Coronation Street fans spot Jenny Connor's Rovers Return replacement as star posts behind the scenes snaps
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Rovers Return appears to have been saved from financial ruin but could a new landlady for Coronation Street's pub be on the cards?
It's been a tough couple of weeks for Jenny Connor after she was forced to admit that the pub was struggling amid the cost of living crisis.
After attempts to put up her prices and reduce the portions of Betty's famous hotpot went down like a lead balloon with her punters and neighbours, Jenny felt she had no choice but to try and find a buyer for the beloved pub.
That's when they tried to impress Phillip Newton and his son, Henry, of Newton and Ridley. However, despite a semi-successful pub night, Henry broke the news to Jenny that he wasn't going to buy the pub and pointed her in the direction of a property developer, suggesting the land would be more viable with flats atop it that the Rovers that has been a staple of the street for more than 60 years. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Fast forward to a visit from a property developed and Gemma Winter's attempts to win over her former flame Henry and encourage him to buy the pub, Henry paid Jenny a visit and revealed that he had managed to convince his dad to buy the pub, after he made a deal with Gemma that she'll work with him full-time as his PA.
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