Coronation Street's Samia Longchambon keeps it casual on sunny walk with daughter Freya, 10, and family dog

If it feels like Shobna Gulati has been less visible on TV lately, despite a recent stint in Doctor Who, it’s because she’s been busy with theatre work for three years.The former Coronation Street favourite also nursed her mother Asha through dementia from 2016 to last November, when she died aged 79. Now, Shobna’s written a deeply personal memoir about her life and her mother’s illness.

Brooke Vincent held a mini-Coronation Street reunion on Tuesday with Sam Aston and Hayley Tamaddon as the trio's babies met for the first time.The 28 year old met up with her co-stars for a spot of lunch as they no doubt cooed over each other's children from the inside of a restaurant in Greater Manchester. Sophie Webster actress Brooke looked gorgeous in a camel coat and a pair of wet-look leggings as she exited La Famiglia with her baby son, Mexx.

Joe Duttine has starred as Tim Metcalfe in Coronation Street since joining the soap in 2013.The actor, who hails from West Yorkshire, has racked up some serious television roles in his career since starting out in 1992 with his role on the cobbles his longest after TV series Pie in the Sky back in the nineties.

It's not uncommon for soap characters to be replaced by different actors, but to make the new Todd Grimshaw on Coronation Street fit in seamlessly bosses wiped all trace of former star Bruno Langley from the set.The character, who has been replaced by actor Gareth Pierce, disappeared from the cobbles in 2017 when Todd fled Weatherfield on the run.

Carla Connor first arrived to live on the cobbles in 2006. Since then her life has been marred with some very hard-hitting storylines, including a struggle with alcoholism, a mental breakdown and of course a horrible sexual assault.

Tracy Barlow has appeared on Coronation Street since 2002. We have watched her light up our screens, as one of the main antagonists, with storylines involving drugs, murder and many a feud.

charity in her memory.Seven-year-old Freya Skene and mum Brooke Reid were dragged down a series of waterfalls in the River Braan near Dunkeld on July 9.Despite Brooke and her partner Sean McKiddie's best efforts to save her, Freya sadly passed away.Heartbroken Brooke has now set up a fundraising page in the hope of starting up a charity called 'Freya's Wish' in her daughter's honour.She said: "Like a flash of a light, a current dragged us both down multiple waterfalls."I was lucky to survive,

Coronation Street's Jennie McAlpine has a wonderful home that she has shared glimpses off on social media. When the soap star, who has played Fiz Brown since 2001, isn't away filming she's able to relax in the stylish abode which boasts gorgeous herringbone floors, an incredible kitchen and spacious patio area.The I'm A Celeb contestant lives with her husband Chris Farr their two children, Albert, six, and Hilda, two.

Coronation Street star Colson Smith, who plays Craig Tinkle on the hit ITV show, has lost a lot of weight.The strawberry blonde actor left fans in awe with a new snap he shared to Instagram, in which he looked very trim indeed. In the picture the 21 year old can be seen on a boat in Glaisdale, North Yorkshire, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts.

Rob Mallard became the third actor to play the role of Daniel Osbourne in Coronation Street when he joined the soap in 2016. He has since endured heartbreak onscreen as Ken Barlow's son, when he lost his wife Sinead Tinker, played by Katie McGlynn, when she died from cancer and has been raising their child alone.

Coronation Street star Jane Danson has been a firm part of the soap since her debut in 1997, playing the part of Leanne Battersby.The star, who is currently part of a heartbreaking storyline involving her son Oliver, is an undeniably iconic part of Corrie, but just how much do we know about her life off-screen? Let’s take a look… Jane Danson’s career The 41 year old actress’ career began back in 1991 when she made her television debut in the series GBH.

Coronation Street actor Chris Gascoyne has portrayed the role of Peter Barlow since joining the hit ITV soap in 2000. While the actor has been on the soap for two decades, there isn't a lot we know about Chris’ life away from cameras.

It’s all going on in Coronation Street at the moment, but then again when isn’t it? And in new scenes, we’re set for some big drama on the cobbles as Kevin Webster finds out from his sister Debbie that Abi is having an affair with Peter. Abi, played by Sally Carman, has been battling drug addiction on the hit ITV soap, and recovering addict Peter has been her shoulder to lean on lately, helping her overcome her demons.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street will return to six episodes a week after recovering from the slowdown in production caused by the coronavirus pandemic.