in 2010, nicholls has revealed that lenska would return to "coronation street" for a future storyline. talking about audrey and claudia's relationship, nicholls said, "yes, she's a little bit like the wicked witch, isn't she? it's great fun. in my head, claudia is that friend you know is always going to be a pain. she's the one who says the wrong thing, is always trying to out do you and has a habit of saying really horrid things even though she thinks they're a joke. but i think in a funny way they really do get on. she gets quite drunk at the party and when audrey makes her announcement she has no qualms about filling gail in on lewis' past." she made a return in later 2010. in december 2010, it was reported that claudia may become landlady of the local pub the rovers return replacing liz mcdonald (beverley callard), a spokesperson said "claudia ticks all the boxes for a feisty, no-nonsense landlady of a certain age. she could certainly make a great rovers boss to follow in liz's footsteps." however, producer phil collinson later said the storyline suggestion was untrue.