Coronation Street actress Dame Maureen Lipman has said that she does not see romance on the cards for her character Evelyn and Roy (David Neilson).

The pair have formed an unlikely friendship over the last few years, but they will hit a blip in next week's episodes when Evelyn is forced to have her dog Cerberus put down after he eats a cake off the floor in Roy's cafe.

"It is doubly hard because this situation could mean she loses his friendship as she is angry as he's the one who's allowed an Eccles cake to be on his floor and currents/grapes/raisins are poisonous to dogs," explained Lipman.

"He gets where she's coming from and it doesn't take much to bring her round because she knows where her bread's best buttered. She feels sorry for him [but] sends him to Coventry for a while."

Asked if there could be a romantic spark between the pair, she replied: "I don't think Evelyn has the hots for Roy, or him for her. It's lukewarm at best and I don't think she's going to get her vest off!

"But there are many forms of love, they're lonely people. She had the chance for romance with Arthur and sort of blew it. I think the stable door is shut and the horse has bolted!"

Coronation Street continues Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.

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