Coronation Street mocked by Aldi after Dev's shop blunder

Sam Warner

19 May 2023 at 10:33 am·2-min read

Coronation Street has been mocked by Aldi after an apparent blunder in an episode of the ITV soap.

In a recent scene on the show, Evelyn Plummer puts David Platt's items through the checkout in Dev Alahan's shop.

However, one eagle-eyed viewer spotted an apparent blunder over "Dev's kievs", which on closer inspection appear to be from a rather well-known chain.

evelyn plummer and david platt on coronation street — ITV

"Not Coronation Street selling ALDI chicken kiev’s in Dev’s shop," they noted. "Thought their product placement deal was with Co-Op".

In response to the error, Aldi's official Twitter account wrote: "Someone's in trouble and for once I don't think it's us."

Another viewer said in response that they were more surprised that the chicken was kept under the counter, Aldi joking that it was "a disaster from the word go really".

Someone's in trouble and for once I don't think it's us https://t.co/C7eB1tvwVg
— Aldi Stores UK (@AldiUK) May 18, 2023

In response to another fan, who suggested that Aldi was cheaper than Dev's regular supplier, the brand joked: "A smart man is Dev!", while the brand also quipped that one "can't knock [Dev's] taste!".

In other Coronation Street news, the soap has confirmed a special schedule for its big week later this month as Britain's Got Talent's live shows return.

Its traditional week of special episodes will broadcast between Monday, May 29 and Friday, June 2, with a 30-minute episode every evening at 7.30pm, while Emmerdale will shift to an earlier time of 7pm for that week.

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.

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