ITV Coronation Street's Lucy Fallon's life off screen from swanky pad to footballer boyfriend

Claire Sweeney, who stars as Cassie Plummer in Coronation Street, is set to lace up her skates as she competes on Dancing on Ice. Speaking about her participation on the ITV show, she confessed to Prima magazine: "I wanted to challenge myself. You get little vulnerabilities and anxieties with menopause and you start to lose your bottle as you get older, so I want to conquer some fears and get my confidence and chutzpah back." As reported by the Nottingham Post, Claire also expressed excitement about joining the ice skating show.

Bargain Hunt presenter Caroline Hawley is one of the most experienced antiques experts, but away from the BBC show, is married to a famous footballer and has a wholesome guilty pleasure. Caroline joined the team of Bargain Hunt during the summer of 2013 after working on BBC's show Flog It! for a year.

Fay Ripley has come a long way from her early days selling men's clothes door-to-door and is now one of the UK's most loved actresses. After graduating from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1990, Fay landed a role in a pantomime version of Around the World in 80 Days. From there, her career took off.

Sally Lindsay has carved a prominent place in the British entertainment scene, charming audiences across the years. Beyond her on-screen success in popular shows like Coronation Street, Loose Women, and Still Open All Hours, Sally's life off-screen is a fascinating journey. While best known for her acting prowess, Sally also had a brief foray into the music scene with her school choir's Christmas number one hit.

With the latest series of Grantchester now unfolding on our screens, fans of the popular detective series will no doubt be savouring every minute of star Tom Brittney ’s time on screen, before he departs the show at the end of Series 9. The 32 year old actor is best known for playing Reverend Will Davenport in the hit period series alongside co-star Robson Green, a role he has held since 2019. But sadly Tom has announced his intention to move onto pastures new at the end of the next series which is currently being filmed and is slated to air some time next year.

Emmerdale star Lesley Dunlop has played the role of Brenda Walker since 2008 with her storylines resonating with her real life, from her doting husband to a heartbreaking family diagnosis. Lesley, 67, has become a beloved character on the hit ITV soap for over 15 years and in that time fell in love with her co-star Chris Chittel, who plays the role of Eric Pollard.The couple who are married in real life, first met when Lesley joined the Emmerdale cast as shopkeeper Brenda and their romance quickly blossomed away from the cameras.

Eight years on since soap fans saw Coronation Street star Paula Lane grace the cobbles, the much loved actress has finally returned to our screens, this time in rival soap Emmerdale. Making her debut as the character Ella Forster, fans will first see the new character when she loses her job after sticking up for Mandy Dingle, the girlfriend of Paddy Kirk, at the annual veterinary ball.

David Leon has reprised his role as DS Joe Ashworth in ITV's Vera after a decade away from the series, but he also starred in a forgotten TV role and had a football career. The actor, 43, who first starred in the ITV drama from 2011 to 2014, returned to his role with a bang on Sunday, January 7, much to the delight of Vera fans as series 13 kicked off.The new series also welcomed back Brenda Blethyn playing the titular detective, DCI Vera Stanhope, while Kenny Doughty, who played Aiden Healy and Ibinabo Jack, who portrayed DC Jacqueline Williams have not returned for this series.

Sophie Rundle has returned to our screens for the role of PC Joanna Marshall in ITV's new thriller series After The Flood. But off-screen, the actress who shot to fame for her role in Peaky Blinders, has a famous fiancé and a showbiz brother. After The Flood will launch tonight (Wednesday, 10 January) which follows the drama after a town is hit by a devastating flood and a man's body is discovered with Joanna (Sophie) determined to unpack the truth.This is just one of the big roles Sophie, 35, has secured in her impressive career, let's take a closer look...

Bethany Platt's pregnancy has been rumbled by fans of the ITV soap - and they're sure they know who the father is.

