Coronation Street viewers were left completely baffled after spotting a Gareth Southgate lookalike appear on the ITV soap just days after he quit as England manager
During the latest instalment of the ITV evening soap, which airs on Virgin Media in Ireland,viewers were left scratching their eyes after the former England football team appeared to pop up. In one scene, a man was seen in Roy's Rolls, talking to Roy Cropper when the pair appeared to be embroiled in a tense disagreement.
While a second added: "#Corrie Gareth Southgate didn't waste any time did he?" Another commented: "Times are tough for Gareth Southgate since resigning as England manager #Corrie #CoronationStreet." "Gareth Southgate’s moved on quickly #corrie," typed another.
Viewers will recall that Lauren Bolton made a shock comeback last week as Cait Fitton reprised her role. Weeks on from a brutal attack by Joel Deering, which Weatherfield residents still don't know about, Lauren, who was believed to be dead, was revealed to be alive as she headed to the hospital to visit Roy Cropper after he suffered a heart attack weeks on from him being wrongly imprisoned for Lauren's 'murder'.
On Tuesday, Southgate, 53, announced he would be stepping down as England manager after 102 games and eight years. He said: "As a proud Englishman, it has been the honour of my life to play for England and to manage England. It has meant everything to me, and I have given it my all. But it's time for change and for a new chapter."
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