Peter Barlow’s womanising ways will be put to the test soon when he aquires a new flatmate in Blanche Hunt.

Blanche finds herself homeless when Deirdre throws her out in the wake of Ken Barlow’s affair. Deirdre forgives Ken and takes him back, however Blanche can’t help but throw the incident up every chance she gets.

She tells Deirdre: “Typical man.

“He’s had his fun and now he’s back with it tucked between his legs.

“Chuck him in the gutter and see if he can find his morals.”

So Deirdre evicts Blanche who quickly makes her way across the street to Peter and Simons abode.

She tells him: “Deirdre has chosen that philandering pig of a husband over me and chucked me out.

“So you can share Simon’s room and I’ll have your bed. But knowing what you can get up to… you’d better change the sheets first.”

A source told The Sun: “Having Peter and Blanche living under the same roof will give our scriptwriters some fabulous ammunition for comedy.

“The chemistry between them will make great viewing — it’s a masterstroke.”

“Their relationship will be amusingly fractious at first, but they’ll begin to help each other.

“Blanche will play a big part in getting Peter back on the straight and narrow.”