ITV Coronation Street trio match in blue as they rock red carpet with soap co-stars at Jubilee event

Coronation Street Charlie De Melo has shared the sweet reason viewers will never see him popping up in another soap. The actor has quit the ITV soap after nearly five years of playing Imran Habeeb.

Fans knew Charlie De Melo was calling time on his Coronation Street journey, but they had no clue how Imran Habeeb would depart from Weatherfield. There was a shock during Wednesday night’s edition of the ITV soap as the solicitor tragically died.

Coronation Street fans were left shocked and confused by the end of the latest trip to the cobbles. The ITV soap was back on screens on Tuesday night (May 31) for a half an hour episode in a change to its usual transmission and those tuning in were treated to more drama from Abi Fraklin, Imran Habeeb, and his wife Toyah.

Escapologist Andrew Basso faced his fears in a terrifying race against the clock on the second Britain's Got Talent semi-final show. The Italian dare devil attempted an underwater escape from a narrow tank while restrained by the arms and chained by the neck with hardly anywhere to move.

The actors who play Corrie's Billy and Shona looked stunned as their red carpet appearance was gatecrashed, with soap stars past and present reuniting.

A host of Coronation Street stars were spotted in Manchester on Monday as they attended the press night for The Play That Goes Wrong at the city’s Opera House Theatre. Several fan favourites, including Millie Gibson and Elle Mulvaney arrived to see the performance of the smash hit play, as it returned to Manchester as part of its ongoing fifth UK tour, which runs until August 21st 2022.

It was all change on Monday night as Coronation Street returned to it's former timeslot and just seconds into the episode, the drama of what is to come was almost revealed. The custody battle for baby Alfie is set to be the centre of this week's episodes of the ITV soap.

Creepy act The Witches returned to Britain's Got Talent to terrify the judges, and chaotic scenes ensued as Amanda Holden went 'missing' after being chased with a rat. The stooped witchy character, who in the audition stage terrified Amanda by crushing an apple into a ball of maggots, was back with another bag of tricks.

Imran Habeeb has been seen trying to save his new wife Toyah in a first look clip of upcoming Coronation Street scenes. The preview clip, taken from next Wednesday's edition of the ITV soap, shows the lawyer desperately trying to get his wife out the wreck of their car.

Coronation Street fans were aghast as Fiz Stape told her daughter Hope about her late father John in Monday night's episode. Corrie viewers blasted Fiz for glossing over the truth as she gave 11-year-old Hope a potted history of the serial killer teacher.

Coronation Street actors Ellie Leach and Elle Mulvaney, and their former co-star Alexandra Mardell, looked incredibly different to their soap characters as they attended the Cher Musical Press Night in Manchester on Tuesday. The young actresses were pictured smiling while dressed casually on the red carpet before the show.

The stars of Coronation Street and Emmerdale will have been believing in life after love - excuse the pun - after heading out in Manchester on Tuesday night (May 17). Actors from both of the ITV soaps hit the red carpet as a brand new show came to the Opera House.

Danny Miller jokingly sparked a cheeky 'feud' between two of the nation's biggest soaps, Emmerdale and Coronation Street.The Aaron Dingle actor's quip came after his television rival Elle Mulvaney spoke of meeting The Queen when she ventured up to Manchester last year to pay the Corrie cast a visit. Speaking at The National Lottery's Big Jubilee Street Party on Thursday, Elle revealed what it was like meeting the 96 year old monarch - who today made her first outing in six weeks amid her health issues.

Coronation Street fans have shared their dismay at the 'new version' of Peter Barlow after he vowed to get revenge on Mr Thorne once again. The recovering alcoholic has been enraged this week in the ITV soap after discovering the surgeon sped up his life-saving operation last year to win a bet.

Coronation Street fans are out for justice after Peter Barlow discovered the surgeon who helped save his life used his operation as a competition with his doctor mates. During Monday night's edition of the ITV soap, the recovering alcoholic was ecstatic after being given a clean bill of health a year after his liver transplant last year.

ITV has produced two of the biggest weekly soap shows on TV - Coronation Street and Emmerdale. While the main appeal of these shows' characters is the dynamic twist and turns of their daily lives, many fans may be surprised that a lot of actors who spent time in the limelight decided to give up fame and work normal day jobs. Many of these actors are now happy with the careers they have chosen while others had little choice but to abandon acting as the work dried up, Birmingham Live reports.

Coronation Street actress Millie Gibson labelled her co-star Tanisha Gorey as the "love of her life".The pals were joined by their ITV co-stars as they finally enjoyed their delayed Christmas party at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum on Saturday evening. And Millie, who plays Kelly Neelan on the soap, and Tanisha, who plays Asha Alahan on the soap, were quick to show off their close friendship as they let their hair down at the glamorous party.

Andy Whyment was left a tad red-faced over the weekend when he mistakenly called his Coronation Street co-star of 14 years the wrong name. The actor is best known, and much-loved, among fans for playing Kirk Sutherland in the ITV soap.