Corrie's Catherine Tyldesley shows off her figure in a plunging swimsuit as she poses for a rare snap with shirtless husband Tom Pitfield on family weekend in Barcelona

Catherine Tyldesley showed off her amazing figure in a plunging black swimsuit as she posed for sizzling Instagram snaps while enjoying a family weekend in Barcelona.

The Coronation Street star, 42, looked incredible in the daring one-piece as she posed for a rare photo with her shirtless ripped husband Tom Pitfield. 

The couple looked more loved-up than ever as they soaked up the sun at the beach during the getaway. 

Catherine and personal trainer husband Tom spent quality time with their two children son Alfie, 10, and daughter Iris, four.

The soap star was all smiles as she explored the city with her family before having to return to filming on the Cobbles.  

She wrote: 'We made it home! Life’s been crazy busy of late- But we grabbed cheeky weekend in #Barcelona . What a city and what fabulous, special memories we made. My heart is full! But now- back to a big week on them cobbles'.

Catherine returned to the cobbles in October 2025, reprising her role as Eva Price after eight years.

After her return to Corrie, the actress revealed bosses are working hard to return the show to its 'golden age' with 'old school storylines' following plummeting ratings.

Catherine spoke exclusively to Daily Mail in November and explained how despite the changing TV landscape, viewers had been crying out for the soap, which first aired in 1960, to return to 'character led storylines' with strong female characters.

'What Kate Brooks our wonderful producer has done is bring back an old school Corrie feeling,' she said.

'She is super passionate about that and she is a big Corrie fan and that was one of the reasons I agreed to come back, was because of her vision for the show and where she wanted to take it.'

She continued: 'Finding those character led storylines, with strong women at the forefront is something Corrie has always done so well and that the audience seem to crave, and I think Kate is feeding that.'

Catherine reminisced over past iconic Rovers landlady like Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) and Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn) just as her character takes the reigns.

'It's important to move with the times but also know who your target audience is, everyone kept saying they want want that "old school Corrie vibe, we want it to be character led" and I feel the show is nailing that.'

Back in December, she revealed she is still 'haunted' by a fat-shaming comment made to her by a director during a past audition.

Catherine recalled the horrible remark, that 'stayed with her' for a long time,during an appearance on the AgeLess podcast.

She said: 'I remember going to an audition and the director saying to me, "Cath, you're hilarious - you're always going to be the fat funny one. You're a character actress". I loved comedy, but I also wanted to be a leading lady. That comment stayed with me.'

The beloved English actress previously lost eight stone after embarking on a health and fitness regime.

She recently got real while discussing overcoming the pressure of beauty standards, explaining she wants 'stamina' and 'to feel strong' to stay on this planet 'for as long as possible for my children'.

'I remember in my younger years, I felt a lot of pressure to look a certain way, as a lot of actresses did, and I would crash-diet,' she told The Sun's Fabulous magazine.

'Whereas, now, I'm older and wiser, I know what my body needs and I respect it a lot more than I did then.'