The future of one Coronation Street character seems to have been confirmed, with reports that the actor has signed a new contract to stay on the show.
Gary Windass’ (Mikey North) life has been hanging in the balance in recent scenes, with his condition taking a turn for the worse last week.
Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) has been going out of her mind with worry, having not heard from Gary in some time – unaware that he is currently in a coma.
This week, Maria is set to officially report Gary missing to the police, who agree to try their best to locate him.
Meanwhile, Gary receives a mysterious visitor, and the nurses assure her that is condition is improving.
It seems as though Gary is set to make a full recovery, with actor Mikey North having signed a new contract with the ITV soap.
‘Mikey loves working at Coronation Street and bosses love having him so it was a no brainer for him to sign for another year recently,’ a source told The Sun.
‘Gary’s got a huge year coming up and it’s all kicked off on-screen and it’s just the beginning. There’s going to be a lot of Mikey on screens in the coming months.’
Mikey is approaching his 18th year on the show, having first appeared in 2008.
His character has been involved in some huge storylines during that time, from suffering with post traumatic stress disorder from his time in the armed forces, to taking on gangsters in dramatic scenes.
He was also responsible for the factory roof collapse, which killed Rana Habeeb and drove Carla Connor (Alison King) into a psychotic episode.
More recent scenes have seen the character feud with Mick Michaelis (Joe Layton) after learning that he had been picking on Liam Connor (Charlie Wrenshall).
Following Mick’s arrest for Craig Tinker’s murder, Gary took pity on Lou Michaelis (Farrel Hegarty), and his empathy for her caused tension between him and Maria.
