Coronation Street and Emmerdale stars join forces for charity football match

Despite there being plenty of storylines going off on screen, Coronation Street fans couldn't help but be distracted by an everyday item. The latest trip to the cobbles on Wednesday night (May 25) featured a wet cement fight, some adoption news, and a worrying health scare.

Coronation Street fans were left scratching their heads as Phill Whittaker and Tyrone Dobbs got into another squabble over Fiz Stape. The pair, known for their comedic scraps, are both smitten with the Underworld machinist.

Coronation Street fans were left confused on Wednesday's episode as Fiz Stape accepted Phill Whittaker's marriage proposal after his secret was finally exposed. Only recently, Fiz had a blast from the past after a friend of Phill’s turned out to have been the prosecuting solicitor at her trial to which she came clean about the whole John Stape saga to Phill, who already knew.

Hope Stape struck again during the latest visit to the cobbles but the scenes have left Coronation Street fans puzzled. It's been a few months since the youngster got up to any serious mischief and she found the ideal opportunity to cause problems for her mum Fiz and new partner Phill Whittaker.

Coronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews was among the thousands taking part in the Great Manchester Run on Sunday - and was preparing to head straight back to the soap for filming on Monday after a break from playing Jenny Connor. And she said soap fans might spot a rather "painful" looking return for Jenny after Sally's running heroics.

Coronation Street stars Alan Halsall and Jamie Kenna may be all smiles when the cameras stop rolling but their characters are set for a classic soap fight this week - and it gets pretty dirty. The pair, who play Tyrone Dobbs and Phill Whittaker have been snapped behind the scenes during filming for their upcoming fisticuffs in the ITV soap.

New images released ahead of Coronation Street’s upcoming episodes have revealed a heated exchange between Tyrone Dobbs' love rival Phil Whittaker with the pair spotted filming an intense scene in Manchester.Tyrone, played by Alan Halsall, was seen confronting his ex-partner Fix’s new beau, Phil, played by Jamie Kenna, with the two seen arguing, before Phil is seen to clap right back. It’s currently unknown whether the argument forms part of Tyrone’s attempts to win back the love of his life Fiz Stape, played by Jennie McAlpine, or if it’s just a concerned friend taking an interest in his former partner’s wellbeing - but in recent weeks, the mechanic has been seen appearing increasingly forlorn as he watches his ex start a new life with Phil.

25 years after he first wandered down the cobbles, Geoffrey 'Spider' Nugent is returning to ITV’s Coronation Street in July. The character, played by actor Martin Hancock, made his soap debut back in 1997 and was known for being an eco-warrior. As the nephew of Emily Bishop, Spider was involved in a romance with Toyah Battersby and ruffled feathers in Weatherfield as he campaigned to stop the building of a concert bowl on the Red Rec.

Coronation Street fans think they have worked out Phill Whittaker's mysterious secret on the ITV soap. Only recently, Fiz had a blast from the past after a friend of Phill’s turned out to have been the prosecuting solicitor at her trial to which she came clean about the whole John Stape saga to Phill, who already knew.

Coronation Street 's Fiz Stape star Jennie McAlpine has teased Phill Whittaker's mysterious secret on the ITV soap. Only recently, Fiz had a blast from the past after a friend of Phill’s turned out to have been the prosecuting solicitor at her trial to which she came clean about the whole John Stape saga to Phill, who already knew. In upcoming episodes, Tyrone gets suspicious when he sees Phil handing a large envelope to someone, when he's meant to be away from Weatherfield...

Coronation Street, and fellow Corrie and Emmerdale stars shared heartfelt messages following the tragic news of her death, the Manchester Evening News reports. Lisa Riley, who played Rebecca Patterson in Fat Friends and stars as Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale, described Mellor as "the best boss". READ MORE: Kay Mellor, writer of Coronation Street, Fat Friends and The Syndicate, dies aged 71 She said on Twitter after the sad news broke: "DEAREST KAY REST IN PEACE…….

They've been at each other's throats for months, but the stakes have never been so high for Coronation Street's Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) and Imran Habeeb (Charlie de Melo).The feuding parents of baby Alfie are set to come head to head as their custody battle takes a dramatic turn.The latest trailer from the ITV soap sees the pair's lives spin out of control as the police and other characters are pulled into their chaos. Soap boss John Whinston teased: "The pigeons really do come home to roost for some of Corrie's best loved characters in this fantastic week of edge of your seat drama." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Coronation Street fans have shared their dismay at the 'new version' of Peter Barlow after he vowed to get revenge on Mr Thorne once again. The recovering alcoholic has been enraged this week in the ITV soap after discovering the surgeon sped up his life-saving operation last year to win a bet.

The man who kickstarted the careers of a raft of award-winning actors and household names from Greater Manchester has died. Tributes are pouring in to David Johnson, who set budding actors on the path to stardom at the Oldham Theatre Workshop, which he founded in 1968.