Coronation Street Phill's mum Mimi arrives on the cobbles.. and viewers will definitely recognise her

Coronation Street star Verity Henry has shared the wonderful news she has welcomed her second baby into the world.The Rachel Healy actress introduced her bundle of joy to fans with an utterly adorable snap on her Instagram page. Wearing a bright red knitted jumper, Verity swept her brunette locks up into a bun and beamed to the camera as she held her little boy in her arms.The beautiful new mum posed in front of her gorgeous and traditional Christmas tree to complete the festive scene.

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has given a glimpse inside the surprise Lapland trip for his daughter Sienna and girlfriend Tisha Merry.The soap star, 39, who is best known as Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV long-running drama, shared a peek inside their magical festive getaway to Finland with his 227,000 Instagram followers after surprising eight year old Sienna who he shares with ex Lucy-Jo Hudson.

Coronation Street's Colson Smith continued to show off his weight loss transformation as he was spotted exiting a work out session.The soap actor was photographed enjoying a protein shake while focusing on his phone following a bout of exercising at a gym in Manchester.The 23-year-old was seen wearing a black hoodie and tracksuit bottoms, with a matching pair of trainers and a backpack.

Coronation Street star Charlotte Jordan was once part of a girl group formed by Spice Girls icon Geri Halliwell.The actress, who has taken the cobbles by storm as manipulative schemer Daisy Midgeley and will be part of some explosive storylines this Christmas, actually has a surprising past in music.The 26 year old starlet was scouted for a band at the tender age of 16, and was a member for over two years, but sadly the group didn't end up releasing their music.

Soaps have produced some of TV's most iconic characters over the years, all while launching some actors into the limelight. Characters such as Phil Mitchell, Aaron Dingle, and Roy Cropper have became a staple on our screens and are among some of the most recognisable faces of all time.

Coronation Street fans have been gripped since discovering Curtis Delamere (Sam Retford) has been lying to Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) for the past few months about his ‘life-threatening’ heart condition. As viewers begged Curtis to come clean to his wife-to-be before she gets hurt, Emma has continued to be completely oblivious and only seems to be falling deeper.

Coronation Street star Sam Aston and wife Briony are super excited to be welcoming a second child next year. The couple, who share son Sonny, 16 months, have exclusively told OK! that they are expecting a daughter in May.

Back in October, Coronation Street actor Sam Aston announced the wonderful news that he and his yoga teacher wife Briony were expecting their second child together. And now the couple have exclusively revealed to OK! that they will be welcoming a baby girl in May next year.

Actor Will Mellor made waves with his performance as drug lord Harvey Gaskell this year on Coronation Street. He landed in the ITV soap back in March, was sent to prison, and then came back to film an epic exit as part of the highly anticipated Super Soap Week.

Coronation Street actress Mollie Gallagher has shared a sweet selfie with her boyfriend, and the star looks incredibly different to her soap character. The soap favourite, who plays the quirky goth Nina Lucas in Weatherfield, was worlds away from the moody teenager in her snap.

Sally Lindsay joined her cute twin sons in taking a selfie, for a charity that is close to the actress' heart. The adorable trio took part in a gorgeous s-elfie to support and raise awareness for Dementia, while wearing green elf hats and big smiles.

There’s nothing like a wedding at Christmas, but while Emma (Alexandra Mardell) prepares for her nuptials with Curtis, she has doubts at the back of her mind. Curtis has been cagey from the get go and somehow, things just don’t add up.

Coronation Street ’s Jennie McAlpine has expressed her hopes for her character Fiz Brown, and her ex Tyrone Dobbs (played by Alan Halsall) this festive season. Earlier this year, Fiz and Tyrone broke up after he had an affair with Alina Pop, played by Ruxandra Porojnicu.

Coronation Street fans were left fearing for Stu on Friday's episode after he got trapped in the Speed Daal fire. During the latest instalment on the cobbles, Zeedan Nazir set fire to the family restaurant in a bid to claim back on insurance after his ex-father-in-law Hashim threatened him.