Coronation Street fans were delighted as David Neilson featured in a rare social media update.

The soap star is renowned for his role as Roy Cropper on the Cobbles.

The legendary character has been through a difficult period in the Cobbles after

he was accused of Lauren Bolton’s murder. Although Roy was cleared of the crime, he has continued to be targeted with abuse in Weatherfield.

The stress of it all led to the character suffering a panic attack as he was rushed to hospital. Roy is now thankfully on the mend as he left Weatherfield in yesterday’s episode with Carla Connor to enjoy a relaxing break at Scarborough.

Away from the screen, David keeps his private life away from the limelight as he does not have a social media channel and is rarely seen out in public. However, his former co-star has broken the trend as she paid reference to the storyline with an update last night.

Melanie Hill played Roy’s onscreen partner, Cathy Matthews, from 2015 to 2022. She shared a snap of their reunion yesterday and joked how Roy is rejuvenated after his trip to the seaside.

She said: “He’s feeling much better !! It’s the sea air.” A caption embedded into the image said: “Greetings from Scarborough #RoyandCathy.”

Fans were thrilled after the reunion update as Matty said: “Awww love this!” June added: “Ahhh fabulous photo, make sure Roy is fully recovered before he comes back to the Street. Missing Cathy on the Street lots & lots.”

Drew added: “Absolute legends! Big love to you and David!” Christine added: “Love it”