Kelly: 'Tracy Barlow will cause fireworks'

Katherine Kelly has revealed that Coronation Street fans can expect "fireworks" between Becky McDonald and Tracy Barlow when they come face-to-face later this year.

Tracy, who is currently serving a 15-year jail sentence for murder, will be back on screen for the forthcoming funeral of her grandmother Blanche ahead of a permanent Weatherfield comeback towards the end of 2010.

While she has been away, Tracy's ex-lover Steve (Simon Gregson) has married Kelly's character Becky, meaning that the former couple's daughter Amy has a new stepmother.

Speaking to What's On TV, Kelly commented: "I'm really excited about Tracy returning. Apparently she turns up at Blanche's funeral and isn't very pleased to see Becky, Steve and Amy as a family unit."

She added: "There's going to be some real fireworks."

Coronation Street's series producer Kim Crowther recently promised that Tracy's permanent comeback would be handled in a realistic manner, claiming that there is a "perfectly legitimate" way for her to be released from prison.