He's been away since the beginning of March and next week Daniel Osbourne is back on Coronation Street with a new look. Grieving widower Daniel headed to a retreat in Scotland following the death of his wife Sinead and his split from Bethany Platt, and it seems that the break has done him good.
The dad-of-one, who was struggling after losing Sinead, was packed off by his worried family. They realised the young journalist needed help when he proposed to teenager Bethany on the rebound from his late wife, played by Katie McGlynn.
Brave Sinead died in October after battling cervical cancer. Daniel was clearly drinking too much and he thought he heard Sinead talking to him at the home they shared with their baby son Bertie.
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