Coronation Street icon and soap veteran actress Liz Dawn has decided to come out of retirement for a brand new role in Emmerdale this Christmas, with the star set to appear in the Christmas Day episode of the ITV series playing Mrs Winterbottom.
Mrs Winterbottom is "a decidedly demanding guest staying at Eric Pollard's B&B."
Filming took place earlier this week, and Liz couldn't be more excited.
She said: "Theres only one show I'd come out of retirement for and it's Emmerdale, particularly as I've celebrated my 76th birthday this week (November 8), so I wanted to mark the occasion.
"I love my character. What a feisty lady she is! Giving them all a run for their money in the B&B on Christmas Day. She's so rude to them which isn't like me at all.
"The cast and production team at Emmerdale have been so lovely and really looked after me and I was particularly pleased to be directed by Tony Prescott. I've worked with him over many years at Corrie and he's a lovely man, really good at what he does and very creative.
"I'll be looking forward to seeing my scene on Christmas Day and introducing you all to Mrs Winterbottom."
Emmerdale airs an hour-long Christmas Day episode this year, on ITV.