Coronation Street viewers left baffled by Roy Cropper scene as he heads to hospital

The British Soap Awards hit the headlines in the run up to this year’s show, with singer and national treasure Jane McDonald taking over hosting duties following the much-publicised departure of Phillip Schofield. Supportive cheers filled Manchester’s Lowry Theatre for Jane on the night, who had stepped in at only a few days’ notice and immediately made the show her own.

Coronation Street viewers were left in disbelief over Ken Barlow star Bill Roache's age on Monday's Lorraine as they refused to believe he is 91 thanks to his youthful looks.The actor, who was born in 1932 and has been on the cobbles since Corrie's first-ever episode in 1960, appeared on the ITV chat show to reveal he had gone skydiving for the first time in his life and he shared his experience with fans at home. In the pre-recorded feature, it showed a delighted Bill skydiving with an instructor before releasing the parachute and landing in a field.

After weeks of sneaking around behind his back, it appears guilt had finally caught up with Coronation Street factory worker Sarah Platt, as she admitted the truth about her affair to husband Adam Barlow. As regular viewers know, Sarah has been engaged in a steamy affair with reformed criminal Damon Hay and was finally caught out on Thursday’s episode by her young son Harry who stumbled upon the pair engaged in a passionate kiss.

Viewers have claimed that Lorraine Kelly appeared 'furious' when her co-star made a huge Coronation Street mistake live on air. Self-confessed soap fan Lorraine was back at the helm of her self-titled ITV show on Friday (June 9).

READ MORE: The Repair Shop expert opens up on loss as she pays tribute to co-starDuring the ordeal with Justin, his sister Karen Rutherford (Lynn Kennedy) returned to show her support for her brother and plotted to make Daisy and Ryan look like a liar. She made her arrival in Weatherfield in March when she paid Daisy a visit to warn her that Justin had stalked someone else previously, knowing about his dark behaviour. Once again, Karen came into their lives and found Ryan on the cobbles revealing that she had told Justin's lawyer about Daisy's history of being manipulative.

Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear MBE has been diagnosed with dementia, her husband Scott Brand announced on Wednesday in a heartbreaking statement. Julie, 81, is best known for playing the legendary barmaid Bet Lynch on the cobbles on-off from 1966. Her most recent appearance was in 2003.

Coronation Street star Georgia Taylor has left fans baffled as they have been praising her ageless appearance via social media.The 43-year-old actress, who has been playing Toyah Habeeb on the soap for over 20 years, shared a collection of old snaps to Instagram last week - including her first-ever acting headshot. Looking instantly recognisable in the snaps, which span over 30 years, the star took her 78K followers on a journey with each picture - admitting that she was 'sorting through some old boxes and found these'. "You literally do not age," wrote one follower below the post, as others shared their praise for Georgia.

Lynn Kennedy, who plays Karen Rutherford on Coronation Street, has confirmed that she is waving goodbye to the soap and departing the role.The actress confirmed via social media that she has already filmed her final scenes for the show, after joining the show back in March. "And just like that, Karen's off. Bye @coronationstreet it's been amazing," wrote the soap star as she beamed in the mirror while donning a red padded jacket.

Coronation Street fans were over the moon when villainous acid attacker Justin Rutherford was finally caught and faced trial over his terrible crimes. Justin was eventually convicted for his heinous behaviour and found guilty on Monday, leaving fans totally over the moon and full of praise for Andrew Still’s thrilling portrayal of the villain.The actor, 29, only joined the soap in 2022 but has already soared to fame thanks to the harrowing storyline. Fans of the show can't wait to see what will happen to Justin next, but what about the man who brought him to life? Here's everything to know about actor Andrew Still...

Brooke Vincent was left fuming at her fiancé, footballer Kean Bryan, after he accidentally locked her out of their house when he fell asleep upstairs.The 31 year old former Coronation Street star and mother of two took to Instagram to explain the infuriating situation, as she declared that she was "mad" at Kean, the father of her two children, and even quipped: "We're finished." To make matters worse, Kean had locked her out on the first day of her new job at Hits Radio's drive time show, where she is filling in whilst Gemma Atkinson is on maternity leave. On Instagram, Brooke told her followers how she had decided to "have a productive day" after dropping the kids off at nursery, as she planned to get on top of her washing - but she'd gotten home and couldn't get into the house. She wrote: "Kean meanwhile is upstairs in bed! Blissfully asleep!!!! "I've thrown balls at the window...

