Coronation Street's Alan Halsall was among those showing their support for Isabella Flanagan as the ITV soap star picked up one of her first major awards. The young actress is loved for playing troublesome child Hope Stape on the cobbles.
18.10.2022 - 16:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street fans couldn't help but make the same joke about Will Mellor as he returned to screens as Harvey Gaskell. Viewers were warned about his return when it was revealed that Sam Blakeman was writing letters to him in prison. Fans of the ITV soap were horrified to discover the drug lord was the youngster's pen pal after he brutally killed his mum.
Harvey was the one who killed Sam's mum, Natasha Blakeman. The hairdressing tycoon was shot dead by the baddie in a case of mistaken identity. The out-and-out baddie was actually looking to get revenge on Leanne Battersby after she became a police informant in order to get Simon Barlow out of the drug gang he had gotten himself into.
When Harvey ended up behind bars, he plotted his escape during a frightening Halloween on the cobbles. But when both Leanne and Natasha both dressed as Morticia Adams for Sam's benefit, it was Natasha who was killed in cold blood as she popped back to Leanne and Nick Tilsley's flat. There were then heartbreaking scenes when Sam was told his mum had died in hospital, despite speaking to her before she underwent an operation to stop internal bleeding.
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As Sam, who made his Weatherfield debut played by Jude Riordan in 2020, and Nick waited for her to come out of theatre, Sam collected gifts for his mum and wrote her a card. But he was soon told by a caring nurse that they did everything they could, but Natasha had died. Later, after Sam paid his mum a visit in the funeral home, the schoolboy stopped talking.
It was months before Sam was brought back out of his shell thanks to the help of Corrie icon Roy Cropper,
Coronation Street's Alan Halsall was among those showing their support for Isabella Flanagan as the ITV soap star picked up one of her first major awards. The young actress is loved for playing troublesome child Hope Stape on the cobbles.
Anton Du Beke has addressed the 'mole' that has been throwing Strictly Come Dancing into chaos every weekend. The BBC One dance contest has been dazzling audiences once again with its 20th series beginning last month. The likes of Helen Skelton, Will Mellor, Hamza Yassin, and Kym Marsh have been impressing with their moves in the ballroom.
Coronation Street star Elle Mulvaney and Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe put their pins on display as they hit the red carpet in thigh-high dresses at the Inside Soap Awards 2022. The soap stars joined their colleagues and stars of fellow soaps Emmerdale and EastEnders.
Coronation Street saw the return of Strictly Come Dancing star Will Mellor as soap villain Harvey Gaskell in chilling scenes. In Monday night's episode (October 17) Leanne Battersby visited drugs lord Harvey in prison after she and partner Nick Tilsley received visiting orders.
Strictly Come Dancing star Will Mellor was left in tears on Saturday as he performed live on the show, despite suffering with illness this week. As Will shared the personal link to his chosen song, viewers were distracted by how poorly he sounded and looked on the live show. The Coronation Street actor had a croaky voice and kept coughing, after he and pro dance partner Nancy Xu took on the Rumba to the track The Joker and The Queen by Ed Sheeran, featuring Taylor Swift.
Will Mellor had Strictly Come Dancing fans worried on Saturday night as he took to the dancefloor again on the BBC dance contest. The Coronation Street star, who has had fans of the BBC dance contest hot under the collar with his 'snake hips' still dazzled with his moves on Saturday night, but viewers were concerned that he wasn't well.
Will Mellor appears to be ready to return to the Strictly Come Dancing stage with his professional dance partner Nancy Xu after worrying fans over his health.The soap star, 46, took to his Instagram on Friday to share with his 372,000 followers that he's been battling an illness recently and while he attended dance training on Monday, he was forced to head back home. While he's since been spotted looking run down and coughing, the official Strictly Instagram page has now shared a photo of him with 31 year old Nancy, ready to perform tonight. The snap sees Will dressed in a transparent navy blue shirt as Nancy looks stunning in a yellow dress with silver detailing.
Good Morning Britain 's Martin Lewis is "taking a long break" from his slot on the show, but he's set to make a return later on this year. The 50 year old money-saving expert is revered for his advice on how to make your money go further, and his Martin's Money Mondays slot on GMB was popular with the morning show's viewers as he grilled government ministers with the questions the public wanted to know. According to The Sun, Martin is set to take some time away from the show to turn his attentions to the return of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, which will be on-screen at 8pm Tuesday, October 18 on ITV.
Coronation Street fans have shared their concern after discovering Will Mellor will be returning to Coronation Street amid his stint on Strictly Come Dancing. The actor is currently wowing viewers with his moves on the hit BBC One dance show.
This weeks Coronation Street spoilers reveal that Fern (Gabrielle Glaister) is not quite what she seems while Summer (Harriet Bibby) is pregnant and Sam (Jude Riordan) has been keeping a dark secret from Leanne (Jane Danson) and Nick (Ben Price). As Nick and Sam prepare to mark the anniversary of Natasha’s death with a memorial lunch in the Bistro. Leanne says she is going to the cash and carry but secretly goes to visit Harvey in prison.
Coronation Street star Alex Bain has revealed he is engaged to girlfriend Mollie Lockwood - a year after popping the question. The actor, best known for playing Simon Barlow in the ITV soap, asked his girlfriend the all-important question in October last year and kept it secret from their families until Christmas when they announced the happy news.
Will Mellor had Strictly fans 'confused' as they watched him channel Patrick Swayze in the raunchy film Dirty Dancing on Saturday night's show. Will, who had Corrie fans gripped as drug dealer Harvey Gaskell in the ITV soap, caused Strictly Come Dancing viewers to go all hot under the collar as he and professional dance partner Nancy Xu performed the American Smooth to Cry To Me from the 1987 movie.