Coronation Street's Bethany Platt looks set to be drawn into the show's Ray Crosby storyline next year.
Cast and crew have been spotted filming on location for scenes due to air in 2020, which see Bethany meeting up with Ray at a hotel.
These paparazzi pictures show Lucy Fallon – aka Bethany – working alongside guest star Mark Frost, who has been appearing as Ray since July.
Sair Khan, who plays Alya Nazir, was also present for the scenes.
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Further storyline details are being kept under wraps for the moment, but the pictures are likely to raise fears that Bethany could be in danger with sleazy Ray back on the scene.
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Viewers have already seen Ray proposition Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) after they teamed up for a business partnership.
Michelle rejected Ray's advances and he later abused his position by making her life a misery at work in retaliation.
More recently, Michelle has cut ties with Ray and tried to warn off Alya after he hired her as a replacement. Ray threatened to sue Michelle for breach of contract and slander, but has since backed down and dropped the lawsuit.
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The upcoming scenes could also be building up to Bethany's departure from the show, as Lucy Fallon will be filming her final scenes at the end of January.
Speaking earlier this year about her decision to leave Coronation Street, Lucy explained: "End of January, I will leave Corrie. But then I'll be on screen until maybe March.
"It's going to be horrible. When I leave, I'll have been there for five years and it just kind of feels like the right time. I'm going to miss everybody so much. I can't even think about it because I'll just be upset. I'm excited, I'm nervous – we'll see what happens.
"I've literally had the best time... I'm going to be devastated, but hopefully they'll keep me in the group chats!"
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