary and Maria after Laura revealed that she wants to hire a private investigator in order to find Rick, who viewers - and Maria - know was killed by Gary back in 2019. Trying to steer her clear of finding that news out, Gary said he had someone who could help and was the guy who helped him track Laura down previously.

As Gary introduced the pair, Laura quickly cottoned on that she knew him already. "Hang on, I've seen your face before," she said as Lenny introduced himself as 'Kenny' and denied ever seeing her before.

"I chased you in my back