Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street's Fiz Stape will continue to face hurdles in her relationship with Phill Whittaker as Christmas approaches, as the arrival of his mum, Mimi, awakens fresh tensions.
Fiz – and viewers – will first meet Mimi in episodes airing on Friday (December 3) when she visits Phill (Jamie Kenna) and Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) for tea. She immediately rubs Fiz up the wrong way, who is annoyed at Phill for not warning her how posh and particular Mimi is.
Fiz is annoyed when Mimi decides that she wants to organise a big birthday party for Phill and, the following week, she feels further put out when she encounters Phill and Mimi drawing up plans for the celebration.
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Fiz tries to put a brave face on things but is horrified when Mimi unveils some party dresses that she's ordered for Fiz and the girls – which Fiz thinks are hideous.
Feeling unsupported by Phill as his mum presides over the party plans, Fiz heads to the Christmas market to drown her sorrows, where her ex Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) finds her.
To cheer her up, Tyrone reveals to Fiz that Phill has actually booked a surprise Christmas holiday for her and the girls, and Fiz is delighted.
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When she heads back home, Fiz comes clean to Phill and makes her feelings about Mimi very clear – but how will he react to her revelations?
Later in the week, the day of the party arrives and Fiz manages to get through the event. But when Mimi reveals that her special gift to Phill is that she's moving to Weatherfield, Fiz's heart sinks at the prospect of Mimi being around more often.
Tyrone notices Fiz's discomfort at the party and so he drags Mimi into the kitchen, where he delivers some major home truths about her behaviour. He claims that Phill is the luckiest man alive to be with Fiz, highlighting how special she is.
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But when the pair head back into the party, Mimi is mortified to realise that she has left her microphone turned on. How much of Tyrone's outburst have the party guests – including Fiz and Phill – heard?
Coronation Street airs these scenes on Monday, December 6 and Wednesday, December 8 at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV.
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