Coronation Street star Brooke Vicent has been discussing when fans may see her back in Weatherfield.
The actress, who plays Sophie Webster on the ITV soap, hasn't been seen on-screen since 2019.
Brooke, 29, left to go on maternity leave while pregnant with first son Mexx.
The soap star and her partner, Sheffield United footballer Kean Bryan, have since welcomed their second child, a baby boy named Monroe, back in May.
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Sophie's exit storyline was that she had gone off travelling to Columbia with no clear sign as to when she'll be back.
And Brooke doesn't quite know either as she has confirmed it won't be any time soon.
"I left [the show] to have my first little boy and then I always knew I wanted my children close together so then I had my other little boy, and I'm just being a mum at the minute," she told the Daily Star.
“Anybody that’s got children will tell you how hard it is to even to put the washing in the washing machine.
"So yeah, I’m just being a mum and getting myself back and trying to get us into a routine and focusing on them.
"It’s kind of a decision that we made as a family and it’s just nice to have that special time with them without having major distractions of what’s been going on."
She does, however, want to make one thing clear to show bosses.
When asked if her character will return to the show, she joked: "Yes, I hope so! Ring them up and ask them if they’ll give me my job - don’t go killing me off!
"I think for anybody that’s a mum going back to work, I think they’re just excited to a) have a hot cup of tea – my teas are never hot anymore – and b) just having that time to just be you and not have to second guess what’s going on. You're just not in mum-mode.
"And I love being the class clown and really, my sons don’t get my jokes just yet so I need a better audience.
"I need to go back. I've not seen anyone [since she went on maternity leave] so I really miss everyone."
Brooke, however, was reunited with her screen mum Sally Dynevor over the weekend as she swapped the Weatherfield cobbles for a star-studded launch party.
The mum-of-two looked delighted to catch up with Sally, who plays Sally Metcalfe in the ITV soap.
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