Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street updates fans on how Yasmeen Metcalfe is doing tonight (August 28) as her granddaughter Alya Nazir receives an encouraging call.
Yasmeen (Shelley King) has only appeared on screen sporadically in recent weeks, after she suffered a heart attack on the day she was due to face court on an attempted murder charge.
In Friday's visit to the cobbles, Yasmeen calls Alya after having a heart operation at the hospital.
This is an important part of Yasmeen's recovery and Alya is delighted to hear that it was a total success.
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Alya is even more encouraged when she hears how upbeat Yasmeen sounds. It seems that Yasmeen is feeling positive ahead of her biggest challenge still to come – clearing her name.
Later, Alya and her boyfriend Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) cross paths with Yasmeen's evil estranged husband Geoff (Ian Bartholomew) in the street.
Geoff starts another argument, prompting Alya to taunt him by promising that the tables will turn against him soon.
Alya tells Geoff all about Yasmeen's recovery, warning that she'll be fighting fit ahead of the trial. Clearly rattled, will Geoff manage to keep his composure?
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Sair Khan, who plays Alya, recently revealed: "This might be hard to believe but I genuinely don't think Alya enjoys taunting Geoff! He just has this incredible gift where anything he says seems to boil her blood!
"The truth is that Alya actually has a lot of power within their dynamic, because she knows the genuine truth and Geoff can't persuade her otherwise.
"The problem is that Geoff is so unpredictable, so Alya has to tread carefully around him. Elaine's revelations have undoubtedly scared Alya and she doesn't know what else he could be capable of, but despite this she can't always stop herself from biting back at him."
Coronation Street airs tonight at 7.30pm on ITV.
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