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Liverpool Echo
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Sophie McCoid

ITV Coronation Street fans devastated at drastic change to show opening

Coronation Street fans were left disappointed tonight as they noticed a big change to the beginning of the show.

The titles for the ITV soap started, but instead of the meerkats from the Compare the Market, viewers were met with something completely different.

Compare the Market have sponsored the soap for some time, with people getting used to the meerkats roaming around the Cobbles.

But tonight the new sponsor for the show was revealed as Argos, with a series of snaps of different Coronation Streets around the UK, before an Argos van made a delivery to a house on one of them.

And viewers were quick to comment on the big change, with many of them saying they missed the meerkats.

Zombie 404 said: "The meerkats were awesome though I love those guys."

Christopher Lewis said: "The best bit of Corrie was the ‘Meerkats!"

Dylan said: "I got confused with the new sponsors then. Bring BACK the meerkats!"

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Amy Marie Bailey said: "Wait?! We don’t have the meerkats anymore (sad face emoji)"

Neil said: "I miss the meerkats."

And Karren said: "That Argos advert is the biggest disappointment of 2021 so far."

*Coronation Street continues at 7:30pm on ITV on Monday

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