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Tracy Barlow will be hell-bent on causing more trouble for Gail McIntyre when she makes her Coronation Street comeback later this year, a report has claimed.

As previously revealed, Tracy (Kate Ford) is to be released from prison in a plot twist next month, to the shock of her family and the rest of the street's residents.

The superbitch's return will come just months after she gave false testimony in court to stitch up Gail (Helen Worth) as the mum-of-three faced a murder trial. Tracy did so in an attempt to get her 15-year jail sentence cut, though her scheme proved fruitless.

According to the Daily Star, when Tracy is finally freed next month, she will target Gail yet again by stopping her from securing a job at Carla Connor's factory business.

A source told the newspaper: "Tracy hears Gail has gone for a job at Underworld so she decides to get in first. She gets the job, leaving poor Gail out in the cold.

"And there are plenty more sneaky tricks up her sleeve. Tracy is a ball of rage and Gail will get the brunt of it. She'll need eyes in the back of her head or she won't survive."

Tracy was last seen on screen in June. Firm details of how she will leave jail are yet to be confirmed.

Tracy is soaps HBIC!