Tracy (Kate Ford) said her goodbyes to the cobbles in April following her affair

with lover Tommy Orpington (Matt Milburn). Tracy ended up splitting

from husband Steve (Simon Gregson) and abruptly left to start a new life in Spain with Tommy.

Since her exit, a heartbroken Steve has appeared to move on – with him going on several dates over the past few months. He has also been growing close to Cassie (Claire Sweeney) – who is now the carer for Tracy’s dad Ken Barlow (William Roache).

Meanwhile, Tracy and Steve’s daughter, Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) has found herself involved in the harrowing cult storyline.

As fans will recall, Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) has been lured in by the mysterious “self-help” group, led by sinister Rowan (Emrhys Cooper).

Tracy made her comeback last week  

And in the past few weeks, Leanne has recruited Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) to join the group. Unbeknownst to Amy and Leanne though, the group is after Amy’s cash savings.

And this week, Tracy made her shock return – much to the delight of fans. However, she was not too impressed to see Cassie acting as Ken’s carer and the pair clashed straight away.

What’s more, Tracy even claimed she would take on the role of his carer from now on – much to Ken and Cassie’s shock.

Fans have ‘worked out’ why she has returned 

And while many fans reckon Tracy is back to help Amy amid The Institute ordeal, other viewers reckon Tracy has something sinister up her sleeve for her father.

Rushing to social media, fans claimed she’s returned to try and get her hands on Ken’s recent £50k win. On X, someone said: “Has Tracy heard Ken’s come into Money too. Double cups of Tea.”

A second added: “I’m wondering if Tracy has come back cos she found out about Ken’s recent windfall? Imagine both her & Cassie trying to swindle him!”

A third penned: “so Tracy’s staying for a while & Cassie looked like she sees her chances of getting her hands on Ken’s cash disappearing.”