The British Soap Awards 2023 kicked off today (3 June) at the Lowry theatre in Manchester where Coronation Street star Charlotte Jordan wowed with a major long hair transformation.This year’s iteration of the annual awards show is being hosted by former Loose Women presenter Jane McDonald, who stepped in at the last minute to take over presenting duties following the departure of Phillip Schofield from ITV in the wake of his affair scandal. Charlotte, who is known for playing Daisy Midgeley on the hit ITV soap, looked stunning and brought a pop of colour to the red carpet in her stylish strapless pink maxi dress.

Coronation Street revealed stalker and acid attacker Justin Rutherford's verdict on Monday's show. Earlier this year, fans were left in shock by a harrowing plot twist when Ryan Connor was revealed to be the victim of a vicious acid attack while defending Daisy Midgeley from stalker Justin. And on Monday, Daisy and Ryan nervously awaited to hear Justin's verdict in court.

Coronation Street fans know that Roy Cropper (David Neilson) has recently been suffering a health scare. The café owner first took ill during a salsa class with Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman). He later experienced breathing problems and collapsed with chest pains on the Cobbles, after chasing his pet pup Freddie – who had begun to pursue a quick-moving ginger cat.

Coronation Street and Peaky Blinders star Luke Delaney is heartbroken after his lovely dog who he called his “best friend” has sadly passed away. Luke, who played Dave Fairchild on Coronation Street, took to Instagram to pay tribute to his furry friend. He shared some sweet snaps including an adorable picture of his dog when he was just a puppy, along with a snap of him looking happy outside and another of him chilling on the sofa.The actor captioned the snap: “Today our hearts hurt.

With a raft of characters on Coronation Street, it can often be hard to keep track of what is happening in the storylines. While writers clearly try and keep viewers in the loop about who is in the cast, there are sometimes quick and unexplained character exits which leave people confused. It becomes even more baffling at times when people sometimes come back to the soap after years, even though they have not been mentioned at all on television by their families.

Coronation Street's Andy Whyment has taken to Instagram to share a snap of his day out with his son and co-star Sam Aston, who plays Chesney Brown. In a picture shared on May 30, the three of them can be seen with big smiles as they stood on the course in the sun.The 42 year old captioned the post: "Lovely day for a round of Golf @worsleypark with @tomwhyment and @samaston93," along with a flag in hole and thumbs up emoji. Followers took to the comments to say that he hoped that they enjoyed themselves, with one saying that they couldn't believe how grown up Andy's son looked.

During Monday's episode of Coronation Street, Gemma Winter lit up the aisle as she married sweetheart Chesney Brown, but the day was overshadowed by some tragic news and an emotional ending.The bride's twin brother Paul Foreman, played by Peter Ash, is dying from motor neurone disease (MND) and previously attempted to start an argument with Gemma in a bid to avoid the wedding and hide his condition. Viewers tuned in to watch the wedding episode, which saw Paul adamant at the start that he couldn't make his sister's wedding, despite being the one to walk her down the aisle.

Coronation Street's Paul Foreman star, Peter Ash, has praised his real-life cousin Will Ash's "great work" on Emmerdale. Peter, 38, is related to Caleb Milligan star, Will, 46, who first made his debut on the rival ITV soap over Christmas. Currently both cousins are part of huge storylines with Peter's character Paul recently diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in heartbreaking scenes.

ITV have today announced the new Love Island line-up, with musical theatre performer and social media content creator Molly Marsh among the news singletons announced.The 21-year-old has appeared on stage in pantomime and already boasts a considerable Instagram following of 25.6k, whilst her mum, Janet Marsh, is a recognised TV actress, having worked on a number of shows, including popular soap Coronation Street. Janet has appeared in multiple roles in the long-running soap, appearing first as a nurse in 2005.

Former Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan has shared a touching tribute after the sudden passing of an important family member. The actor, who played Jacob Hay on the soap, took to his Instagram stories to share the sad news that his family dog and ‘best mate’, Frank, had unexpectedly passed away.