'Coronation Street's brutal hate crime plot is inspired by my daughter Sophie's murder'

Coronation Street real-life couple Sally Carman and Joe Duttine have celebrated their three-year anniversary with a sweet photo of a romantic day together.

Ever since she first stepped foot on the Corrie cobbles, Daisy Midgeley has been making waves in Weatherfield. Daisy brought a fresh me-first drive and determination to protect step-mum Jenny from anything and everything.

Some of ITV's biggest soap stars from Coronation Street and Emmerdale are reportedly set to get a pay rise, according to The Sun.The actors have previously been paid as freelancers from personal service companies, which meant ITV did not have to give holiday pay or national insurance. However, now it's been said that HMRC will tell ITV to categorise their stars as staff and change to a new structure of pay.

Soap star Tina O’Brien has been on our screens for over two decades and she’s spent a large chunk of that time playing Coronation Street favourite, Sarah Platt - now Barlow. She won multiple awards for her portrayal of the character including Most Popular Newcomer at the 2000 NTAs and Best Storyline at the British Soap Awards the same year.

Brooke Vincent has paid a sweet tribute to her sons by getting a tattoo on her wrist. The black inking reads: “8:14”, which is the exact time that both her newborn son Monroe and his big brother Mexx, 18 months, were born.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale have announced they will be following in the footsteps of EastEnders and debuting episodes online during the Euro 2021 tournament.The football competition will air from 11 June to 11 July, meaning our favourite soaps are being moved into different slots of the TV schedule. ITV have now revealed that their two soaps will be moving on to the ITV Hub in the form of boxsets so fans can binge watch the week's worth of programmes.

Brooke Vincent has admitted she's still in two minds about returning to Coronation Street after going on maternity leave back in 2019. The mum-of-two discussed her character Sophie Webster's future as she took part in an exclusive shoot with OK! alongside her adorable sons, Mexx and Monroe.

Coronation Street thug Corey Brent will be left for dead next week when a plot to get him to confess to Seb Franklin's murder goes horribly wrong. Corey was part of a gang that attacked Seb (Harry Visinoni) and kicked him to death in an unprovoked attack that began with abusing Seb's girlfriend Nina Lucas ( Mollie Gallagher ) over dressing as a goth.

She's always been unlucky in love but when Emma Brooker meets handsome stranger Curtis Delamere, it seems her luck may finally have changed on next week's Coronation Street.

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik are one of the internet's favourite couples. The duo are extremely private about their relationship and rarely indulge in social media PDA.

Coronation Street fans have pointed out a major plot hole in Seb Franklin's murder being pinned on Kelly Neelan, arguing that she couldn't possibly have carried out the attack alone. Shock scenes that aired last week saw Seb (played by Harry Visinoni) killed in a hate attack as he tried to stick up for girlfriend Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher) who was being targeted by a gang over her goth appearance.

Coronation Street star Mollie Gallagher is currently the talk of the cobbles after her character Nina Lucas found herself at the centre of a harrowing storyline. Nina and her boyfriend Seb Franklin, played by Harry Visinoni, were viciously attacked and left fighting for their lives during episodes aired this week.The story is based on the real-life murder of Sophie Lancaster, and the soap has been praised for its sensitive handling of the subject of hate crime.

Following the airing of the brutal hate crime attack on characters Seb Franklin and Nina Lucas on Coronation Street, the scenes have sparked 136 complaints to Ofcom. Viewers complained to the communications service regulator after the vicious attack was aired on ITV on 5 May.The hate crime storyline culminated in teenagers Seb and Nina, who are played by Harry Visinoni and Mollie Gallagher, being the victim of a horrendous hate crime attack by a gang led by Corey Brent.