Coronation Street fans shocked as Benidorm star makes surprise cameo on ITV soap
21.03.2022 - 19:49
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Coronation Street fans were surprised to see another Benidorm star make a cameo on the famous cobbles. The ITV soap already stars Tony Maudsley, who played Kenneth on the popular comedy series, but on Friday 18 March viewers were delighted to see Derren Litten also making an appearance on the show.
The writer who created the series and has starred in it stepped into the shoes of Bernard Barnes, who is Maria Connor’s (Samia Longchambon) new political nemesis. Hairdresser Maria has launched a political campaign on the show to try and get herself elected onto the local council.This comes after she became determined to cut air pollution and save the Red Rec from being developed on.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and reality tv news straight to your inbox with OK! daily newsletter However, it seems Bernard has other ideas and in a recent instalment of the show, Maria came face to face with her biggest rival as he threatened to derail her campaign. And ITV fans were elated to see his familiar face pop up on the soap, as they took to Twitter to share their excitement.
One tweeted: "It’s @DerrenLitten, the creator of Benidorm on #Corrie." A second said: "That bloke is the creator of Benidorm comedy #Corrie." Derren told his followers on Twitter that he would be appearing on the hit ITV soap, just hours before it aired. He wrote on his account: "Bernard Barnes makes a brief appearance on @itvcorrie this evening (and a bit more on Monday).
"I can’t express how honoured I am to be even a speck on dust on timeline that is the longest running television soap opera in the world - Coronation Street.” Benidorm was originally aired on ITV from 2007 to 2018. It lasted for 10 series and was a huge hit, with Derren not only creating the
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