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Coronation Street's Georgia Taylor has provided fans with a unique opportunity to peek behind-the-scenes of the famous ITV set.The star, who plays Toyah Habeeb on the iconic ITV soap, appeared on Lorraine Kelly's show on Friday morning to show off the set of her character's house on the show. First appearing with the set of Toyah's house behind her, she got the cameraman to spin around to give viewers a look at what behind-the-scenes really looks like.

While he may be best-known for playing mechanic Kevin Webster, soap legend Michael Le Vell actually made his Corrie debut playing a completely different character. Michael was just 15 when he first joined Coronation Street back in 1981, appearing in a handful of episodes playing a troublesome paperboy called Neil Grimshaw. Neil was employed by The Kabin but found himself in hot water when Mavis Riley discovered he had been dumping the papers, rather than delivering them to homes.The cheeky teenager denied it and resigned but later apologised and was reinstated in his post by a forgiving Mavis.

Coronation Street fans have wasted no time in pointing out problems with baby Alfie's 'life mentors'. The son of Imran Habeeb and Abi Franklin has caused quite the drama on the cobbles of the ITV soap in his short life so far.

There looks set to be a showdown on the cobbles as Coronation Street teases 'carnage' with a new haunting trailer. The ITV soap has started the week on an interesting note by releasing a 40-second clip featuring warring parents Imran Habeeb and Abi Franklin.

They've been at each other's throats for months, but the stakes have never been so high for Coronation Street's Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) and Imran Habeeb (Charlie de Melo).The feuding parents of baby Alfie are set to come head to head as their custody battle takes a dramatic turn.The latest trailer from the ITV soap sees the pair's lives spin out of control as the police and other characters are pulled into their chaos. Soap boss John Whinston teased: "The pigeons really do come home to roost for some of Corrie's best loved characters in this fantastic week of edge of your seat drama." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Emmerdale welcomed newcomer Suzy Merton into the village earlier this year. She is set to shake things up with a romance with Vanessa Woodfield. But off-screen Martelle Edinborough has had plenty of soap experience.The actress, whose exact age is unknown, is originally from Bradford and now lives in Leeds.

Coronation Street's Millie Gibson looked worlds away from her soap character on Wednesday as she wished her lookalike sister a happy birthday.Taking to Instagram, Millie, who plays Kelly Neelan, shared a collection of sweet snaps with her older sibling Amy, who turned 24. In one of the photos, the two sisters wore similar dresses and matching gold necklaces with their initials on it as the actress penned: "Happiest of birthdays to you." Another update saw a throwback video of Amy dancing with a young Millie as she captioned it with: "Sister <3." A different glamorous snap saw the duo on a beach holiday which the actress penned alongside it: "Couldn't do it without you" followed with a butterfly emoji.

Coronation Street fans think they have figured out who paid Abi Franklin's layer Elliot's fees on Wednesday's episode during her bitter custody battle with Imran Habeeb over their son Alfie. During the latest instalment, Abi confessed to Roy Cropper that she would need "several grand" to retain her former lawyer Elliot's services and that she needed to prove to everyone that she's not a "train wreck".

After joining the cast of Coronation Street back in 1983, actor Michael Le Vell has become one of the more familiar faces on the cobbles. And with more than two decades on our screens, Michael, who plays Kevin Webster, has found himself at the centre of some dramatic storylines in Weatherfield throughout the years.

Coronation Street fans think they know exactly who Abi Franklin's mystery helper is. There were tears for the mechanic during Wednesday night's trip to the cobbles (May 4) as she discovered the fate of her baby son in her custody battle with Imran Habeeb.

Coronation Street fans were left "disgusted" on Wednesday's episode as Imran Habeeb lied about Abi Franklin to win custody of their son Alfie. Soap watchers will recall that Abi recently gave birth three months early after a surprise pregnancy to baby Alfie and it was soon revealed that Imran was the dad following a one night stand last year. Toyah Battersby, who was left devastated over Imran's betrayal, decided to take him back last month after he revealed that he was fighting for sole custody of his son and the couple married on Monday's episode.

Coronation Street fans think they have worked out an Abi Franklin revenge twist on the ITV soap as Toyah Battersby married Imran Habeeb on Monday. Soap watchers will recall that Abi recently gave birth three months early after a surprise pregnancy to baby Alfie and it was soon revealed that Imran was the dad following a one night stand last year. Toyah, who was left devastated over Imran's betrayal, decided to take him back last month after he revealed that he was fighting for sole custody of his son and wanted them to be a family.

Abi Franklin and Imran Habeeb are willing to do whatever it takes to get sole custody of their son. Earlier this year, fans were left shocked when mechanic Abi went into labour, not knowing she was pregnant.

Coronation Street fans have predicted a new Jacob Hay twist and it involves a past character on the ITV soap. Only recently, Jacob, who is dating Amy Barlow on the cobbles, has been working hard to reform his bad boy image.

Coronation Street fans were left confused on Monday's episode as George Shuttleworth finally revealed his secret to Eileen Grimshaw. During the latest instalment, Eileen, who had suspected George was keeping a secret as he refused to let her stay over due to his overprotective cat Ridley, decided to play detective with Sean Tully.

Coronation Street viewers have recently seen Nicky Wheatly arrive back in Weatherfield and last week her past came back to haunt her. The character, played by Kimberly Hart-Simpson, first appeared in the ITV soap in June 2020 when she met recently widowed Daniel Osbourne.

Coronation Street is set for dramatic scenes as Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) kidnaps Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) during her wedding to Imran Habeeb (Charlie de Melo). In new filming spoiler pictures taken on location, it sees a concerned Toyah in a wedding dress in the back of a silver car that is being driven by Abi. According to reports, Toyah gets into the car ahead of her wedding only to be left shocked to see Abi, who is on a mission to ruin the ceremony, as the driver.

Coronation Street's Georgia Taylor looked stunning as she was pictured donning a wedding dress for her upcoming scenes. The actress' ITV soap character Toyah Battersby is preparing to say 'I Do' to Imran Habeeb.

Wedding bells may be beckoning for Toyah Battersby this week but the actual day itself looks set to hit by disaster if first-look Coronation Street pictures are anything to go by.

He spent a fair bit of time being one of Coronation Street's hated characters but Corey Brent is back - sort of - as the actor who played him, Maximus Evans, reunited with some of his former co-stars.

Coronation Street star Millie Gibson showed there was more love off-screen then on it for the actors who play Imran Habeeb and Toyah Battersby. It's been a whirlwind time for the on-screen couple after Toyah was left heartbroken after discovering her fiancé was the father of Abi Franklin's surprise baby.

Coronation Street fans think that Toyah Battersby is secretly going to get revenge on Imran Habeeb after she agreed to help him fight for custody over son Alfie. Only recently, Abi Franklin gave birth three months early after a surprise pregnancy to baby Alfie and it was soon revealed that Imran was the dad following a one night stand last year. Toyah, who has been left devastated over Imran's betrayal, decided to take him back on Wednesday's episode after he revealed that he was fighting for sole custody of his son and wanted them to be a family.

Coronation Street fans were left stunned during the latest scenes on the soap as a heartbroken Toyah Battersby headed to the hospital and ended up confronting Abi Franklin after she discovered her son Alfie was the result of a one night stand with her fiance Imran Habeeb. The fresh drama began on the cobbles on Friday when Toyah revealed at her adoption hearing with Imran that he had been cheating on her and had a secret baby with their drug addict neighbour Abi.

Coronation Street fans were sharing their worry on Monday night as the soap returned to screens. It was back to Weatherfield for the latest drama as the fallout from Imran Habeeb and Abi Franklin's baby discovery.

Coronation Street fans protested as Toyah Battersby's dreams of becoming a mum were dashed again. On Friday there was classic Corrie drama as Toyah revealed at her adoption hearing with fiance Imran Habeeb that he had been cheating on her and had a secret baby with their drug addict neighbour Abi Franklin.

Coronation Street fans were blown away by scenes featuring Toyah Battersby exposing Imran Habeeb’s shocking baby secret in Friday night's episode. Viewers saw a heartbroken but composed Toyah take down Imran at an all-important adoption hearing.

Emmerdale star Dominic Brunt must have broken some kind of record as after 25 years working on the ITV soap he's had to call in sick for the first time. Viewers best know the actor for playing Paddy Kirk in the ITV soap, making his debut in the role back in February 1997 when his character was brought in as a locum for Zoe Tate at the veterinary surgery.

Coronation Street fans were left annoyed on Wednesday's episode as they pointed out Kevin Webster's "hypocrisy" as he judged Abi Franklin after her surprise newborn baby. Only recently, Abi gave birth three months early after a surprise pregnancy with estranged husband Kevin thinking her ex Tez is the father but it's actually Imran Habeeb.

Coronation Street fans think they have worked out Abi Franklin's surprise newborn baby Alfie's teddy bear name after a sweet scene on the ITV soap. Last week, soap watchers were left in tears as Abi, who gave birth three months early after a surprise pregnancy, revealed she had called her baby Alfie as it was the name of her late son Seb's favourite teddy bear when he was little.

They may not have always seen eye-to-eye on-screen but Coronation Street's 'dysfunctional family' looked happy enough together off-screen.

Coronation Street fans were reeling after Abi Franklin ended up in a horror crash just after secretly giving birth.

Coronation Street fans were left frustrated on Wednesday's hour-long episode as the hospital made a huge blunder with Abi Franklin. Only recently, viewers were left heartbroken as they watched Abi abandon her newborn baby son, who was born three months early, shortly after his surprise birth.

Coronation Street viewers were stunned when Abi Franklin went into labour and during the latest trip to Weatherfield as they watched her give birth at six months pregnant.

Actress Sally Carman has been filming one of her biggest storylines in Coronation Street as fans saw her character Abi Franklin sensationally give birth to a surprise baby on Sunday. But she has found a moment to see the funny side. As she acted the harrowing scenes, which saw Abi gives birth to a very premature baby having not known she was pregnant, Sally was amused by the very realistic fake baby she used.

It was one of the most secret pregnancies in soap land as mum-to-be Abi Franklin didn't even know she was expecting.

In one of the biggest Coronation Street twists for a long time, fans found out on Friday for the first time that Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) is sensationally around six months pregnant, as she went in to labour.The surprise baby news shocked fans. But not only was this a shock for fans, the contractions were the first time Abi knew that she was about to became a mum again. Abi quickly called the paramedics and told them she was going into labour.