Coronation Street's Angela Lonsdale's transformation since leaving soap behind

Coronation Street actor Mark Eden has sadly died, his agent has confirmed. The legendary soap actor passed away today, 1 January, aged 92.

Andy Whyment has enjoyed a soapy soak as he refused to let his cancelled holiday dampen his spirits.The Coronation Street legend and his wife Nichola were due to enjoy an incredible trip to Cape Verde as they planned to end a tough year in style.They had their sunshine break to the west African country planned for ages – but Covid-19 put a halt on their plans away.The couple still have the time off of course, so decided to put it to good use.They jumped into their garden hot tub with some beers

Coronation Street star Charlie Lawson has played Jim McDonald on the Cobbles since 1989.The star, 61, is a rolling character who pops up now and again, but has not appeared on the soap this year. So what is he up to? Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter.

Catherine Tyldesley says she would love to adopt when she eventually has a second child. But the former Coronation Street star says she's too busy to even think about children right now.

Patti Clare gave Coronation Street fans a shock as she cast aside her apron and looked sensational on A Christmas Chase: Celebrity Special.The 44-year-old, who plays awkward Mary Taylor on the soap, looked nothing like the scatterbrained florist. She looked super glam on the quiz show, which again hit our screens on Tuesday 23 December.

When we catch up with Samia and Sylvain Longchambon after OK!’s exclusive Christmas photoshoot, we quickly discover why they fell head over heels back in 2012. Coronation Street actress Samia, 38, and former Dancing On Ice star Sylvain, 40, are as family oriented as each other, and tell OK! they love nothing more than spending time with Freya, 11 – Samia’s daughter with ex-partner Matthew Smith – and their son Yves, five.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has gushed about her talented husband in a loving post.The 38 year old actress shared a video on her Instagram page showing Dancing on Ice pro Sylvain dancing with skate partner Vicky Ogden.The two dancers move around effortlessly on the ice in the black and white video as Ellie Goulding’s song River plays in the background. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

If you’re a die-hard Coronation Street fan then you may well remember Bruce Jones who played the part of Les Battersby.The actor left his role as the taxi river in 2007, but what has been up to since? Let’s take a look… Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter . You can sign up at the top of the page.

Coronation Street actor Alex Bain has become somewhat of a household name among fans of the soap, playing the part of Simon Barlow. Alex rose to fame as a child star and first appeared on the cobbles back in 2008, and he’s since been involved in a series of tense plots.

Sam Robertson has starred on Coronation Street as Adam Barlow since 2004. In fact, he firstly left the show in 2007, but returned again in 2016 to the delight of fans.The star lights up our screens as the handsome solicitor, at the centre of blackmail scandals and most recently a mystery attack that saw him hit from behind by an as yet unknown person.

Todd Grimshaw recently made his comeback to the Coronation Street cobbles after three years away from the Street. However, this time around the character is portrayed by Gareth Pierce, after original actor Bruno Langley was dismissed from the show back in 2017.