Coronation Street fans were left swooning on New Year’s Eve over one Peter Barlow – who they said looked like a “new man”.
Peter hasn’t had the easiest time of it, relapsing back into his alcoholism battle last year, which left him needing a liver transplant or facing death.
With his funeral and will all planned out, it looked as though there was no coming back. But as the soap saw in 2023, Peter was looking totally refreshed, and had fans branding him “sexy”.
He headed out with wife Carla to Speed Daal for a romantic meal for two, donning a pair of wire-rimmed glasses that gave him a definite je ne sais quoi.
Taking to Twitter, fans were left gushing over the star as one penned: “Peter has replaced Deirdre as the ‘sexy specs’ of the street.”
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Another echoed: “Peter looking mighty fine tonight!” as a third said: “Peter well suits these specs. There’s a new sexy specs about lads. And it’s Peter Barlow.”
Peter, played by Chris Gascoyne, appeared in a tight white t-shirt at Speed Daal, with his dark hair coiffed and glasses perched on his nose as he bantered with Carla about capitalism.
More yet were simply loving the ‘Peter and Carla content’ after being “starved” of it in 2022, and swooned as the happy couple snogged under the fireworks.
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The pair were confronted by Mary Taylor in the Rovers, who compared them to Burton and Taylor – one of whom ended up dead of alcohol poisoning, the other divorced twice.
One gushed: “A Carla and Peter kiss under the fireworks!! No one talk to me.”
“I knew #Corrie wouldn’t successfully convince us Carla and Peter fans who’ve seen 2012 scenes that Carla wouldn’t be happy enough with Peter’s company and a good curry… all they need is one another!” someone else insisted.
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As another posted: “The Burton and Taylor comparison is back and Corrie’s been hinting at problems for them BUT if it means Peter and Carla are finally going to have some screen time, I can’t wait to have my heart torn from my chest and stomped on!”
“I love the way Corrie give us one soft a** scene and suddenly we forget and forgive the fact that Carla and Peter were neglected during the whole of 2022 they have us so whipped!” someone else tweeted.
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday on ITV at 8pm
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