The future of a popular low budget retail outlet in Perth has been cast in to doubt due to the coronavirus outbreak.
09.03.2020 - 17:05 / breakingnews.ie
Rugby star Keegan Hirst has met one of the cast members from Coronation Street to help with the soap’s homophobia in football storyline.
Hirst, who in 2015 became the first openly gay rugby league player in the UK, met Nathan Graham, whose character, James Bailey, is hiding his sexuality amid fears it could affect his football career.
As part of his research into the storyline, Graham talked to the rugby star about how it felt to speak publicly about his sexuality.
Hirst, who currently plays for
The future of a popular low budget retail outlet in Perth has been cast in to doubt due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“Coronation Street” and “Emmerdale”, two of Britain’s biggest soap operas, have officially ceased production as a result of the nationwide lockdown called upon by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Top British soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale are among the last British TV shows to be shut down by coronavirus.
With Michelle Keegan’s final stint as army girl Georgie Lane about to hit our screens, OK! were lucky enough to watch the first episode of the latest series of Our Girl with the actress herself. And it seems she’ll be getting a fitting, if not very emotional, send-off.
ITV is following in the footsteps of other soaps including Eastenders as they announced they are suspending filming of two of their biggest shows.
Leading British commercial broadcaster ITV has halted production on two of its most popular scripted shows – soaps “Coronation Street” and “Emmerdale” – due to the coronavirus crisis.
By Peter White
It’s unlikely that we’ll see some of our favourite Coronation street stars on our screens for a while as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect countries around the world.
Transmission of ITV's flagship soaps has been dramatically reduced amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.