Coronation Street’s Keith Duffy confirms cobbles future after bizarre on-air mention
Former Coronation Street star Keith Duffy received a strange on-air mention in a recent episode of the soap, sparking rumours that he might be making a comeback. However, in a disappointing update, the actor and singer has now confirmed that he has no plans to return to The Rovers.
The speculation began following a scene in the iconic pub on 1 April, during which current owner Maggie Driscoll made a joke about her son Ben liking Boyzone as a child.
Landlord Ben was embarrassed by her revelation, sarcastically thanking her for the reminder while his family giggled.
Duffy, who played ladies’ man Ciaran McCarthy on-and-off between 2002 and 2011, was also part of the iconic Irish boyband Boyzone. Fans were quick to point out the hilarious connection, hoping it might indicate a return for the popular character.
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In an interview with The Irish Mirror, Duffy shared that he was aware of the “bizarre” mention, before quickly putting the comeback rumours to bed.
“Somebody sent [the clip] to me, that’s the only reason I saw it!” he explained.
“I did kind of think, ‘That’s a bit bizarre’, because I was the barman in the Rovers, Pauline [McLynn, who plays Maggie] was in the Rovers as her character talking about Boyzone – there were so many coincidences at the same time.”
The actor went on to share that he was confused by the small shout-out, but simply brushed it off as a joke between the writing team.
“I kind of wondered what was going on. Maybe it was the writers having fun?” he said, before confirming: “I’ve no plans to go back. So no, there’s no will to go back.”