Cherylee Houston has been a part of the Coronation Street family for more than a decade. The actress has played Izzy Armstrong since 2010 and has become a firm favourite with ITV viewers over the years.
21.06.2022 - 17:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street star Martin Hancock has revealed that he has a previously unknown connection to another actor on the ITV soap. Martin is set to make a comeback as his character Spider Nugent crawls back into Toyah Habeeb's life after 19 years.
The actor played Emily Bishop's eco-warrior nephew between 1997 and 2003 and is probably best remembered for being the on/off boyfriend of Toyah, played by Georgia Taylor. And next week, Corrie viewers will see him back in Weatherfield almost two decades after he headed to London to start afresh with Toyah before they separated and he moved to Peru.
Corrie teased back in April whether Spider had held on to the ideals of his youth and he has returned for seemingly one final attempt to rekindle his love with Toyah - but it has now been revealed that it is his eco beliefs that brought him back and he's soon reunited with his former girlfriend.
READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street's Martin Hancock says former on-screen girlfriend sparked Spider's return
The legendary character returns during Toyah's protest against waste incineration and comes just weeks after the councillor's husband Imran Habeeb died in a car crash. The character is currently on bail after pleading not guilty when she was arrested for murder. But after initially being surprised by his return, Corrie viewers will see the pair catch up and reminisce. But when Toyah breaks down about Imran’s death, she then invites Spider to stay over.
Speaking about being back filming on the long-running soap, Martin told the Manchester Evening News and other press that he was 'extremely nervous' before adding: "I did have sleepless nights and I was very nervous. My first day back was for orientation as it's a new studio, and the
Cherylee Houston has been a part of the Coronation Street family for more than a decade. The actress has played Izzy Armstrong since 2010 and has become a firm favourite with ITV viewers over the years.
Coronation Street fans are convinced they’ve uncovered the identity of the person cruelly trolling Maria Connor online - and it’s closer to home than you might think. The hairdresser turned politician, played by Samia Longchambon, has been having a rough time in recent weeks after making it her mission to try and make the Manchester air cleaner for residents on the Cobbles.
A man who lost his disabled sister in childhood has been praised for using his inheritance to help others. Rob Martin was still affected by the death of his teenage sister Pauline from when he was just six, so he used the money inherited from his late mum Kath to publish a children's book Joe and Dusty Save The World.
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Coronation Street fans went wild on Wednesday night after they recognised Toyah Battersby's solicitor, Kim Wallis, played by Rebecca Hesketh-Smith. Only recently, Imran Habeeb tragically died from his injuries sustained from the car crash after first rescuing Toyah from the wreckage and getting her to safety in an ambulance.