As we reported a while ago, Corrie cabbie Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles) is about to find out he’s a dad after a chance encounter with an old girlfriend brings about the shocking revelation.

At the time of the initial report, Corrie bosses were in the process of casting actresses in the role of the mum and daughter who are about to walk into Lloyd’s life, and in the end, they cast Pamela Nomvete as mum Mandy, and Krissi Bohn as her daughter, Jenna.

The show’s official website says of the newcomers, “As they settle into a more permanent life in Weatherfield Mandy, played by Pamela Nomvete will find a home cooking at The Rovers and Jenna, played by Krissi Bohn, working at the local hospital. But another secret looks set to rock this fragile new family and change their lives forever…”

Of the plotline, the show’s producer, Phil Collinson, said, “The story allows us to establish two terrific actresses alongside Craig Charles and create an instant ‘new’ family for Lloyd.

“Mandy is a warm and big-hearted character who has seen a lot of life and is always ready to dispense common-sense advice and wisdom.

“Jenna is a clever, educated young woman, whose life will be turned upside down as she struggles to come to accept Lloyd as her real father.”

We’ll see them arrive on the Street soon.