Coronation Street fans are buzzing with theories that Bethany Platt, played by Lucy Fallon, might be expecting a baby after she recently returned to the cobbles, surprising her mum Sarah Platt. After her return, Bethany quickly found herself in a love triangle with Daniel Osborne and his ex Daisy Midgeley, and fans have noticed Bethany acting suspiciously. Viewers have watched her taking secret phone calls and believe she could be hiding a pregnancy or a secret connection.

Emilia Fox , known for her role as Dr Nikki Alexander in BBC's Silent Witness, has become a familiar face to viewers at home after taking on the iconic role back in 2004, replacing Amanda Burton. But away from the hit BBC one programme, the 49 year old has a string of other credits to her name and has starred in TV adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and the 2002 film The Pianist. She’s also not the only actor in her family.

Saltburn star Barry Keoghan has been making moves over the last few years, and it doesn’t look as though he has any plans to stop anytime soon. Despite his young age, he’s already appeared in a number of major films and TV series, and has even been nominated for an Oscar. From Dunkirk to The Killing of a Sacred Deer to his BAFTA Best Actor in a Supporting Role nomination for Calm with Horses, for Barry, it hasn’t always been all glamour and Hollywood.The 30 year old Love/Hate star grew up in Summerhill, Dublin alongside his brother, Eric.The siblings had a pretty turbulent childhood, and spent seven years living between 13 different foster homes.

Jason Donovan is best known for his myriad of roles acting and singing across the West End, as well as launching his career in hit Australian soap Neighbours back in the 1980s. The 52 year old star is now currently starring in the new series of Dancing On Ice, which is due to debut on ITV this weekend. As fans gear up to watch the performer donning his skates and taking to the rink, his family will undoubtedly be there to support him with bells on too.

As The Traitors season two officially got underway on Wednesday 3 January, fans of the mystery challenge show were delivered a shocking twist at the end of the first episode, when it was revealed that a brand new Traitor was hiding in plain sight after having personally been selected by their fellow contestants. Initially, three contestants had been chosen by host Claudia Winkleman to act as the Traitors and “kill” the Faithfuls one by one, however in a surprise twist this series, the final Traitor was to be hand selected by the Traitors themselves. While the first episode didn’t reveal the identity of the mystery person, the second episode did, and unveiled to fans at home that Miles Asteri had been chosen to join Harry, Paul and Ash in the hopes of securing victory and outsmarting the Faithfuls.

As The Traitors series 2 kicks off on Wednesday evening with another batch of contestants hoping to scoop the coveted cash prize of £120,000, viewers at home will once again be introduced to 22 new competitors, each with their own distinctive personalities. Among the competitors this year is 22 year old Harry Clarke, a British Army engineer who hails from Slough and is one of the youngest people taking part this series.

Fans of Coronation Street think they've uncovered Bethany Platt's real reason for her return to the cobbles. Lucy Fallon, the actress behind Bethany, left fans a bit glum when she departed the show in 2020. But three years later, she made a surprise comeback.

As The Tourist once again returns to our screens for a second nail-biting series this week, all eyes will undoubtedly be on stars Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald as they continue to unravel the secrets of Jamie’s character Elliot Stanley’s mysterious past. While the first series took place in Australia, the second series picks up in Ireland instead and will continue to expand on the storyline that saw Elliot mysteriously lose his memory in a car accident and slowly piece together his identity with help from Danielle’s character Probationary Constable Helen Chambers.

Jacqueline Jossa, who shot to fame playing troubled teen Lauren Branning on EastEnders in 2010, has become one of the nation's favourite celebs. With her loving husband Dan Osborne and their two daughters, the former Queen of the Jungle often gives her 3.4 million Instagram followers a peek into her lovely life as she prepares to return to the soap over the festive season, with scenes in Paris, France being shown on New Year's Day 2024. We look at all the hurdles the star has jumped over on her way to becoming the nation's darling.

Bethany Platt will be hiding a big secret when she returns to Coronation Street just as a new year is set to begin in Weatherfield. Actress Lucy Fallon has reprised her role in the ITV soap with her first scenes back airing on Sunday night (December 31).