NIKKI Sanderson returned to the Coronation Street cobbles last night for a sweet reunion with soap legend Sue Nicholls.
The actress, 35, made her name over the course of 16 years on the programme as Candice Stowe, and she was back in her old stomping ground to celebrate Sue’s 40 years on the soap in a TV special.
Nikki and another Corrie favourite Tracy Shaw, 46, who played Maxine Peacock, surprised Audrey Roberts actress Sue, 75, outside her character’s hair salon.
The legend couldn’t believe it, letting out a joyful scream as she was greeted by the smiling pair.
After sharing hugs, they went for a look around the salon – where both Candice and Maxine worked under Audrey.
Nikki, 35, admitted her years on the soap taught her how to perfectly pretend to cut hair.
The actress first appeared in Corrie in 1999 and played Sarah Platt’s chain-smoking school friend until 2005.
She had a colourful love life, dating both Grimshaw brothers (Todd and Jason) and enjoyed a short fling with Sarah’s older sibling Nick Tilsley.
Candice also had a brief romance with married shampoo salesman Tim Marsden and footballer Warren Baldwin.
Coronation Street fans will remember the time she was asked to fix the hair of several members of Status Quo at Les and Cilla Battersby-Brown’s wedding.
So impressed with her work the band offered her a job on tour as their stylist and she left the cobbles in November 2005.
Since leaving the long-running soap Nikki has continued to work in the television industry, landing a number of roles over the years.
She had a brief stint in Holby City in 2006, before playing Tiffany in Strictly Confidential that same year.
From 2006 to 2007 she starred in The Afternoon Play, New Street Law and Cold Blood.
Her other TV credits include Heartbeat, Casualty and Crime Stories, however, she is best known for playing Maxine Minniver in Hollyoaks, which she joined in 2012.
She has been at the centre of a big storyline this year, with her character suffering from Munchausen Syndrome – a disorder that sees people pretend to be ill.
Meanwhile Tracy starred on the soap between 1995 and 2003 was brutally killed by Brian’s character Richard Hillman.
Her on-screen husband was left devastated as he discovered her lifeless body.
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