ITV Share Add as a preferred source on Google By Tamzin Meyer 10 Feb 2026, 11:02 By Tamzin Meyer 10 Feb 2026, 11:02 Coronation Street’s Catherine Tyldesley steps away from the cobbles already in surprise pause for Eva Price She's juggling two shows Catherine Tyldesley Eva Price Share Add as a preferred source on Google By Tamzin Meyer 10 Feb 2026, 11:02 By Tamzin Meyer 10 Feb 2026, 11:02 Catherine Tyldesley only returned to Coronation Street as Eva Price last year but she’s already planning a break. Eva Price’s return put her right at the heart of the soap alongside her family – The Driscolls. The family took over the iconic Rovers pub and hasn’t shied away from the drama. But, Eva looks set to leave her family to cope without her for a little while as Catherine Tyldesley heads off to film scenes on another show. She’s filming her exit scenes on another show (Credit: ITV) Catherine Tyldesley to ‘take break’ from Coronation Street as Eva Price As well as playing the role of Eva Price in Weatherfield, Catherine Tyldesley also plays the role of First Officer Kate Woods on the much sunnier show The Good Ship Murder. She’s done well to juggle both roles but the time has come to exit the murder drama for the moment. Article Continues Below Read all the latest Spoilers To do so though, Catherine will be taking a ‘short break’ from Coronation Street. This means that she can head back to the Good Ship set and film her exit scenes. A source told The Sun: “Cath spoke to her bosses at Corrie about taking some time off to film her Good Ship exit and they agreed. “When she agreed to return to the soap there was a lot of uncertainty about whether or not she would be able to go back, but fortunately it’s all working out. “There was talk about possibly killing off her character but in the end bosses decided that she would get a happy ending.” Catherine is expected to begin filming her exit scenes in the coming months as part of Season 4 of the show. She’ll then return to Coronation Street to pick up where she left off as Eva. Phew. Eva’s return put her at the heart and centre of the soap (Credit: ITV) Eva Price’s chaotic return to Coronation Street Eva Price rocked up back on the cobbles towards the end of 2025 as her husband Ben announced that he’d bought the Rovers for her. Chaos erupted though when she realised that Maggie’s money had been used for the purchase. And, she wanted to be the landlady. A deal was eventually agreed upon, but this didn’t stop Maggie from making her dislike of Eva known. She didn’t think Eva was good enough for Ben. As well as this, a past baby secret threatened to divide Ben and Eva. And, Will Driscoll’s concerning behaviour has also caused a stir. The teen has been groomed by his gym coach Megan Walsh and is currently seeing her in secret. 2026 is set to bring even more drama for the family. So, it looks like Eva could well do with a brief break from Weatherfield actually! Read more: Here’s how old Coronation Street Jack Webster actor Kyran Bowes is Share Add as a preferred source on Google Good to Know Share Add as a preferred source on Google By Tamzin Meyer 10 Feb 2026, 11:02 By Tamzin Meyer 10 Feb 2026, 11:02 Next Story
