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"Coronation Street&amp;#039;s Michelle Connor is to become the new Rovers Return landlady after the famous pub burns down, it has been revealed. Soap expert Sharon Marshall told This Morning yesterday (February 7) that Kym Marsh&amp;#039;s character will definitely take over from Stella Price (Michelle Collins), seeming to confirm rumours which surfaced earlier this week. However, bosses are keeping details surrounding how Stella will lose the pub tightly under wraps.   &amp;gt; Coronation Street regular to die in fire? But Digital Spy ponders: have departing producer Phil Collinson and his team made the right choice? The Rovers has been home to some interesting owners down the years, including Jack and Vera Duckworth for a short and unsuccessful spell in the late 1990s. Annie Walker (Doris Speed) and Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) rank as the Rovers&amp;#039; most memorable from Corrie&amp;#039;s 52-year history, having clocked 34 years between them. Is Underworld secretary Michelle really capable of filling Stella&amp;#039;s shoes? And can she become a Rovers legend? Some fans have said they would prefer a couple like Ken and Deirdre to run the pub, but what motive would either of them have to take on such a responsibility as they enjoy their retirement at number one?   Others have mentioned the down-on-her-luck Gail McIntyre, who showed canny business acumen - a quality that has long since been forgotten - with Tricia Hopkins in the Corner Shop in the 1970s. But after losing \u00A340,000 to conman Lewis Archer, it wouldn&amp;#039;t at all be realistic for Gail to suddenly be unveiled as the new owner any time soon. Is Michelle Connor the right choice for the new Rovers Return landlady? Who would be your dream landlord or lady? Have your say in the comments box below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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