Kym Marsh confirms Corrie September return

Kym Marsh has confirmed that she and Keith Duffy are due to return to Coronation Street in September.

The actress took early maternity leave, in a storyline which saw her character Michelle Connor join Duffy's Ciaran McCarthy on a cruise.

Earlier this month, the Boyzone star - nominated for 'Sexiest Male' at the British Soap Awards - revealed that he is returning to filming on September 15.

"I'm due to return to work on Corrie around September and so is Keith Duffy, who plays Ciaran McCarthy," Marsh wrote in her New magazine column. "

Commenting on the pair's joint return to the Street, she added: "It makes sense for Ciaran and Michelle to return together as viewers like them as a couple."

Marsh gave birth to her baby daughter Polly Lomas late last month.

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