'Tracy Barlow' may return to Corrie

Kate Ford has hinted she may return to ‘Coronation Street’.

The actress – who played troublemaker Tracy Barlow for five years until 2007, when her character was jailed for murder – says she was happy to have left the soap but has not ruled out reprising the role.

She said: “Tracy was a fantastic character to play and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

“But by the end I’d shown every side of her and didn’t want the audience to get bored. I’d come to the end of the road for Tracy – for now…”

Since leaving the show, Kate, 32, has become mum to Otis, now one – her first child with husband Jon Connerty – and says she is enjoying every aspect of parenting.

She added: “I wasn’t planning on getting pregnant so soon but sometimes life has different ideas.

“I love motherhood. I know everyone is biased when it comes to their own baby, but I think Otis is the most beautiful thing in the world.”