Coronation Street’s Sue Nicholls’ life off screen including co-star husband

Lisa Faulkner has been in the spotlight for over 20 years, thanks to her successful acting and cooking career. The former EastEnders actress, 50, first shot to fame as part of the cast of shows such as Dangerfield, Brookside, and Holby City. She went on to star in a handful of films, as well as numerous other TV shows including New Street Law, before competing on Celebrity MasterChef in 2010 - which changed her life in many ways.

Growing up in Salford, David Taylor can still hear the milkman rattle across his old cobbled street.

Coronation Street icon Eileen Derbyshire landed her role as Emily Bishop on the cobbles in 1961 before she left in 2016. The legendary actress, 90, who spent 55 years in Weatherfield as Emily Bishop which made her the longest-serving female cast member in a British soap, devastated fans where she departed to travel to Peru for charity work and reunite with her nephew Spider. At the time, Kym Marsh, who plays Michelle Connor, revealed that Eileen hadn't left the show for good but had taken a sabbatical.

They’ve both walked on the Coronation Street cobbles, but now former ITV soap actresses Kym Marsh and Rachel Leskovac have landed roles in the reboot of Waterloo Road.The revived BBC drama will soon return to our screens after a seven year absence with a line-up of original and new cast members. Now it’s been revealed that actress and TV presenter Kym, 45, will be stepping into the shoes of school canteen worker Nicky Walters, who is also mum to two pupils who attend the secondary school.

The brand new cast for BBC Waterloo Road has been announced - and there are some familiar faces joining the show.

Tracy Barlow is everyone's favourite antagonist on Coronation Street.

MyLondon. READ MORE: ITV Emmerdale's Aaron Anthony's exit 'confirmed' as Ellis Chapman set to leave village But the end of soap stardom didn't mean the end of moneymaking for these deep-pocketed actors. Some of them have stuck around British towns or have left for sunnier climes in Malibu.

British soaps, including EastEnders , and medical dramas Casualty and Doctors . Married to her former Doctors co-star Paul Clarkson, the pair share three children together, two of which have also pursued acting careers. Julia's TV career kicked off when she played Rona in the BBC series 2point4 for its entire eight series between 1991 and 1999.

One of the stars of The Teacher has a famous soap family.

Sean Ward appeared on Coronation Street years ago, but many fans have forgotten who the actor starred as on the cobbles. The 33 year old has opened up about the financial hardships he has faced since leaving the hit ITV show and how his anti-vax beliefs have led him to becoming homeless.The actor joined Coronation Street in October 2014 when he was cast as a criminal drug dealer, Calum Logan. Calum was involved in a relationship with Kylie Platt (played by Paula Lane) and his storylines focused on how he used their son to start conflict with Platt’s family.

Former Coronation Street actor Sean Ward has admitted that he had to give up his house after sharing his anti-vax views led to his work drying up.