Coronation Street’s Tracy Barlow left in scenes this week over 40 years on from the character debuting on the ITV soap, but with no spoilers revealing what happens next, might she return?

Coronation Street’s Tracy Barlow could make an abrupt return to the ITV soap following her shock exit this week.

While no confirmation has been given by the show or the actress as to whether her recent departure is temporary or permanent, many fans are convinced she can’t have left the show for good. Kate Ford appeared to bow out of the role this week after joining the show in 2002.

Tracy as a character has been on the show for 47 years and was born 1977. She’s been involved in some huge storylines from murdering her cheating partner Charlie Stubbs to the paternity of her daughter Amy Barlow sparking drama.

But in recent scenes she cheated on partner Steve McDonald with footballer Tommy Orpington, before dumping Steve for good. In a recent episode she said her goodbyes before fleeing Weatherfield with Tommy, to start a new life in Spain.

Whether she will return remains to be seen with spoilers giving nothing away, despite fans being sure she will be back. But as we wait for news, we thought we’d consider all the ways viewers could see Tracy make a comeback after her abrupt exit.

Perhaps Tracy’s romance with Tommy will not be what she thought it would be. After all they gave into lust and then split soon after, before reuniting.

Coronation Street’s Tracy Barlow could make an abrupt return

Perhaps Tracy’s feelings for Tommy just aren’t as strong as she claims them to be. Or maybe Tommy only agreed to give things a go with Tracy without actually thinking ahead.

A number of viewers could not see the characters together and didn’t see them as a match to begin with, so perhaps there’s heartbreak ahead for the pair. Then there’s the fact her exit came so abruptly, with no confirmation from the ITV soap or actress Kate.

Surely if Kate and Tracy were actually leaving there’d have been a huge goodbye message, given she’s been on the show for decades. There’s been no hints of an exit other than the spoilers and the scenes themself, so might this all be a clue that Tracy will return?