Kate Ford: Corrie's Tracy BarlowKate Ford who plays Tracy BarlowThought the Weatherfield bitch couldn't get any worse? Think again.

Tracy Barlow is to set to hook up with a steamy new partner in crime and cause havoc on the Street, according to the Daily Mirror.

While incoming Coronation Street producer Steve Frost has hinted at the characters he's going to axe - Tracy Barlow (played by Kate Ford) is certainly staying for the meantime.

Long enough to start a red-hot affair with nasty-boy Charlie Stubbs, played by Bill Ward.

After being dumped at the altar by Shelley to the cheers of the Corrie-watching massive, Charlie will be back on evil duty very soon making a play for Ken and Deirdre's troublesome daughter.

Bill Ward who plays Charlie StubbsBill Ward who plays Charlie StubbsIn a Christmas Day climax, Tracy is set to reveal her new man to her horrified parents over the roast turkey.

Both characters have an impressive list of notches on the bedpost with Charlie having bedded Bev, Shelley and Violet and Tracy getting her teeth into Dev, Steve and Nathan.

But have the pair finally met their malicious match?