Coronation Street fans saw the sweeter side of Abi Franklin when she was given the greatest gift possible during the Christmas Day special.
As a surprise the emotional Abi was reunited with her twins Charlie and Lexie, who now have a new life in Australia after being taken into care and adopted.
Before he was brutally murdered in a hate crime attack back in May, Seb Franklin set the wheels in motion for his mum to spend Christmas with his youngest siblings when he found out they would be in the UK. READ MORE: Channel 4 Gogglebox star Lee Riley spends Christmas at five star resort with partner Steve Abi's husband Kevin saw his plan through and Abi was in tears to have them back in her arms.
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