Coronation Street reveals huge setback for Tracy after Mary's sad departure

Coronation Street's new era at the flower shop gets off to a terrible start next week – as Tracy Barlow could live to regret letting Mary Taylor go.

After losing her job at the florist to Amy, Mary is thrilled to see the business struggling without her.

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Curious Mary calls in at Preston's Petals and is secretly delighted to see Tracy and Amy at each other's throats.

They're clearly finding the work too difficult – and the mother-daughter dynamic is a recipe for disaster.

Before long, Amy breaks the news to Tracy that she no longer wants to work for her – meaning that the new set-up hasn't even lasted a week.

Amy reveals that her dad Steve has already offered her a job at Street Cars.

Tracy is thrown by Amy's decision, especially as she only let Mary go in the first place to make room for her daughter's wage in the budget.

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Will Tracy offer Mary her old job back? Or is it too late to return to the way things were?

"Mary now faces a major dilemma," points out our source. "She was bereft when Tracy didn't want her at the shop anymore, as she'd given years of her life to the business. Mary made up a story about landing a job at a different florists in town, but it was clear that she was gutted.

"Shortly afterwards, though, Mary boldly landed herself a new job helping out Roy at the café – whether he liked it or not! So, will she decide to stay put at Roy's Rolls or return to her old workplace?"

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Mary's move to the caff came after Roy explained that Bernie Winter-Alahan had decided to take extended leave.

Bernie's decision left Roy short-staffed. When he mentioned the problem to Mary, she appointed herself as his saviour and popped on an apron!

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