He was the talk of the show.
Last night’s Coronation Street saw a familiar face return to the screens – albeit with a very, very different look.
Seb Franklin hasn’t been seen around Weatherfield too often since the summertime, when he last had much longer locks.
But for the first time in a long while, Seb appeared on the ITV soap – this time, when Tracy Barlow arrived to deliver the news that his mum, Abi, had been arrested.
And viewers couldn’t help but notice his more..eh, .divisive ‘do.
His new facial hair drew comparisons to everyone from Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl to Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Seb? What the hell, looks like there’s a tribute band missing their Dave Grohl #Corrie
— aislinn nolan (@aislinn_nolan) October 26, 2018
Lemmy's turned up in the body of Seb! #corrie #lemmy #motorhead
— Alan Myers (@supermyers) October 26, 2018
I'm loving Seb's @Harry_Visinoni beard and moustache #corrie @itvcorrie
— Shaun Eley (@Eley01) October 26, 2018
When did Seb morph into Grizzly Adams??#Corrie
— Lee Montgomery (@leehotmess) October 26, 2018
Seb's turning into Dave Grohl #corrie
— LFC77 (@WGD85) October 26, 2018
Seb looks a little different… ?#Corrie
— //Serena?? (@SerenaMCUx) October 26, 2018
Is Seb auditioning to be in Pirates of the Caribbean? #Corrie
— Daniel Jenks (@DanielJenks89) October 26, 2018
Seb looks like Alan from Jumanji.#Claytoned #Corrie
— Clayton Hibbs (@clayton_hibbs) October 26, 2018
Nice costume Seb! #Corrie pic.twitter.com/PPKfeUMPQh
— Carolyn Gannon (@caropickles) October 26, 2018
Abi has found herself in trouble as police have been investigating what happened to Michelle Connor’s car.
The mechanic has been investigated for her part in the crash that killed Ronan Truman and left Ryan Connor and Leanne Battersby fighting for their lives in the hospital.
However, as viewers know, it wasn’t actually Abi who messed with the car – it was Tracy, who was convinced that Abi was having an affair with her then-husband-to-be, Steve.
But Abi was innocent, as she was simply giving Steve dance lessons so he could impress Tracy at their wedding earlier this month.
She ended up getting blamed for the crash, though, as she was the one who had worked on Michelle’s car before the crash.
When she tried to prove her innocence and show police the CCTV footage, she was shocked to find the laptop with the tape had been stolen…by Tracy, who was covering her tracks.
