Corrie war for Tracy and Tina

Coronation Street's Tracy Barlow will launch a battle of the barmaids when she lands a job at the Rovers Return.

The bolshie baddie - who returned to the soap on Christmas Eve (24.12.10) after being released from prison - will make life hell for brunette bombshell Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) with an evil campaign of tricks, including stealing her hard-earned tips.

According to the Daily Star newspaper, the menacing murderess - played by Kate Ford - will force her way into the pub when her former flame Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and his wife Becky (Katherine Kelly) go on holiday.

However, while the couple assumed Tracy would quietly slip away when they return from their sunshine break, they couldn't have been more wrong, and are blackmailed into allowing the manipulative mum to keep the job.

Kate recently admitted her 'Corrie' alter-ego would be setting out to cause trouble for Steve and Becky from the moment she set foot back on the cobbles.

She said: "Tracy is harder than she's ever been before. Prison has really made her toughen up. She's learnt a few new tricks which can only mean trouble for everyone around her, especially Steve and Becky."