'Coronation Street' star Kym Marsh teases Michelle, Frank battle

Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has promised that her character Michelle Connor will be able to hold her own against Frank Foster as they go head-to-head in a forthcoming storyline.

Michelle returns to Weatherfield with Ciaran in Thursday night's episode and is shocked to discover the ordeal that Frank (Andrew Lancel) has put factory boss Carla (Alison King) through in their absence.

As previously reported, Michelle ends up taking the reins of Underworld temporarily while Carla goes away on holiday to clear her head.

Marsh told itv.com of the new storyline: "She's very shocked to find out what's happened to Carla. Carla never rang her to tell her, because she didn't want to bother her with it. So when she gets back, there's obviously a lot of devastation that she's coming back to. And her instinct is to protect Carla."



She continued: "Michelle's horrified to find out that all the staff have gone to work for Frank, particularly with what he's accused of. She would have thought that they'd be a bit more loyal to Carla. So she's quite angry about that, I think. She goes round and gives them a piece of her mind.

"She is more than ready to take Frank on. She is absolutely horrified by what's happened. She's really angry to think that, not only has he done that, but he's now destroying [Carla's] business and he's trying to make a fool of her. He's met his match in Michelle, I think."

Michelle's return also sees her making plans to marry Ciaran (Keith Duffy).

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Watch a preview of Michelle and Ciaran chatting to Carla in the video below: