MP Tracy Brabin brings Coronation Street to the House of Commons and reveals secrets from her time on the soap

direct to your inboxFormer Coronation Street star Bill Ward has swapped acting roles to be a Tesco delivery driver after the coronavirus pandemic hit.The actor, who also starred in Emmerdale, is best known for playing builder Charlie Stubbs in the ITV soap. The ill-tempered character was on the Corrie cobbles for 418 episodes between 2003 and 2007 before Tracy Barlow sought revenge, attacking Charlie with an ornament, which consequently resulted in him later dying of his injuries.

When we catch up with Samia and Sylvain Longchambon after OK!’s exclusive Christmas photoshoot, we quickly discover why they fell head over heels back in 2012. Coronation Street actress Samia, 38, and former Dancing On Ice star Sylvain, 40, are as family oriented as each other, and tell OK! they love nothing more than spending time with Freya, 11 – Samia’s daughter with ex-partner Matthew Smith – and their son Yves, five.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has gushed about her talented husband in a loving post.The 38 year old actress shared a video on her Instagram page showing Dancing on Ice pro Sylvain dancing with skate partner Vicky Ogden.The two dancers move around effortlessly on the ice in the black and white video as Ellie Goulding’s song River plays in the background. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

If you’re a die-hard Coronation Street fan then you may well remember Bruce Jones who played the part of Les Battersby.The actor left his role as the taxi river in 2007, but what has been up to since? Let’s take a look… Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK's daily newsletter . You can sign up at the top of the page.

Coronation Street actor Alex Bain has become somewhat of a household name among fans of the soap, playing the part of Simon Barlow. Alex rose to fame as a child star and first appeared on the cobbles back in 2008, and he’s since been involved in a series of tense plots.

Sam Robertson has starred on Coronation Street as Adam Barlow since 2004. In fact, he firstly left the show in 2007, but returned again in 2016 to the delight of fans.The star lights up our screens as the handsome solicitor, at the centre of blackmail scandals and most recently a mystery attack that saw him hit from behind by an as yet unknown person.

Police officer Emma Watts hasn't been seen on the beat down Coronation Street for almost two decades. Angela Lonsdale left the show back in 2003 but has since starred in Our Girl, Doctors and The Bill to great success.

Todd Grimshaw recently made his comeback to the Coronation Street cobbles after three years away from the Street. However, this time around the character is portrayed by Gareth Pierce, after original actor Bruno Langley was dismissed from the show back in 2017.

She left Coronation Street back in 2013, but Michelle Keegan made a return to the cobbles on Monday evening as she appeared on Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years alongside past and present stars in a special episode of the show.

Coronation Street star Lisa George reveals she is "half-blind" in one eye after having a mini-stroke four years ago. Lisa, who plays Beth Sutherland on Corrie, is half-blind in her right eye after she haemorrhaged behind her optic nerve.

The world is currently binge-watching The Undoing, with viewers desperate to know just who killed Elena Alves.The series has been flying on social media later, especially after the Kardashians took to their platforms to express their love for the HBO thriller. And it turns out that the boy playing the part of Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman's son, Henry Fraser, is none other than Noah Jupe, the real life son of former Coronation Street star Katy Cavanagh.

As Coronation Street gets ready to celebrate its 60th anniversary on 9th December and viewers get ready to indulge in all the fantastic storylines leading up to it, it appears the soap has some great news. According to the Sun, the world’s longest running soap has just handed over brand spanking new contracts to five of its most-loved actors.

Any long-standing Corrie fan will smile at references to the young Tracy Barlow, stomping upstairs in a strop at No1 to play tapes in her bedroom. But then, given her mum Deirdre’s chaotic love life, perhaps it’s no surprise she was a troubled teen.

Ellie Leach, who plays Coronation Street’s Faye Windass, is currently embroiled in a tense plot with Ray Crosby. Recent scenes have left viewers “disgusted” as Ray, who is 52 in Corrie, manipulates 18 year old Faye into sleeping with him to progress in his business.