ITV Coronation Street star dies aged 78 after long battle with illness

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall, who plays soap favourite Tyrone Dobbs, was reportedly set to star in the latest I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! before he was forced to pull out.

Coronation Street's Bernie Winter, played by actress Jane Hazlegrove, has become a fan favourite since her arrival in Weatherfield four years ago. Initially described as an "old raver who still sees herself as a free spirit", she's shown her strength as the straight-talking mum of Gemma Winter and Paul Foreman.The soap star has been at the heart of some huge storylines since joining the hit ITV soap in 2019. Earlier this year viewers saw a softer side to Bernie after learning that her son Paul (Peter Ash) was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, a life-limiting disease.

Coronation Street star Sam Aston has revealed that he and his wife are expecting their third child together.

Coronation Street star Erin Austen made her debut as Crystal Hyde this year, but her life off screen is miles away from the drama on the cobbles. Erin, 29 joined the hit ITV soap in March this year as club promoter Crystal but left Weatherfield after her potential love interest Ryan was involved in a traumatic acid attack.The soap star has now returned to the cobbles, much to the delight of viewers. Announcing her Corrie return Erin took to Instagram on Monday and wrote: "Crystal’s back on the cobbles tonight..

Coronation Street alumni Charlie De Melo has landed a huge role in an iconic BBC show after leaving the ITV soap. The 34 year old actor played Imran Habeeb on the Cobbles from 2017 until 2022 - when his character was killed off in a dramatic car crash storyline.

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall, who plays soap favourite Tyrone Dobbs, was set to star in the latest I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! before he was forced to pull out.

Coronation Street viewers were left in tears on Friday’s visit to the cobbles, when fan favourite Paul Foreman received a devastating piece of news amid his ongoing battle with Motor Neurone Disease. As regular viewers will know, Paul was diagnosed with the incurable degenerative disease earlier this year and has seen a rapid decline in his condition in recent weeks, which even lead to him no longer being able to walk and requiring a wheelchair to get around.

There were worrying scenes on Coronation Street this week for Joseph Brown after a headache led to an A&E visit.

Actor and singer Johnny Ruffo has died aged 35 following a long brain cancer battle. The Australian star, famed for playing Chris Harrington in Home and Away, tragically passed away on Friday 10 November at a hospital in Sydney surrounded by his family and partner Tahnee Sims. News of Johnny's passing was shared on his Instagram account on Friday morning.The announcement read: "It is with a heavy heart that today we had to farewell our beloved Johnny.

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has revealed he's undergone major surgery and his recovery period could take up to one year.

Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has revealed he's had major surgery with a long recovery process ahead - up to a year.The 41 year old, who is best-known for playing the role of Tyrone Dobbs on Corrie, took to Instagram to share his news with his 233k followers. He could be seen lying on a bed in comfy black clothes as he put a positive thumbs up to the camera, as he added a box that read: "ACL reconstruction surgery," with a tick and the date of his surgery, which was on November 3. In his caption, Alan wrote: "Reconstruction surgery.

Coronation Street's Daisy Midgeley has had a whirlwind few months on the cobbles from cheating scandals to shocking blackmail plots.

There’s a lot in store for Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) in Coronation Street spoilers as she seeks justice for her sexual assault and spiking. Amy intends to attend an anti-spiking march to raise awareness after she was drugged at a nightclub, and in another incident, raped by her ex-boyfriend Aaron Sanford (James Craven). But as she sets off with Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby), Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman) and Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney), Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan) harasses her.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has delighted his co-stars and fans as he showed off the 'new addition' to his home. The actor, known for playing Billy Mayhew, took to social media with a beaming snap in which he could be seen on his kitchen.

Coronation Street fans have been left fuming after Daisy Midgeley continues to be unfaithful to Daniel Osbourne.

Earlier this year, Coronation Street's Aadi Alahan embarked on a steamy love affair with married woman Courtney Vance, and since then, the teenager has faced a host of hurdles along the way.

Katie McGlynn, known for her character Sinead Tinker on Coronation Street, was moved to tears when she realised that her character's cervical cancer storyline has saved lives four years after her sad death. Katie's character was killed off in 2019 after she tragically died from cervical cancer and in a heartfelt post, she shared photos of herself as her Corrie character.

After a tense few weeks saw serial killer Stephen Reid finally meet his maker after being run over on Coronation Street, soap fans were finally given one bit of good news on Wednesday’s visit to the cobbles, when driver Peter Barlow was finally given the all clear by the police. As regular viewers will know, Peter Barlow ploughed his car into the murderer as he held Jenny Connor hostage during super soap week, killing him instantly - with the character’s future hanging in the balance as he faced a potential murder charge himself.

Coronation Street's Peter Ash, who plays Paul Foreman on the ITV soap, revealed some heartbreaking news about his character's Christmas storyline on Good Morning Britain today, Wednesday 25th October. He told hosts Kate Garraway and Richard Madeley: "We're filming Christmas at the moment, yeah, we're usually two months ahead so we're all fed up with it [Christmas] already!" He continued: "It's quite a sad Christmas really, for Paul, he finds out that he's got six to 12 months left, so it's looking likely this could be his last Christmas.

As another exciting night of drama got underway in Weatherfield, Coronation Street fans at home couldn’t help but notice the continued absence of Aggie Bailey, who hasn’t been seen on screen since earlier this summer. The Bailey family matriarch, who is played by former Doctors actress Lorna Laidlaw, was last seen on our screens in June 2023 and has failed to make another appearance, even despite her son Michael having lost his job and being wrongly arrested, nor her husband having discovered the dead body of murder victim Leo Thompkins on his building site.