Real life of Coronation Street's Chesney Brown actor Sam Aston - large family with Corrie siblings, teenage split, lookalike son and exit fears

Coronation Street fans think they have spotted an obvious blunder as Elaine Metcalfe ended up in hospital after being drugged by Stephen Reid. Elaine is completely unaware that her future husband has taken out a life insurance policy in her name as he tries to raise the cash to buy Carla Connor's shares in Underworld.

It's been four years since Aggie Bailey made her first appearance in Coronation Street cobbles as the matriarch of the street's newest family. They were the first clan to arrive on the cobbles together since the Windass family in 2008 and the long-running soap's first black family.

Coronation Street fans were over the moon when villainous acid attacker Justin Rutherford was finally caught and faced trial over his terrible crimes. Justin was eventually convicted for his heinous behaviour and found guilty on Monday, leaving fans totally over the moon and full of praise for Andrew Still’s thrilling portrayal of the villain.The actor, 29, only joined the soap in 2022 but has already soared to fame thanks to the harrowing storyline. Fans of the show can't wait to see what will happen to Justin next, but what about the man who brought him to life? Here's everything to know about actor Andrew Still...

A television actor whose life was turned upside down after a freak accident in a supermarket has told how her recovery from spinal injuries transformed her outlook from ‘total despair to hope’. Rochdale born Jeni Williams, an actor and comedian whose memorable TV roles include appearances on Coronation Street, Emmerdale and The Royal, fell while on a routine shopping trip in September 2016.

Coronation Street fans were left making the same observation as Tina O'Brien took to Instagram with a sweet video. The actress, who is gamed for playing Sarah Barlow in the ITV soap, was clearly in a reminiscent mood after she picked up a gong at the British Soap Awards.

Soap stars turned out on the red carpet this evening in their glamorous attire for The British Soap Awards.

EastEnders has had a dramatic year, so it's not surprising that the soap has picked up a number of nominations at this year's British Soap Awards. But one person is missing, according to fans and actor Max Bowden. Young Lexi Mitchell has had a tough few months as her mum Lola was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, before she passed away on Wednesday's episode.

Coronation Street star Andy Whyment took to Instagram to share a snap of him making the most of the warm weather with a day of golfing. He was joined by co-star Sam Aston, who plays Corrie’s Chesney Brown, and son Tom, who is the spitting image of his dad. ‘Lovely day for a round of Golf at Worsley Park,’ The Kirk Sutherland actor wrote, tagging his two golfing companions.

Coronation Street viewers were left 'heartbroken' on Tuesday when Paul Winter finally told his family he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Paul made the tearful confession at his twin sister Gemma's wedding to Chesney Brown after he broke down while giving a speech. In the emotional scenes, Paul (Peter Ash) told Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and their mother Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove) that he has just three years left to live.

Coronation Street's Andy Whyment has taken to Instagram to share a snap of his day out with his son and co-star Sam Aston, who plays Chesney Brown. In a picture shared on May 30, the three of them can be seen with big smiles as they stood on the course in the sun.The 42 year old captioned the post: "Lovely day for a round of Golf @worsleypark with @tomwhyment and @samaston93," along with a flag in hole and thumbs up emoji. Followers took to the comments to say that he hoped that they enjoyed themselves, with one saying that they couldn't believe how grown up Andy's son looked.

She was never going to anything but extra on her wedding day and Gemma Winter was a tangerine dream as she walked down the aisle in a giant light-up gown. Gemma met her groom Chesney Brown in a twinkling orange dress hailed as the 'best wedding dress ever.'

Coronation Street's Paul Foreman star, Peter Ash, has praised his real-life cousin Will Ash's "great work" on Emmerdale. Peter, 38, is related to Caleb Milligan star, Will, 46, who first made his debut on the rival ITV soap over Christmas. Currently both cousins are part of huge storylines with Peter's character Paul recently diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in heartbreaking scenes.

Jack James Ryan, best known for portraying Jacob Hay in Coronation Street, has been left 'devastated' this week following the unexpected death of his family dog Frank.The actor took to Instagram to pay tribute to the French Bulldog, who passed away due to an aggressive cancer. Sharing a heart-warming picture with the pup, the star detailed his emotion. "Utterly devastated to say we lost my best boy Frank today very unexpectedly to an aggressive cancer.

A house on the real life Coronation Street is going up for auction next week.

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has detailed the real 'grief' on set as the ITV soap's Motor Neurone Disease storyline unfolds. Last month, Paul Foreman received the devastating news that he has the fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord.

Sam Thompson has detailed his plans to begin a family with his girlfriend Zara McDermott, sharing that the duo have discussed having children together.The Made In Chelsea star, 30, who has been with his girlfriend for four years, has shared with OK! that while they are looking to the future - it's not the right time just yet. While the star, who attended pal Jamie Laing's nuptials over the weekend, admitted that kids and marriage are "definitely are on the cards", he added that the couple are keen to work on their respective careers before taking those steps. Sam shared: "We’ve spoken about it [kids], but just not immediately.

Coronation Street star Elle Mulvaney couldn't have looked further away from Weatherfield as she stunned in a plunging dress on night out with her actor boyfriend.

Coronation Street star Dolly-Rose Campbell, best known for her role as Gemma Winter on the cobbles, has teased a key moment during the upcoming wedding to air next week which she hopes ITV viewers get to catch sight of.

The countdown is on as Coronation Street favourites Chesney Brown and Gemma Winter tie the knot.There will be four very special guests attending the Weatherfield ceremony - their four children - Aled, Bryn, Lilo and Carys - who are quadruplets. The Winter-Brown kids have become a fixture on the cobbles, but viewers have been left wondering if the siblings are really quadruplets in real life.

Coronation Street star Sam Aston has revealed how growing up with a big family, including five sisters and three brothers, helped him with certain scenes on the ITV soap. Not only that, but some of his siblings have also dabbled in the acting world, including soaps - and he said this helped him when he first joined the show in 2003. In fact, one of his brothers and one of his sisters have both been on Coronation Street at some point, prior to Sam landing the role that shot him to fame.