Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has reportedly signed a new contract with the ITV soap.
The new deal means that the actress will stay in her role as barmaid Michelle Connor for at least another year, reports
The Sun on Sunday.
Marsh - who has starred in the soap since 2006 - is said to have been offered a pay rise and promised that dramatic storylines are on their way for her character.
The deal comes shortly after Marsh's co-star Paula Lane renewed her contract with the long-running programme earlier this year, while Les Dennis has also recently been announced as joining Coronation Street as criminal Michael Rogers.
Meanwhile, several key characters are to bow out of the show this year including Chris Gascoyne, Sue Johnston, Philip Lowrie, Charlie Condou and Michelle Keegan.
Keegan revealed last year that her character Tina McIntyre would be killed off in May.
Viewers have seen the barmaid embroiled in an affair with Gascoyne's character Peter Barlow, who will become a suspect in Tina's murder. Gascoyne is expected to exit the soap in late 2014.
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 2:27 pm