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Jessica Sansome

ITV Coronation Street fans think they've spotted Emmerdale star in soap

There's often a lot of soap swapping between actors but it's not often viewers see another character in a rival soap.

Well, Coronation Street fans thought they spotted an Emmerdale star during the programme's latest double bill.

During Monday's trip to Weatherfield, viewers of the ITV soap saw Stu Carpenter picking up his first paycheck from Speed Dahl.

The former homeless character was concerned he was being paid 'too much' as he held onto his pay packet before offering Yasmeen Metcalfe some money for rent as he lodges with her at No.6.

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While she reluctantly agreed for him to pay for £50 a week, Yasmeen encouraged him to go a treat himself.

Later, he arrived at the Rovers with a new look.

Stu, played by Bill Fellows, headed to the shops and purchased a new "jaunty cap" which he showed off to landlady Jenny Connor.

He then ordered his pint before Tracy Barlow launched a stinging attack, leading him to leaving the Rovers later a little bit drunk.

Stu had a new look in Coronation Street (ITV)

But Corrie fans were distracted as he donned a similar look to Emmerdale favourite, Zak Dingle, the Liverpool Echo reports.

@DavidMackayy tweeted: "Since when was Zak Dingle a part of #corrie."

"Bloody hell! Zak Dingle’s crossed over to #Corrie," @Samanth22356123 said.

Corrie viewers, however, were then left in stitches as Stu got his own back on Tracy.

As he stumbled out the pub, he went past the home she shares with husband Steve McDonald and daughter Amy to see a box outside the door.

Corrie viewers thought Stu looked a bit like Emmerdale's Zak Dingle (ITV)

Tracy had already been bragging about being sent some expensive wine as a Christmas present from her dad.

He then bent down to pick up the box and headed off home with the booze.

@RyanGTweetsTV laughed: "Stu stealing Tracey's wine and offering her payback #Corrie."

"Stu’s nicked Tracy’s wine #Corrie," @VampLover27 echoed alongside a string of crying laughing emojis.

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