Coronation Street's Jennie McAlpine addresses soap future as she tells of new baby's first trip to cobbles

Coronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews has shared how she was so 'caught up' in the moment she didn't get many photos as she headed out to support two of her former co-stars on stage. The actress headed out to The Lowry with a few other familiar famous faces for the opening night of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

Northern Irish broadcaster Eamonn Holmes has revealed he is to preside over the wedding of former Coronation Street actor Charlie Lawson.The 63-year-old GB News presenter joked that he should become “some sort of preacher” after he was asked to conduct the forthcoming marriage ceremony for Co Fermanagh-born Charlie, who played Jim McDonald in the ITV soap for 11 years.The actor, also 63, who has featured in occasional episodes of Coronation Street since his exit in 2000, is marrying businesswoman Debbie Stanley after being engaged to her for more than a decade. On GB News on Tuesday, 12 September, Eamonn revealed that he will be officiating at the ceremony while he was talking about the global pop star Ed Sheeran gatecrashing a wedding in Las Vegas.

The game could be up for killer Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) when Leo Thompkin’s (Joe Frost) body is unearthed on Ed Bailey’s (Trevor Michael Georges) building site in Coronation Street spoilers. Ed and Ronnie Bailey’s (Vinta Morgan) new business venture gets underway as they start their first day on the building site. However, things off to a rocky start when the diggers start working and uncover a dead body.

Coronation Street's award-winning scriptwriter John Stevenson has sadly passed away. Aged 86 at the time of his death, John was responsible for the many of the ITV's soap most memorable plots over the course of 447 episodes up until 2006. One such corker was the devastating dementia battle for Mike Baldwin, played by the late Johnny Briggs.

Cheating Courtney Vance (Stephanie Davis) and Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain) are finally caught out in latest Coronation Street spoilers by none other than Aadi’s dad.The two have been sneaking around having an affair behind Darren Vance’s (Ryan Early) back.They’ve already been seen by Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) who agreed to keep their secret - but wasn’t happy about it. Having secured a business deal, Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) and Darren plan a celebratory lunch with the family. But soon, Darren confides in Dev revealing he and Courtney are having marriage problems and he suspects she’s having an affair.

Michael Le Vell has become a soap legend thanks to his role as Kevin Webster in hit ITV soap Coronation Street, having joined the cast back in 1983. The 58 year old actor has found himself at the centre of numerous dramatic storylines over the years, from Kevin's rocky marriage to Sally Metcalfe to his affairs with Natalie Horrocks and Molly Dobbs. More recently, viewers have watched as the mechanic has cared for his son Jack following his sepsis diagnosis along with his marriage and romance with Abi Franklin.

Coronation Street star Ellie Leach has left her former co-stars and followers in a fluster as she dazzled them with a plunging look. The actress looked sensational as she posed during her appearance at Chester Races over the weekend.

Jennie McAlpine has revealed the most "upsetting" part of growing her family with Chris Farr. Speaking exclusively to OK!, Jennie opened up about her pregnancy and family life. After introducing her new baby girl, Doris, the 39-year-old said the speed they grow up and how quickly times flies is the "least rewarding" and "most upsetting" part of family life.

Coronation Street fans are convinced that Stephen Reid could soon meet his match, as they predict Jenny Connor will the be the key to his downfall. The formidable landlady of the Rovers Return has recently embarked on a romance with Stephen after the scheming businessman split up from former flame Elaine after trying to pocket her wealth.

Coronation Street fans have found themselves fearing for a soap legend after she managed to dig up some information about Stephen Reid. Sarah Barlow has relied on her uncle for his help and advice ever since he returned to Weatherfield from Milan earlier this year.

Jennie McAlpine has spilled the secret of how she managed to hide her pregnancy from viewers, while filming scenes for Coronation Street. Corrie icon Fiz Stape, played by Jennie, 39, left the cobbles in May after she was offered a job in Norwich.The seamstress has been a long-term employee off Underworld, with Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) hailing her as one of his most trusted employees.

Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) hasn't had an easy time of it since arriving in Weatherfield - and unfortunately, it's set to get worse as she's found overdosed by her son Tyrone on Coronation Street next week. Cassie lands in big trouble on her first day working at the garage when drug dealer Dean (Anthony Crank) arrives demanding money. Cassie promises to pay him by the end of the day.

It seems Coronation Street's Jane Danson has been left feeling pretty sad as her co-star Samia Longchambon shared a new social media update. The actress, who plays Maria Windass in the ITV soap, took to Instagram with a throwback snap featuring Leanne Battersby actress Jane.

As mothers all over the world know, childbirth can result in a handful of physical mishaps down there, and someone who's very aware of that is Coronation Street actress Jennie McAlpine, who welcomed her third child, a daughter called Doris, five months ago. The 39 year old soap star - who already shares son Albert, eight, and daughter Hilda, four, with husband Chris Farr - this week exclusively opened up to OK! about some of the more embarrassing consequences of labour. Speaking of her not-so-speedy recovery, after welcoming Doris at Manchester’s Wythenshawe Hospital in April, Jennie admitted: "I’m OK, but I do feel a difference in my body from the first, which is hardly surprising as it was almost nine years ago.

Almost 6 months ago, long-standing Coronation Street favourite Jennie McAlpine announced the - unexpectedly early - birth of her beautiful baby girl, her third child with husband of six years, Chris Farr. Recalling her arduous labour, she exclusive tells OK!: "Without going into all the gory details, we were there for a while.There were a few shift changes of midwives in that time, put it that way." But now, as the soap star, 39, and her brood acclimatise to life as a family-of-five, Jennie reveals the reason behind her baby's name and teases the patter of more tiny feet in the future. Register for FREE to read this article in full.

Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine has confirmed the arrival of her thrid child. The actress left the ITV soap earlier this year as she headed on maternity leave before the arrival of her latest bundle of joy.

Coronation Street actress Sally Ann Matthews has admitted that her character Jenny Connor's racy scenes leave her adult sons mortified. Since her arrival on the cobbles, Jenny has had her fair share of men, but Sally, 52, says that she has nothing to be ashamed of. However, her two sons James, 24, and Louis, 22, have quite a bit to say about her on-screen moves with the men of the street.

After investing in Newton and Ridley, regular Coronation Street character Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan) was convinced that he was set to make some decent profit. In hope of a quick cash turnover, viewers had previously seen the character taking financial advice from Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) as she urges him to invest in the company after catching wind of its upcoming sale to Waterfords. However, in these new Coronation Street spoiler scenes, Debbie is set to drop a bombshell that could see Ronnie lose it all.

Two of the UK's most popular soaps - Emmerdale and Coronation Street - will face disruption to their usual schedule in upcoming weeks.The ITV soaps with interrupted air times are both in the midst of some big storylines, as Coronation Street follows Stephen Reid's attempts to get away with murder while Charity and Liam are set to have a blossoming romance in Emmerdale. Emmerdale usually airs at 7.30pm for half an hour each evening, with an hour long episode on Thursday nights. Meanwhile, Corrie usually airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm for an hour.

It's not every day you turn 40. And Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien made the most of celebrating the milestone by having a huge party.Tina, who plays Sarah Platt in the soap, looked stunning for the event, sporting a sparkly silver mini dress.The party venue was decked out with multicoloured balloons and a large light-up sign saying "Let's Party." In a 360 video, the beauty, who wore her blonde locks in loose waves, danced and smiled in a solo shot. A later clip showed her cosying up to her husband Adam Crofts, who kissed her on the cheek.