Coronation Street spoilers see Ruthie Henshall make her debut as Estelle

Ahead of her Coronation Street debut last year, Jodie Prenger had already dabbled in the TV and showbiz world having appeared in a handful of programmes. Jodie, who stars as barmaid Glenda Shuttleworth on the popular ITV soap, first shot to fame on The Biggest Loser in 2006, with the now-43 year old going on to win the show and bagging a £25,000 cash prize.The UK edition of the programme – which was axed in 2012 – was for people wanting to overhaul their diets and their lives, with Jodie going on to shed an amazing nine stone on the show.

Antony Cotton's mother made a surprise appearance in Coronation Street on Friday, as villain Stephen Reid claimed the life of his third victim. Enid Dunn, who is mum to soap star Antony, 47, who plays Sean Tully in the hit ITV soap, starred as a housekeeper who found the dead body of Stephen's latest victim Rufus. In Friday's episode, Enid portrayed the unnamed housekeeper, who could be seen being comforted by police after her discovery before then being questioned.

Coronation Street fans were far from impressed with Friday’s edition of the ITV soap, as the resident cobbles villain Stephen Reid claimed the life of another character. In a flashback scene, viewers at home were shown the exact moment Stephen murdered his business rival Rufus Donahue, after Rufus had been blackmailing him into handing over 50% of the profits from Underworld’s new venture Nippersnapper.

Coronation Street star wrote: “Due to recent personal life events, I will be taking a break from all forms of social media. I’m sure you can all understand. I will still be around however, because of certain numbers of comments made on the recent articles, and numerous other personal reasons, I will stepping away for a while to work on myself and personal healing.

Ryan Connor will be seen struggling to come to terms with his injuries as he returns to the street following the acid attack. Coronation Street fans were left horrified last month when they watched the DJ struck by the clear liquid after it was launched at Daisy Midgeley by her stalker Justin Rutherford.

There is often confusion and amusement when characters from any soap go away for while and suddenly return with a different head. But it may not come as any surprise that there are a huge number of Coronation Street characters that have been played by multiple actors.

Coronation Street is set for explosive scenes next week on the ITV soap when Sarah Barlow decides to cheat on husband Adam Barlow with Damon Hay. Fans will recall that Sarah recently spent a flirty night with Damon, without knowing who he was, but stopped before things went too far. However, Sarah throws caution to the wind next week when her car is blocked in and Adam is working, which results in Damon offering a lift to the hotel for her meeting.

Coronation Street is set for explosive scenes next week when dodgy business man, Rufus, is found dead and his body in a swimming pool. Fans will recall that only recently, Stephen Reid, who has already murdered Leo and Teddy Thompkins, tried to kill Rufus after he threatened to expose the fact he's been spiking Carla Connor - but he was interrupted by an innocent and oblivious Michael Bailey. However, in upcoming scenes, Rufus will meet his demise.

Coronation Street has tonight revealed the death of soap stalwart Bill Webster. In tonight's episode (Monday 3 April), Debbie Webster returned from visiting dad Bill with her brother Kevin. The pair had rushed to his side after viewers were told Bill had suffered from a heart attack.

Tina O'Brien, best known for her portrayal of Sarah Platt in Coronation Street since she was just 16 years old, has surprised her fans by revealing her age. With her milestone birthday around the corner, the actress shared recent headshots on Instagram, prompting astonishment from followers who couldn't believe she was about to turn 40. On Instagram she wrote: "I'm turning 40 this year.

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has pulled at heartstrings not once but twice as he posed with his actual dog and his new on-screen companion. The actor, who is famed for playing David Platt in the ITV soap, enjoyed a wholesome Sunday out on a walk with his girlfriend Hanni Treweek and their pooch, Baby.

Fans of the soap Emmerdale will know Liam Boyle for portraying the troubled character of Alex Moore, who is currently involved in a drama-filled drugs storyline. In the show, the 37 year old actor is the ex-boyfriend of Dawn Taylor and the father of her son, Lucas. Plus, dad to Dawn’s friend’s daughter, Clemmie.

Coronation Street star Julia Goulding has left her co-stars 'jealous' as she showed off her fresh new look on social media. The actress, who is known for playing Shona Platt in the ITV soap, hasn't been seen on-screen as much of late following her maternity leave.

Coronation Street has addressed Kym Marsh's character Michelle Connor's continued absence from Weatherfield, with fans sharing that they have been left unimpressed with the show's explanation. A recent storyline has seen Michelle's son Ryan (Ryan Prescott) hospitalised after he stepped in the way when Justin Rutherford (Andrew Still) threw a glass of acid at Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) on the day of her wedding.

Coronation Street actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, who played the iconic Hayley Cropper on the ITV soap for 16 years, has praised her husband for his handling of the sensitive acid attack storyline. Julie's husband is Corrie scriptwriter Ian Kershaw, who wrote all the scenes for both of Monday night's harrowing instalments.The 53 year old actress gushed over her husband's talents on Twitter. "Away from home and only able to watch clips of tonight’s #Corrie, written by my incredible husband @IanKershaw," she began.

Coronation Street has sparked 72 Ofcom complaints in the wake of Monday night's (27 March) episode, which saw the ITV soap air harrowing scenes depicting an acid attack. The instalment saw Justin Rutherford (played by Andrew Still) launch sulphuric acid at Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) in a horrifying attack.The storyline began with Justin determined to make Daisy (Charlotte Jordan) his victim.The villainous character has been stalking her for months and made the twisted decision that if he couldn't have her, nobody else should. As viewers watched in horror, Justin cornered Daisy on the morning of her wedding at the Rovers Return pub.

Actress Millie Gibson, who played Kelly Neelan on Coronation Street, showed off her incredible figure as she treated herself to a spa weekend.The 18 year old snapped photos wearing a black one-piece swimming costume, with a cut-out in the middle, showing off her midriff and displaying her natural beauty as she went makeup free. She wore her blonde hair tied up in a messy bun as she stretched out on a sauna bench for one picture, and laid out on a towel for another sweet snap.

Coronation Street has responded to Snoop Dogg's high praise of the ITV soap - and they have found him a perfect role after he said he'd like to join the show.The rapper, 51, shocked fans all across the world recently when he revealed his love for one specific British soap show, and also said he'd like to join the cast. In a recent interview with ITV, the rapper said: "Coronation Street, I love it. If they call me I'll do it.

Coronation Street actor Ryan Prescott has described how filming the harrowing shower scenes after his character, Ryan Connor, was the victim of an acid attack took "no acting". Ryan is part of Coronation Street's biggest current storyline, as his character had sulphuric acid hurled in his face by Justin Rutherfield (played Andrew Still).

Coronation Street star Ben Price distracted fans as he posed a question which left his co-star Sally Ann Matthews 'nervous'. The actor, who is famed for playing Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap, was seen in a video posted on the Instagram page for the podcast he co-hosts, Sofa Cinema Club.