Coronation Street viewers left devastated as little Oliver dies

If you’re a die-hard Coronation Street fan then you may well remember Bruce Jones who played the part of Les Battersby.The actor left his role as the taxi river in 2007, but what has been up to since? Let’s take a look… Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter . You can sign up at the top of the page.

Coronation Street actor Alex Bain has become somewhat of a household name among fans of the soap, playing the part of Simon Barlow. Alex rose to fame as a child star and first appeared on the cobbles back in 2008, and he’s since been involved in a series of tense plots.

Sam Robertson has starred on Coronation Street as Adam Barlow since 2004. In fact, he firstly left the show in 2007, but returned again in 2016 to the delight of fans.The star lights up our screens as the handsome solicitor, at the centre of blackmail scandals and most recently a mystery attack that saw him hit from behind by an as yet unknown person.

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.

Todd Grimshaw recently made his comeback to the Coronation Street cobbles after three years away from the Street. However, this time around the character is portrayed by Gareth Pierce, after original actor Bruno Langley was dismissed from the show back in 2017.

direct to your inboxCoronation Street viewers have been left questioning the final stand-off between Yasmeen and Geoff Metcalfe. Evil Geoff's reign on the Cobbles came to a dramatic end on Wednesday night when hefell to his death from the roof of his home after cornering Yasmeen.

She left Coronation Street back in 2013, but Michelle Keegan made a return to the cobbles on Monday evening as she appeared on Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years alongside past and present stars in a special episode of the show.

Coronation Street star Lisa George reveals she is "half-blind" in one eye after having a mini-stroke four years ago. Lisa, who plays Beth Sutherland on Corrie, is half-blind in her right eye after she haemorrhaged behind her optic nerve.

The world is currently binge-watching The Undoing, with viewers desperate to know just who killed Elena Alves.The series has been flying on social media later, especially after the Kardashians took to their platforms to express their love for the HBO thriller. And it turns out that the boy playing the part of Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman's son, Henry Fraser, is none other than Noah Jupe, the real life son of former Coronation Street star Katy Cavanagh.

As Coronation Street gets ready to celebrate its 60th anniversary on 9th December and viewers get ready to indulge in all the fantastic storylines leading up to it, it appears the soap has some great news. According to the Sun, the world’s longest running soap has just handed over brand spanking new contracts to five of its most-loved actors.

Ellie Leach, who plays Coronation Street’s Faye Windass, is currently embroiled in a tense plot with Ray Crosby. Recent scenes have left viewers “disgusted” as Ray, who is 52 in Corrie, manipulates 18 year old Faye into sleeping with him to progress in his business.

Rob James-Collier captured the heart’s of the public playing the part of Liam Connor in Coronation Street in 2006.The star was involved with Leanne Battersby, Maria Sutherland and his sister-in-law Carla while on the soap, but he was killed off in 2008 by a hitman. So what has the star been up to since? Let’s take a look… Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Coronation Street star Jane Danson has been at the centre of a heartbreaking storyline on the soap lately. Oliver, Leanne’s son with Steve McDonald, was diagnosed with mitochondrial disease.

Coronation Street’s Colson Smith has revealed his neighbours are “furious” with him as they said he was an “inconsiderate a**e” in a post on Facebook after he didn’t recycle his packaging properly.

Kerry Katona has slammed animal rights group PETA for reportedly telling Coronation Street to turn the Rovers Return pub into a meat-free establishment. Speaking about the rumours, former Atomic Kitten star Kerry took offence to the idea that the long-running soap should bow to pressure to turn its much-loved pub vegan.