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A Coronation Street family is gearing up for a dramatic festive period as secrets from their past come to light. Monday evening's instalment saw viewers introduced to the Driscoll clan alongside the much-anticipated return of beloved character Eva Price. Earlier in the summer, it was confirmed that Weatherfield stalwart Eva, portrayed by Catherine Tyldesley, would be staging a major return as the new landlady of The Rovers Return. Yet Monday's episode revealed Eva hadn't returned solo, as she was accompanied by her other half Ben Driscoll, brought to life by Aaron McCusker, along with his meddling mum Maggie, portrayed by Pauline McLynn. Offering a glimpse into what lies ahead, Maggie actress Pauline, 63, chatted to us exclusively about the drama in store for the Driscoll household, reports the Daily Star . Speaking about Maggie's backstory and the mystery surrounding her husband, Pauline revealed: "Yes, well, where is the husband? We will find out around Christmas . I will say that much. "Yeah, we won't be left hanging, wondering, you know, what the past is there. But yeah, there are two sons. But, you know, we as actors, we're told the kind of like arc of a story of what's happened. "And I did ask when I was, you know, at a producer's meeting, I said, 'I want to meet the other son'. And they said, 'we're thinking about it'... "So sometimes they make you wait, you know, and it might be just before you get the script saying, so-and-so walks through the door. His name is Finlay, by the way." Pauline shared: "I don't know if he, I think he's younger than Aaron's character, Ben. So yeah, so I like to torture Aaron, even though I know nothing about the character of Finlay, and just say, 'I'd say he's the favourite son though, isn't he?' "For instance, it's all there for the torture. And I think, you know, that's very much in keeping with any family anyway, you know, even if it never makes it onto the screen. They [the Driscoll family] have great fights. "And poor old Ben, the son, Maggie's son in it, he is stuck between two very, like he's devoted to both women, but he's stuck between a rock and a hard place. "Nothing he can do will help there at all, you know, and he's going to have to make a choice at some stage, or, you know, put the foot down somewhere with one or other of them. I don't envy him that!". Coronation Street continues on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV and ITV X.
