Coronation Street legend’s daughter 'lands major role in rival soap'

Coronation Street fans have speculated that a new love could be on the way for acid attack victim Ryan Connor after being brutally rejected by two people in earlier episodes. At the end of March, Ryan, played by Ryan Prescott since 2018, was the victim of an attack after he threw himself between Daisy Midgeley and her stalker Justin Rutherford.

Ahead of her Coronation Street debut last year, Jodie Prenger had already dabbled in the TV and showbiz world having appeared in a handful of programmes. Jodie, who stars as barmaid Glenda Shuttleworth on the popular ITV soap, first shot to fame on The Biggest Loser in 2006, with the now-43 year old going on to win the show and bagging a £25,000 cash prize.The UK edition of the programme – which was axed in 2012 – was for people wanting to overhaul their diets and their lives, with Jodie going on to shed an amazing nine stone on the show.

Antony Cotton's mother made a surprise appearance in Coronation Street on Friday, as villain Stephen Reid claimed the life of his third victim. Enid Dunn, who is mum to soap star Antony, 47, who plays Sean Tully in the hit ITV soap, starred as a housekeeper who found the dead body of Stephen's latest victim Rufus. In Friday's episode, Enid portrayed the unnamed housekeeper, who could be seen being comforted by police after her discovery before then being questioned.

Coronation Street's acid attack victim Ryan Connor will come face-to-face with his burn injuries for the very first time next week. In upcoming scenes broadcast on ITV, Daisy Midgeley - who Ryan saved from the sinister Justin Rutherford on her wedding day - takes Ibiza club promoter Crystal to see Ryan in hospital, hoping that she'll boost his confidence. Sat up in bed, Ryan thanks Daisy for bringing Crystal with her and admits the possibility of gigging abroad has given him something else to focus on.

Members of the Royal Family were out in force yesterday (Sunday, April 9) as they attended the Easter Mattins Service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Among the ranks were The Prince and Princess of Wales who made the short journey from Adelaide Cottage with their three children to spend the first Easter Sunday of the new reign with The King and Queen Consort. While they walked behind the likes of Zara Tindall and Princess Beatrice, there were a handful of sweet moments shared between the family-of-five as they arrived and departed the service.

Coronation Street is set for explosive scenes next week when dodgy business man, Rufus, is found dead and his body in a swimming pool. Fans will recall that only recently, Stephen Reid, who has already murdered Leo and Teddy Thompkins, tried to kill Rufus after he threatened to expose the fact he's been spiking Carla Connor - but he was interrupted by an innocent and oblivious Michael Bailey. However, in upcoming scenes, Rufus will meet his demise.

Coronation Street has tonight revealed the death of soap stalwart Bill Webster. In tonight's episode (Monday 3 April), Debbie Webster returned from visiting dad Bill with her brother Kevin. The pair had rushed to his side after viewers were told Bill had suffered from a heart attack.

Tina O'Brien, best known for her portrayal of Sarah Platt in Coronation Street since she was just 16 years old, has surprised her fans by revealing her age. With her milestone birthday around the corner, the actress shared recent headshots on Instagram, prompting astonishment from followers who couldn't believe she was about to turn 40. On Instagram she wrote: "I'm turning 40 this year.

Coronation Street favourite Ellie Leach will reportedly soon be bidding farewell to the cobbles as she brings to an end her 12 year run on the popular ITV soap. During her time on the show, Ellie has seen her character Faye Windass at the heart of some huge storylines which included a teenage pregnancy and undergoing an early menopause. Most recently, the star has been embroiled in an ongoing storyline which has seen her reunite with her daughter Miley, who she previously surrendered to Miley’s dad Jackson as she wasn’t ready - or willing - to be a mother to the youngster.

Eight year old Dexter Ansell’s career is going from strength to strength as he has just landed a huge Hollywood role, two years after leaving ITV soap Emmerdale.The young star announced on his Instagram that he will star in The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes, which will be released in November this year. He wrote to his 992 Instagram followers: “Thrilled to announce that I play Young President Snow in the hotly anticipated Hunger Games prequel 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'. In cinemas WORLDWIDE Nov 17th.” Dexter continued: “A huge thank you to my wonderful agent for this golden opportunity”.

Coronation Street has addressed Kym Marsh's character Michelle Connor's continued absence from Weatherfield, with fans sharing that they have been left unimpressed with the show's explanation. A recent storyline has seen Michelle's son Ryan (Ryan Prescott) hospitalised after he stepped in the way when Justin Rutherford (Andrew Still) threw a glass of acid at Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) on the day of her wedding.

Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, who played the iconic Hayley Cropper on the ITV soap for 16 years, has praised her husband for his handling of the sensitive acid attack storyline. Julie's husband is Corrie scriptwriter Ian Kershaw, who wrote all the scenes for both of Monday night's harrowing instalments.The 53 year old actress gushed over her husband's talents on Twitter. "Away from home and only able to watch clips of tonight’s #Corrie, written by my incredible husband @IanKershaw," she began.

Coronation Street has sparked 72 Ofcom complaints in the wake of Monday night's (27 March) episode, which saw the ITV soap air harrowing scenes depicting an acid attack. The instalment saw Justin Rutherford (played by Andrew Still) launch sulphuric acid at Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) in a horrifying attack.The storyline began with Justin determined to make Daisy (Charlotte Jordan) his victim.The villainous character has been stalking her for months and made the twisted decision that if he couldn't have her, nobody else should. As viewers watched in horror, Justin cornered Daisy on the morning of her wedding at the Rovers Return pub.

Actress Millie Gibson, who played Kelly Neelan on Coronation Street, showed off her incredible figure as she treated herself to a spa weekend.The 18 year old snapped photos wearing a black one-piece swimming costume, with a cut-out in the middle, showing off her midriff and displaying her natural beauty as she went makeup free. She wore her blonde hair tied up in a messy bun as she stretched out on a sauna bench for one picture, and laid out on a towel for another sweet snap.

Coronation Street has responded to Snoop Dogg's high praise of the ITV soap - and they have found him a perfect role after he said he'd like to join the show.The rapper, 51, shocked fans all across the world recently when he revealed his love for one specific British soap show, and also said he'd like to join the cast. In a recent interview with ITV, the rapper said: "Coronation Street, I love it. If they call me I'll do it.

Eurythmics‘ Dave Stewart has joined his daughter Kaya Stewart for her American Idol audition, where he backed her up on guitar.The pair – who were greeted with astonishment from judges Lionel Richie and Katy Perry – performed an original song, ‘This Tattoo’. Prior to the performance, Richie pointed out that he had been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last year with Dave Stewart and Eurythmics, while Perry called Dave Stewart’s presence a “blast from the past”.Perry then went on to ask Kaya why she had chosen to audition for American Idol “with all the different opportunities and connections and stuff” that she has through her father, while Richie said he thought it was a great feeling to know that “[American Idol] is now a creative destination for artists”.Watch Kaya and Dave Stewart perform ‘This Tattoo’ on American Idol below.Kaya Stewart went on to pass her audition and will compete on the ongoing 21st season of American Idol.In January this year, the Eurythmics – the duo of singer-songwriter Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart – celebrated the 40th anniversary of their hit song ‘Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)’.Lennox said of the track’s milestone anniversary on Instagram: “It’s almost impossible to believe that ‘Sweet Dreams are Made of This’ was released forty years ago! It has continued to travel the world and the seven seas ever since, which is a wonderful and miraculous story all to itself!”Eurthymics also reunited for a rare live performance at last year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, coinciding with the duo’s induction.

Coronation Street has been flooded with "make it happen" messages after rap megastar Snoop Dogg said he fancies starring in the ITV soap. The Drop It Like It's Hot rapper, real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, has revealed his love for Corrie and would be willing to swap Long Beach, California for the Weatherfield cobbles.

Coronation Street actor Ryan Prescott has described how filming the harrowing shower scenes after his character, Ryan Connor, was the victim of an acid attack took "no acting". Ryan is part of Coronation Street's biggest current storyline, as his character had sulphuric acid hurled in his face by Justin Rutherfield (played Andrew Still).

As Coronation Street ’s highly anticipated acid attack storyline kicks off tonight, the soap’s newest baddie stalker Justin, played by Andrew Still, will soon bring tragedy to the cobbles as he throws acid in Daisy Midgeley’s face on her wedding day, after she rejected his advances. The Weatherfield favourite, who is played by Charlotte Jordan has been excitedly looking forward to her big day to Daniel Osborne (played by Rob Mallard ) for months, yet her joy has been tempered at every turn by the actions of stalker Justin, who is adamant the barmaid is in love with him.

Coronation Street's iconic cobbles could soon play host to an unexpected guest... the one and only Snoop Dogg.The 51 year old, self-nicknamed The Doggfather, has helped pioneer the hip-hop music scene for more than three decades now, with hit tunes such as Drop It Like It's Hot cementing his status as a rap legend. But it seems the rap superstar has ambitions that could take him a world away from the States – and onto shores here in the UK.