Real life of Coronation Street's Elaine Jones actress Paula Wilcox - two famous husbands, sex symbol and other Corrie role

It's been almost three years seen Paula Wilcox made a return to the cobbles a whopping 51 years after her first appearance in Coronation Street. In 2020 she made her first appearance on-screen as Elaine Jones, the mother of ITV soap favourite Tim Metcalfe.

Previously known as Philippa, Elaine had Tim in 1972 with her husband Geoff Metcalfe but she left a year later when his controlling and abusive behaviour left her frightened for her life. But decades later she found herself drawn back to her ex and came out of hiding when she read in the papers that Geoff had been assaulted by his current wife Yasmeen Nazir.

Assuming Yasmeen has suffered like she had, Elaine contacted her and later gave evidence against their abuser in court, helping to exonerate her after she was jailed for her assault on Geoff. Following Geoff's death, Elaine has since tried to make up for lost time with Tim, with spells living at 4 Coronation Street.

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But now, Elaine appears loved-up with Stephen Reid, not knowing he is a bogus businessman and serial killer having secretly claimed the lives of Leo Thompkins, his dad Teddy and more recently Underworldd client Rufus Donahue.

During Friday night's trip to the cobbles, Elaine was heard telling Tim and his wife Sally that she and Stephen will be moving into their apartment any day but Tim was left horrified to realise her intentions to marry him and he angrily tells Stephen that he’d prefer to die than let him marry his mum.

And next week, viewers will see Elaine agreeing to fly out to Vegas that afternoon to marry killer Stephen. Sally is shocked and breaks the news to Tim, so Tim offers to run Elaine and Stephen to the airport,