Corrie star Beverley Callard pays tribute to pal Anne Kirkbride on sixth anniversary

Corrie icon Beverley Callard won't be returning to the Cobbles - hinting that her character Liz McDonald could die off-screen. Back in November 2019, Bev waved the soap goodbye after 30 years, with Liz' son Steve (Simon Gregson) revealing in a throwaway comment that she'd emigrated to Spain.

When OK! catch up with former Coronation Street star Beverley Callard, she speaks fondly of her time as Liz McDonald and reflects on the lifelong friends she made on the soap. As with any job, there were highs and lows.

This morning, actress Vanessa Kirby received her first Golden Globe nomination for her shattering turn in Netflix drama, Pieces of a Woman.

On the first day of rehearsal on The Trip to Bountiful, Miss Tyson arrived in leather pants with all black nails and one green one, and I knew right away this was my fairy grandmother. I immediately had this sense of reverence toward her, and I made sure she knew I was gratified to be in the same space as she was.

direct to your inboxRussell T Davies' new drama It's A Sin has had rave reviews for its gut-wrenchingly honest portrayal of life during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.The drama, which follows the lives of group of young people as the epidemic took hold, made it debut last week on Channel Four last week. As the praise came flooding in for the emotional mini-series, former Coronation Street star Charlie Condou has reflected on the support he received from its creator.

Beverley Callard has remembered Anne Kirkbride six years after her death. The 'Coronation Street' actress paid tribute to her late co-star - who played Deirdre Barlow and sadly died in 2015 after a battle with cancer - on Tuesday (19.

direct to your inbox Phoebe Dynevor has revealed what it was like watching her new show Bridgerton with her Coronation Street star mum. The 25-year-old is one of the stand out stars from the Netflix period drama in which she plays Daphne Bridgerton.

Phoebe Dyvenor has revealed that she fast-forwarded through the racy sex scenes on Netflix show Bridgerton when watching it with her family.The actress, who portrays character Daphne on the fan-favourite Regency era series, explained that she was "on high alert" for the intimate scenes she shared with co-star Regé-Jean Page, 31, who plays Simon Basset.The 25 year old star, who is the daughter of Coronation Street legend Sally, held a screening for her family last year and confessed she held the

direct to your inboxCorrie actor Peter Ash has hit back after Russell T Davis claimed only gay actors should play gay roles. Russell, the TV creator, producer and writer behind the Manchester-based series Queer as Folk, Doctor Who and Years and Years, which was also set in Manchester, explained why he only casts gay actors in the role of gay characters in an interview with the Radio Times.