Ken Barlow gets a shocking new age-gap love interest at 85 in Coronation Street

KEN Barlow could be about to embark on his most surprising romance to date with a much younger woman.

Viewers of Coronation Street will see him in need of some more companionship over the next few weeks as it becomes clear he has formed a strong bond with a very unlikely Weatherfield resident.

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Fans of the ITV show know that Ken has been supported by Cassie Plummer since he suffered his fall.

Cassie became an employee as a carer for Ken, played by Bill Roache, and helped to look after him and aide him as he went about his daily needs.

It has seen the former drug addict become a regular sight at Number 1 but her time at the house seems to be coming to an end.

Cassie (Claire Sweeney) has been increasingly pushed out by Tracy who has returned and insisted her dad does not need a permanent carer.

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Soon, it will seem that Ken also comes to the same way of thinking as his daughter but this in turn reveals the real reason he has been keeping Cassie around.

Whilst Ken is forced to admit that he no longer needs a carer to help him, he has grown to love spending time with Cassie.

He confesses that he wishes for Cassie to stay on as his carer just so they can spend time with one another.

At 85, could it be that Ken is about to find himself on the arm of another lady once more?

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Elsewhere, Cassie will be dealing with her own issues after Tracy accuses her of actually being after another member of her family.

She will be left convinced that Cassie is after her ex Steve and that is her main reasoning for sticking around the Barlow's house.

Fans will remember that Cassie was hoping to enjoy a date night with Steve a few weeks ago but the hapless cabbie was none the wiser.

With two potential suitors, and both linked to Tracy, will Cassie be the next Street resident to find love?

Most complained about soap storylines

Over the years, all three of the main soaps have featured plots that have had even die-hard fans reaching for their phones and laptops so they can get in touch with Ofcom and complain. Here are just some of the most scandalous...

EastEnders baby theft: 13,400 Ofcom complaints - Back in 2011, EastEnders was flooded with complaints when Ronnie Branning (RIP) swapped her baby for the dead son of Kat Moon. The storyline drew the most number of objections in the soap’s long history and saw it roundly criticised by campaigners - with 13,400 flying in over the course of the storyline. Some viewers called it “distressing” and “horrific” but Ofcom ruled the scenes were not "unduly disturbing”.

Emmerdale dog-napping: 550 Ofcom complaints - Back in 2016, Ross Barton and Charity Dingle came up with a plan to steal a dog and hold it ransom - but viewers didn’t like it one bit. The nation’s pet owners rose up, insisting the storyline would encourage copycats (not to mention copydogs). Complaints over two episodes totalled a staggering 550 and soap writers quickly learnt you don’t mess with animal-lovers.

Coronation Street double murder: 546 Ofcom complaints - Marginally less people complained about a gruesome double murder than objected to a dog-napping plot when Pat Phelan was at the centre of a spate of killings. First he forced Andy Carver to shoot dead Vinny Ashford - and then Pat killed Andy. All the bloodshed back in 2017 proved to be too much for some viewers, who lodged complaints in vast numbers about the “violent scenes”.

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