Adam Barlow is finally back on Coronation Street tonight after disappearing from our screens for four months. But this isn’t just a quiet return. He lands right in the middle of someone else’s drama—and accidentally makes it ten times worse.
Last Time We Saw Him, It Ended With a Punch
When Adam was last on screen in March, things were far from peaceful. He got caught up in a messy misunderstanding when David suspected he was getting too close to Shona. The situation spiralled fast, and before long, David lashed out and attacked Adam. Before things went south, Adam had also started to grow closer to Alya Nazir.
Both lawyers, they had been spending more time together, and it looked like something might’ve been brewing between them. Fans were left wondering what would happen next but Adam vanished without warning. Now, four months later, he’s back. Now, he just turns up at the Bistro, smiling and slipping into a celebration that quickly becomes anything but joyful.
A Friendly Gesture That Blows Up Everything in Coronation Street
Turns out Adam has been named godfather to Laila, Dee-Dee’s daughter. But there’s a twist. Dee-Dee had previously agreed to let her brother James raise Laila, completely on his own. That was meant to be the arrangement. But tonight, she picks up Laila under false pretences and takes her for a secret christening. Billy leads the ceremony, and both Adam and Alya are named as godparents. James doesn’t even know it’s happening.
After the christening, Adam joins Dee-Dee and Alya at the Bistro for a quiet drink to mark the occasion. He’s totally unaware of the drama bubbling under the surface. When he asks why James didn’t show, Dee-Dee fobs him off with a quick excuse. Trying to be nice, Adam sends James a text to James but that one message is all it takes.
James Explodes and Adam’s Right in the Middle
The moment James gets the text, he heads straight to the Bistro and confronts Dee-Dee for leaving him out of such a huge moment in his daughter’s life. Dee-Dee tries to calm things down and promises nothing like this will ever happen again. And poor Adam, he only just got back and now finds himself stuck in the middle of a Bailey family storm.
While he meant no harm, his innocent message ended up blowing the whole thing wide open. For viewers, though, there’s good news and Adam isn’t going anywhere. Samuel Robertson has signed a new contract, which means Adam’s sticking around for the long haul. Let’s just hope his return settles down soon because this welcome party turned sour real quick. Keep watching Coronation Street to see how it all unfolds and stay with Soap Opera Daily for your daily dose of cobbles chaos.
