Coronation Street's Patti Clare looks vastly different to her Mary Taylor character after glam transformation

Coronation Street star Elle Mulvaney left her fans stunned after sharing a glamorous snap of herself on Instagram. Elle, who plays schoolgirl Amy Barlow on the ITV soap, slipped on a red minidress with a corset-style top as she posed in front of a kitchen breakfast bar.The 18-year-old looked totally different from her on-screen alter-ego in the snap, who typically dresses casually and is always fresh-faced.

To soap fans, Alan Igbon will long be remembered as Coronation Street’s Tony Stewart but the 68-year-old made his presence felt in a host of TV dramas and films.

Coronation Street star Alan Igbon has died “peacefully” aged 68, his niece has confirmed.The soap actor, who also starred in Brookside, was best known for playing Tony Stewart, the estranged father of Jason Grimshaw – played by Ryan Thomas – in the ITV programme in 2003. Alan’s niece confirmed the sad news as she shared a tribute to him on Facebook on Monday 4 January.

The country's top soaps will not shut down like last summer – despite the UK entering another national lockdown. It appears EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street are to carry on filming despite the latest strict government coronavirus restrictions.

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.

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.

Police officer Emma Watts hasn't been seen on the beat down Coronation Street for almost two decades. Angela Lonsdale left the show back in 2003 but has since starred in Our Girl, Doctors and The Bill to great success.