Coronation Street's Doreen Fenwick actress Barbara Young dies aged 92

Fans of the hit ITV soap Coronation Street have been left stunned as they discovered the age gap or lack of age gap between co-stars Sue Nicholls and Helen Worth. It was back in the 70s that the duo joined the iconic street playing the iconic mother and daughter duo Audrey Roberts and Gail Platt. It's fair to say that over the years both Audrey and Gail have had it tough on the cobbles, especially when it comes to family life, and their relationship has become rather strained at times.That happened most recently in 2022 when Audrey turned to drinking and Gail struggled to help her ageing mother despite her best efforts.

Summer often means big storylines in the soap world and with that in mind, Stephanie Davis and Ryan Early have joined ITV's Coronation Street to bring a sizzling summer storyline onto our screens.The duo will be working together on a steamy affair storyline that is set to rock the famous cobbles when they appear on screen in July. Former Hollyoaks actress Stephanie, who played Sinead O’Connor in the Channel 4 soap, has been cast on the show as Courtney Vance, who is the glamorous wife of one of Dev Alahan’s business associates.That business associate is Darren Vance who is going to be played by actor Ryan Early, who may be best known for playing Lee Bryce in the BBC radio drama The Archers.

Congratulations are in order for Stephanie Davis who is set to join the cast of Coronation Street later this summer. Having risen to fame thanks to her role as Sinead O’Connor on Channel 4’s Hollyoaks, it’s all change for Stephanie as she heads to Weatherfield where she’ll be playing Courtney Vance as part of a steamy affair storyline.

Coronation Street fans were left delighted on Monday as they tuned into the show to see a legend return to the cobbles. Linda Hancock, played by actress Jacqueline Leonard, 57, is the nana of Chesney's little boy Joseph Brown and Chesney's ex mother-in-law.

Terrence Hardiman has died aged 86, his agent has said.

Faye Windass is presented with a difficult decision to make in upcoming Coronation Street scenes, after ex-boyfriend Jackson Hodge recently told her he will be moving away. Jackson (played by Joseph William Evans) has accepted a new job offer which means he will be relocating to Slough shortly, along with his and Faye's (Ellie Leach) daughter Miley Hodge (Frankei-Jae Simmonds). Jackon, whose feelings for Faye have began to develop again, asked Faye to join him and Miley in moving away from Weatherfield shortly after she accepted boyfriend Craig Tinker's (Colson Smith) proposal, leaving her torn between her ex and young daughter or her new fiancé.

Coronation celebrations continued on Monday with Prince William, his wife, Kate Middleton, and their kids — Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — taking part in a variety of activities at the 3rd Upton Scout Group.The royals visited the Brownie troop in Slough to participate in an initiative titled “The Big Help Out” — a day full of charity and volunteering. William, 40, and Kate, 41, accompanied the group to help remodel their Scout Hut, doing tasks such as excavating, sanding and painting.At one point, the Duke of Cambridge and George sat in a big yellow excavator to dig into a pile of dirt.The father of three then took Louis up into the vehicle and steered it into the mud.The family also wore matching purple and yellow ribbons that hung around their necks for the springtime outing.Little Louis even drove a wheelbarrow into the grass that was full of debris.

Ahead of King Charles’ upcoming Coronation on Saturday, This Morning got into the spirit of the occasion with a visit to the Coronation Street set on Friday. Broadcasting live from the iconic set in Manchester, hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary led the proceedings by speaking to various members of the cast, including cobbles favourites such as Bill Roache, Barbara Knox, Sally Dynevor and Michael Le Vell.

Neighbourhoods around Great Britain will be tuning in to watch the crowning of King Charles and Camilla this weekend - but has your street been named after the Coronation? There are almost 500 roads and streets across the UK that have been royally named after the momentous occasion, including ITV’s Coronation Street.The world’s longest running soap has been a TV staple since the 1960s, and is said to be named after the Coronation of King Edward VII. And King Charles has even walked the famous Weatherfield cobbles, where he most notably popped into the Rovers Return and chatted with several other cast members.

