Coronation Street star makes return to ITV soap 15 years after exit in new role
- Debbie Webster, played by Sue Devaney, will face a young onset dementia diagnosis on ITV's *Coronation Street*.
- The storyline was revealed late last year and ITV premiered a trailer this week to preview Debbie's journey.
- Doctors suspect early onset vascular dementia after Debbie experienced incidents like blackouts and falls.
- Sue Devaney shared that producer Kate Brooks said, "We've got this brilliant story, and we want to give Debbie dementia."
- ITV is working with Dementia UK to explore dementia's effects, resonating with many since one in two people are affected.
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