Coronation Street welcomes new family to run Rovers Return
And she is not alone, being joined by her latest partner and his mother, who are both new to the cobbles.
The ITV soap shared the news on its social media, with fans loving the two new stars joining the show.
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Shameless actor Aaron McCusker will be starring as Eva's partner Ben Driscoll.
The Irish actor also played Jim Hutton, Freddie Mercury's boyfriend, in the 2018 Oscar-winning film Bohemian Rhapsody.
Ben's mother, Maggie, will be portrayed by Father Ted's Pauline McLynn.
His two sons and Eva's daughter Suzie, will also be joining the cast of the ITV soap.
Following the news being shared on social media, fans have been going mad.
One said: "Oh yesssss. That was Jamie from Shameless and Mrs Doyle! Great cast."
"Genuinely most exciting news ever," another added.
A third said: "Yay!! Can't wait for Cath to return... looking forward to Aaron and Pauline too! Great casting."
Next week: There's drama before the wedding, a shock proposal, and Asha rushes to Bernie's aid.
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Coronation Street producer Kate Brooks said: 'We are beyond thrilled that Eva is returning as the landlady of the Rovers, with her new blended family in tow.
'The Driscolls do not arrive quietly, so expect big drama, explosive secrets and raucous knees-ups galore.
"To have actors of Catherine, Aaron and Pauline's considerable calibre at the beating heart of this family is absolutely wonderful, and we can't wait for you to get to know and fall in love with them as much as we have already done.
'Strap yourselves in, it's going to be an exciting and eventful ride.'
Eva Price was a resident of Coronation Street for seven years until her daughter Susie was born in 2018, causing her to move away.
The character is the half-sister of Leanne Battersby.
During her time in Weatherfield, she had relationships with different characters, including Nick Tilsley, Aidan Connor, Jason Grimshaw and Rob Donovan.
In 2017, as payback for Aidan's affair with Maria Connor, Eva faked a pregnancy.
Despite later forgiving Aidan in time for their planned wedding, he did not reciprocate and they split up.
Eva later discovered she was pregnant with Aidan's child for real and gave birth to her daughter, Susie.
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As she didn't want the baby, Eva struck a deal with Toyah Battersby to pass her off as hers and Peter Barlow's child instead.
However, Toyah went back on the agreement after Susie was born after seeing how much it was hurting Eva to be separated from her baby.
Eva then moved to France to live with Stella.
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