EastEnders and Coronation Street are commemorating the King’s coronation in their Monday episodes. But will everyone be celebrating? As the big day begins in EastEnders, Linda and Alfie are decking out The Vic in red, white and blue ready for the coronation celebrations. Across Albert Square, the locals get into the festivities in the best way possible, with a special performance from Kim and Felix as Dusty Springfield.

Coronation Street and Bad Girls star Maria Charles has died at the age of 93, it has been announced.The actress found fame on the West End before going on to star in Agony as Bea Fisher, the mother of Maureen Lipman's character Jane Lucas. She made numerous appearances on the sitcom between 1979 and 1981, returning for its sequel, Agony Again, in 1995. She moved on to prison drama Bad Girls in 2002, where she played Noreen Briggs, before joining Coronation Street as Lina Thistlewood in 2005.

READ MORE:“My sister Cory and I were by her hospital bed for 30 hours straight and in the end, as is so often the case, she slipped away in our absence with a beautiful nurse called Mercy (you couldn’t write it) caring for her. “The care she received in those last days at Addenbrookes was remarkable – considered, careful and empathetic – and to a person, they all said how much they had loved my mum, how she had made them laugh and how she had always been interested in them. “She was 43 years without my father, 30 years without a cigarette and 20 years without a drink but never without a humbug.

Coronation Street and Last Of The Summer Wine actress Barbara Young has died at the age of 92. Singer Liza Pulman described her actress mother - who also starred in I, Claudius and Family Affairs - as "warm-hearted and talented". Pulman said Young died on Thursday following care at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

The Express reports. She went on to thank hospital staff who cared for her. Liza's statement said: "Just to let people know, my beautiful, brilliant, opinionated, loud, warm-hearted, talented and singular mother died on Thursday night at 10.

READ MORE: Corrie's Simon Gregson addresses hair transplant rumours after Steve McDonald's new lookShe wrote: "Just to let people know, my beautiful, brilliant, opinionated, loud, warm-hearted, talented and singular mother died on Thursday night at 10. 30pm. "My sister Cory and I were by her hospital bed for 30 hours straight and in the end, as is so often the case, she slipped away in our absence with a beautiful nurse called Mercy (you couldn't write it) caring for her.

Coronation Street actress Barbara Young has died peacefully aged 92 surrounded by loved ones.

A photograph taken of the King for his matriculation at the University of Cambridge has been released for the first time.Trinity College, Cambridge, where Charles studied for three years, shared the picture of the 18-year-old prince taken in October 1967, ahead of the coronation next week.The postage-stamp sized portrait shows Charles in the college’s 17th century Wren Library, with a note reading “Wales HRH, The Prince of”. It has been preserved in Trinity College’s archives since it was taken 56 years ago.Trinity Fellow Professor Adrian Poole, a contemporary of Charles, said: “For virtually all of us, it was our first time in the Wren Library. “We were overawed and a bit intimidated.

Coronation Street star Bhavna Limbachia – who was best known as Rana Habeeb for three years on the soap – was rushed to hospital after suffering from a nasty injury on her thumb. Bhavna, 39, shared a snap from hospital as she was having a scan after her injury.

Former Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has hilariously admitted she's "not happy" about a current storyline on the hit ITV soap, involving Craig Tinker and Faye Windass.The actress, 27, appeared on the cobbles between 2015 to 2020 as Bethany Platt, where she was part of several hard-hitting storylines. And despite no longer appearing on the ITV soap, Lucy couldn't help but share her thoughts on a current storyline earlier this week.Taking to Instagram, Coronation Street shared a behind-the-scenes picture of actor Colson Smith as his character Craig Tinker, captioned: "Can you believe it, Craig tinker getting down on one knee." Fans will recall that Craig proposed to Faye Windass on Friday's episode after declaring his love and the latter eventually accepted his proposal.

reports the Mirror. The actor's sister, Louisa Saunders confirmed the news on Twitter on Monday, April 24. "My sister, who we lost last Friday.