Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has admitted that while it was hard to leave former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes out of his all-time Premier League XI, 'it was always going to be' two other players in midfield.
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The brand new cast for BBC Waterloo Road has been announced - and there are some familiar faces joining the show.
The popular drama series, based on a troubled comprehensive school, is set to return six years after being axed from the BBC.
Filming has now begun for the new series set and made in Greater Manchester, and it has now been revealed that some former Coronation Street and EastEnders stars will be joining the cast.
Manchester actress Kym Marsh, who is best known for playing Michelle Connor on Coronation Street, is one of the new cast members and is set to play Nicky Walters, a mother to two pupils and a school canteen worker.
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Morning Live presenter Kym Marsh says: “I’m thrilled to be joining the fabulous cast of Waterloo Road, it’s such a joy to get the opportunity to film in Manchester again and I can’t wait to get going."
A video of the newly announced cast introducing their characters has also been released on the BBC and Waterloo Road social channels.
Coronation Street's Sonia Ibrahim is also set to join the cast as Jamilah Omar, the school’s social worker, and Rachel Leskovac who played Natasha Blakeman in the ITV soap will join the school as Coral Walker, Head of English.
EastEnders actress Jo Coffey will join the school as Wendy Whitwell, PA to Headteacher, while Vincent Jerome will play Lindon King, joint Deputy Head with James Baxter.
Shauna Shim will play music teacher Valerie Chambers, Neil Fitzmaurice has been cast as Neil Guthrie, the school’s history teacher and Katherine Pearce has been confirmed as Amy Spratt - an early career teacher.
The news of the new cast
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They’ve both walked on the Coronation Street cobbles, but now former ITV soap actresses Kym Marsh and Rachel Leskovac have landed roles in the reboot of Waterloo Road.The revived BBC drama will soon return to our screens after a seven year absence with a line-up of original and new cast members. Now it’s been revealed that actress and TV presenter Kym, 45, will be stepping into the shoes of school canteen worker Nicky Walters, who is also mum to two pupils who attend the secondary school.
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