CORONATION Street fans have gone wild as a soap legend reunited with Sam Aston for Dancing On Ice.
Viewers tuned into the skating programme for its fourth week as Sam took to the ice once again.
But before his routine, the soap star revealed how one Corrie co-star took him under his wing when he was just 10 years old.
Malcolm Hebden appeared on screen while Sam paid tribute to him, as they both sat on the ITV soap’s set.
Speaking in Roy’s Rolls, Malcolm – who played Norris Cole for 1,600 episodes – was praised by Sam.
The scenes and revelation of their unlikely friendship left fans at home stunned as they flocked to social media to comment.
One said: “The best thing about tonight’s Dancing On Ice is that it brought back Malcolm Hebden. Please can Norris Cole return as a ghost in Corrie next?”
A second wrote: “Norris! A Corrie legend.”
“Seeing Norris again was nice,” said a third.
While a fourth commented: “Corrie is missing Norris and his gossiping storylines…”
Since joining Coronation Street in 1994, Norris became a firm fan favourite, known for his acerbic wit and put downs.
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”Fears for Coronation Street legend after fans spot worrying clue on set amid cast cull” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6367398260112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]The Sun revealed how Malcolm, 81, was leaving the ITV soap in January 2021 following a near fatal heart attack in 2017.
In the soap his character left the Kabin for Stillwaters retirement home in June 2019.