{"id":127186,"date":"2025-05-24T05:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T05:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/127186\/"},"modified":"2025-05-24T05:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T05:34:10","slug":"coronation-street-icons-unexpected-return-after-nearly-a-decade-rocks-weatherfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/127186\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street icon&#8217;s unexpected return after nearly a decade rocks Weatherfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coronation Street has released a first-look preview of the comeback scene of a popular character, with an actor reprising their role after their exit nine years ago<\/p>\n<p>00:01, 24 May 2025Updated 00:01, 24 May 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">There&#8217;s shocks all round on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/coronation-street\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street<\/a> next week, with a return leaving characters visibly stunned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A new preview has revealed the first scene for <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/ryan-thomas-shares-emotional-reason-35219729\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Grimshaw <\/a>after nine years. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/who-ryan-thomas-celebrity-big-13078203\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan Thomas<\/a> has <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/coronation-street-fans-see-different-35220823\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">reprised his role after almost a decade<\/a> for a short stint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Now a clip has revealed his first scene back, and the moment characters discover Jason is back on the cobbles. There&#8217;s gasps and shocked faces as Ryan&#8217;s character Jason enters the Rovers and declares he&#8217;s returned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Eileen Grimshaw is emotional as she races over to embrace her son, with other residents not expecting to see him again. Jason walks in with a suitcase and is soon laughing at the reaction of his former neighbours and loved ones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He declares: &#8220;The Rover returns. Well don&#8217;t all rush at once.&#8221; As his brother Todd Grimshaw watches on stunned, Eileen races to hug him with Ryan saying: &#8220;You alright, mam?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/colson-smiths-true-feelings-coronation-35234445\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colson Smith&#8217;s true feelings about Coronation Street axe as cast &#8216;couldn&#8217;t believe it&#8217;<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_EMBARGOED-0001-SATURDAY.jpg\" alt=\"A new preview has revealed the first scene for Jason Grimshaw after nine years\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>A new preview has revealed the first scene for Jason Grimshaw after nine years(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It seems not everyone is happy about the moment, as it interrupts George Shuttleworth&#8217;s hopes of asking Eileen to marry him. He leaves his partner stunned after they hit the rocks recently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Using a game to share how he feels about her, George pops the question and Eileen is speechless. It seems she&#8217;s saved from answering though, as she flees to greet her son leaving George annoyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ryan recently told The <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Mirror<\/a> all about his big comeback, admitting he was nervous to film the scenes. He explained: &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t sleep the night before. Even though I&#8217;d been there half my life, I felt like the new kid at school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It took me half a day to get rid of the nerves. It was a bit of a shock to the system at first. I even went on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/youtube\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> to rewatch old scenes and got nervous.&#8221; Ryan quickly got back into the swing of things though, while fans can expect to see a very different Jason this time around.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_EMBARGOED-0001-SATURDAY-24th.jpg\" alt=\" Ryan Thomas has reprised his role after almost a decade for a short stint\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/> Ryan Thomas has reprised his role after almost a decade for a short stint(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;He&#8217;s embraced the Thai way of life. I really wanted to come back in the builder&#8217;s outfit, but it made sense that he&#8217;s in a different phase of his life now. He is all linen trousers and bracelets and beads. It gives you a feel of this older Jason whose life is now away from the cobbles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Jason is back on the show ahead of Eileen&#8217;s exit from the cobbles, after more than a decade. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/sue-cleaver\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Sue Cleaver<\/a> quit the role last year and asked for Ryan to reprise his role for her send-off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ryan told us &#8220;it felt right&#8221; to head back to the show, something he never thought he would do, for co-star and close friend Sue&#8217;s emotional exit. As for Eileen, who&#8217;s currently assessing her future, she&#8217;ll be left stunned when son Jason shows up, while it soon appears there&#8217;s more to his abrupt return than meets the eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;He&#8217;s struggling for money, his girlfriend left him, and he needs his mum,&#8221; Ryan shared. &#8220;He says he&#8217;s come back for Eileen, but he really needs a cuddle and his safety net.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/coronation-street\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Coronation Street<\/strong> <\/a><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and<\/strong> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/itv\" 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