Coronation Street star makes return to ITV soap 15 years after exit in new role
Coronation Street star Reece Dinsdale is returning to the ITV soap after 15 years, but not in the role you expect.
Dinsdale originally played Gail Platt's fourth husband, Joe McIntyre, and left the soap after his character's death.
The actor was on Corrie for two years before leaving in 2010 when he left the cobbles and later moved to a role on fellow ITV soap, Emmerdale as Paul Ashdale.
Now, Dinsdale is returning to Coronation Street after 15 years away, despite his original character dying, for a new role.
Don't shoot the messenger! We're back tonight at 9pm on ITV1, but don't worry if that's past your bedtime, you can stream tonight's episode now on ITVX! 👌 @ITV @ITVX @WeAreSTV #Corrie pic.twitter.com/PY5aO2tU2e
— Coronation Street (@itvcorrie) April 3, 2025
Joe died on Corrie after he tried to fake his death to claim insurance money; however, his plans went wrong, and he saw the character really die.
Now, Reece is making his way back to the cobbled streets, but this time he's taken a role behind the camera.
As the actor will be directing four episodes of Coronation Street, according to The Sun.
Taking to the social media platform BlueSky, to share the news, Reece said: "For those of you who enjoy these things, my next four episodes (as Director) of Coronation Street will be shown tonight and on Friday.
"I hope you enjoy watching them as much as I did making them."
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The Coronation Street stars' episodes were later rescheduled due to the live broadcast of the UEFA Women's Nations League game between England and Belgium.
Reece has previously directed eight episodes of Corrie, along with 42 episodes of Emmerdale.
The actor turned director has also worked on shows including Pitching In, Moving On and Secrets and Words.
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