Danny Miller's pal lands Coronation Street role

Coronation Street favourite Norris Cole is reportedly going to be killed off in dramatic scenes on the ITV soap after actor Malcolm Hebden left in 2017. According to a source, the cast and crew have filmed the character’s funeral this week, and will see tributes from the likes of stalwart Ken Barlow (Bill Roache), Gail Platt (Helen Worth) and Mary Taylor (Patti Clare).

Coronation Street's Zeedan Nadir is on his way back to Weatherfield after a three-year absence - but what seedy secret is he hiding and how will it impact on his family? Qasim Akhtar, who plays Zeedan, has started filming his return scenes and will be back on screen from mid-September as he rejoins the Nazir family. However, it's not guaranteed to be a joyful family reunion as it sounds as though Zeedan will be bringing an awful lot of trouble with him.

Coronation Street fans were left in tears on Wednesday night as Alina Pop discovered that she had tragically miscarried her baby boy in heartbreaking scenes. Earlier this week, Alina was rushed to hospital after her boyfriend Tyrone Dobbs' daughter Hope Stape appeared to set fire to their flat after she was seen looking menacingly at a lit candle and bottle of nail polish remover.

Coronation Street actor Andy Whyment has given a glimpse inside his cruise trip with his wife Nichola and children Thomas and Hollie.The Corrie legend, 40, who has played Kirk Sutherland on the cobbles since 2000, has given a glimpse inside his luxurious 10-day cruise with his 406,000 Instagram followers. Andy revealed how he spent his holiday on-board the MSC Cruises Virtuosa which features an indoor promenade and five pools including one of the biggest waterparks at sea.

Next week's Coronation Street sees Tyrone Dobbs lie to girlfriend Alina Pop to protect his daughter Hope Stape. Soap watchers were left horrified after Hope appeared to set fire to Tyrone and pregnant Alina's flat while the latter was still in it and she was consequently rushed to hospital.

Emmerdale's April Windsor and Coronation Street's Hope Stape are sisters in real life but the pair also have a soap-star brother. Leeds-born Amelia Flanagan, 13, has starred as April in the ITV soap since 2014, while her younger sister Isabella Flanagan, 10, has played Hope, the daughter of Fiz Stape, since 2017.

Next week's Coronation Street sees Todd Grimshaw rushed to hospital after he is the victim of a hit-and-run on the cobbles. Earlier in the week, over at David Platt's, Shona Ramsey arrives home in her dressing gown and admits that she went out to move his car but in the process she hit something.

Chris Flanagan has praised his two daughters, Amelia and Isabella, for doing such a "great job" amid their big storylines on Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

Coronation Street fans were left horrified on Monday night after Hope Stape appeared to set fire to Tyrone Dobbs and pregnant Alina Pop's flat. Earlier on the episode, it saw Hope left jealous over her unborn sibling, especially when she discovered it was a baby boy, as she said that she "hates" it and Tyrone.

The Chase star Anne Hegerty has revealed she’d love to land a role in ITV soap Coronation Street. Speaking during a recent episode of the popular afternoon ITV quiz show, Anne, also known as The Governess, confessed she’d be more than up for walking down the iconic cobbles, saying: “please cast me.” Anne made the admission during a chat with The Chase host Bradley Walsh when a former Corrie actress’ name was one of the possible answers to the question she was tackling.

Alexandra Mardell recently celebrated her birthday and took to social media to update fans with snaps of the romantic trip away.The Coronation Street actress turned 28, and celebrated the milestone with her fiancé Joe Parker at the Rossendale Holiday Cottages outside Burnley.The ITV star shared several clips inside their idyllic cottage which featured pink and orange balloons tied to the staircase as well as birthday bunting draped across the bedroom's railings.The fancy getaway cottage also had

Coronation Street fans were left rejoicing on Wednesday's episode after Todd Grimshaw was finally exposed on the cobbles and later arrested for suspicion of theft. Only recently, Will secretly filmed Todd (Gareth Pierce) unknowingly confessing to splitting up Billy and Paul, as well as "nicking" the heat pump which resulted in Paul being wrongly arrested.

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Max George has revealed he has been in talks with Coronation Street about a role - but won't be joining soapland any time soon.The singer rose to fame with The Wanted, but is now looking at a career in acting and said that he was setting his sights high with Hollywood rather than on soaps closer to home.

Coronation Street viewers were heartbroken when Fiz and Tyrone broke up earlier this year, with the mechanic going on to start a relationship with new girlfriend Alina. But now Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone Dobbs, has teased a reunion between the ITV soap’s previously much-loved couple, admitting he’d “love” to see them back together in the future.

Geordie Shore royalty and Queen of the I’m A Celeb… jungle Vicky Pattison has been announced as part of the star-studded cast for Iain Stirling’s new ITV2 sitcom, Buffering.The 33-year-old star has well and truly found her feet where reality television is concerned, but now it appears she’ll be taking up a new challenge in the form of her first major acting role. Buffering is set to air in August, so viewers won’t have to wait too long to watch Vicky in her acting debut.