Coronation Street boss reveals new love interest for Glenda amid huge new story

Happiness appears to be waiting for Glenda (Picture: ITV) Coronation Street producer Kate Brooks has confirmed a new storyline for loved character Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger). Sister to George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley), Glenda is a vibrant and fun-loving barmaid at the Rovers Return. She always jumps at the chance to show off her musical talents in front of the Weatherfield residents, regardless of whether they actually enjoy it or not! When it comes to romance, Glenda has never really had a stable relationship since she moved to the cobbles. Earlier this year, Glenda took a shining to a man called Fraser, but she was left humiliated when Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) slept with him as part of a revenge plot. She deserves some happiness, and that thankfully looks set to appear in 2027. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Teasing what’s ahead for Glenda, show boss Kate Brooks recently told us: ‘We have got a big storyline coming up with Glenda in the new year, which will really unpack Glenda as a character. She’s obviously a fabulous character and very Elsie Tanner. There is a big storyline which will hit the screens around March. There will be a love interest. ‘There is a big test coming up as well. There may be love on the horizon and a happy ever after. I think Glenda is in need of some happiness. It’s a big story and it’s not just completely pertaining to a love story. On Monday, the ITV soap will air an episode dedicated solely to Debbie Webster and her friends. At Debbie’s flat, Abi Webster (Sally Carman-Duttine), Bernie Winter-Alahan (Jane Hazlegrove), Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins), Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) and Glenda will get to work helping Debbie with a birthday surprise for her son, Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard). Glenda joins her pals on Monday for a night in at Debbie’s (Picture: ITV) Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. What starts as a fun bonding experience descends into chaos as past tensions surface among the women. Amid heated confrontations regarding family history and past trauma, the group struggles to keep the celebration afloat. By the end of the evening, the air is cleared, and the women unite to move forward, but several of them are left to navigate significant, life-altering choices in private. Discussing how this special episode was developed, Kate reflected: ‘It came about in a story conference. I like telling special episodes. I like trying to make it really character focused and character driven. I know how special this friendship group is on screen. It’s just electric. I thought, let’s dedicate a whole episode to these women and these stories. The women adored filming the episode (Picture: ITV) ‘There’s no stunts. There’s nothing like that. This is just about their relationship with each other, with the outside world, and a little snapshot into what it’s like when you’ve got that female friendship group.’ She added: ‘When I meet up with my friends, I don’t do it as much as I should these days, but it’s so lovely to be in that environment and to feel relaxed and be able to kind of chat and talk about whatever’s going on. I just thought, let’s strip it back. Let’s make it a very kind of conversational piece, and let’s just focus on friendship. ‘The stories are there and they’re all ongoing and they’re all continuing to go into the future. But this is, for me, an episode about friendship and female friendship more than anything, so I thought it would be really nice to see that captured on screen.’ Deals of the Day Cold mornings are coming and this is the dressing gown I want to live in We're adding this discounted NEOM gift set straight to basket Want an LED face mask for less? This Black Friday deal could save you hundreds This teeth whitening sale could save you up to 64% before Black Friday These Simba Black Friday deals are too good for tired shoppers to ignore Arrow MORE: Coronation Street boss confirms ‘insanely good’ Christmas episode that will blow you away Arrow MORE: Coronation Street confirms chaos as lives are changed forever in special Debbie episode Arrow MORE: Coronation Street boss reveals major Christmas and 2027 stories for six legendary characters The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.