Stephanie Davis' soap comeback! Ex-Hollyoaks star lands heated Coronation Street role

Coronation Street and Peaky Blinders star Luke Delaney is heartbroken after his lovely dog who he called his “best friend” has sadly passed away. Luke, who played Dave Fairchild on Coronation Street, took to Instagram to pay tribute to his furry friend. He shared some sweet snaps including an adorable picture of his dog when he was just a puppy, along with a snap of him looking happy outside and another of him chilling on the sofa.The actor captioned the snap: “Today our hearts hurt.

Sir Ian McKellen almost appeared on Emmerdale, but unfortunately, Coronation Street’s creator prevented the casting. While appearing on This Morning, Sir Ian, 84, spoke about his master plan to appear in every soap playing the same character. The idea began to formulate when he appeared in ten episodes of Coronation Street in 2005 as con artist Lionel Hipkiss who pretended to be an author called Mel Hutchwright.

Hollyoaks in a new role. Ryan Pope, who is perhaps best known for playing Paul on sitcom Ideal, has appeared in a number of films including 1998’s Velvet Goldmine, opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Iwan McGregor. The star, who has also starred in programmes including Casualty and Coronation Street, is said to be joining Hollyoaks as an old foe of Jack Osborne’s (Jimmy McKenna).

Phillip Schofield will no longer be hosting the British Soap Awards after admitting to having an affair with a younger ITV colleague, but who will replace him to present the glittering event?

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.

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.

ITV have today announced the new Love Island line-up, with musical theatre performer and social media content creator Molly Marsh among the news singletons announced.The 21-year-old has appeared on stage in pantomime and already boasts a considerable Instagram following of 25.6k, whilst her mum, Janet Marsh, is a recognised TV actress, having worked on a number of shows, including popular soap Coronation Street. Janet has appeared in multiple roles in the long-running soap, appearing first as a nurse in 2005.

Former Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan has shared a touching tribute after the sudden passing of an important family member. The actor, who played Jacob Hay on the soap, took to his Instagram stories to share the sad news that his family dog and ‘best mate’, Frank, had unexpectedly passed away.

Coronation Street star Ellie Leach has reportedly split with her boyfriend after five years. The 22-year-old actress, who plays Faye Windass on the show, had been dating model and dancer Reagan Pettman but the pair have called time on their relationship.

Manchester actress Charlotte Jordan has left her Coronation Street co-stars picking their jaws up off the floor after revealing a dramatic hair transformation that looks world's away from her on-screen character.The soap star, 27 - known for playing Wetherfield favourite Daisy Midgeley - took to Instagram this morning to show off a new hair look, having ditched her dark brunette for lighter, golden tresses. Charlotte - who is known as @charliejordanxo on Instagram - also gave widely-adored Colombian hitmaker Shakira, recognisable for her signature golden crimped hairstyle, a mention as she paid tribute to her look.

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.

Coronation Street star Sally Carman-Duttine has been branded a 'special person' by fans as her role away from the ITV soap was uncovered. The actress, known for playing Abi Webster, took to Instagram with a snap of herself and two other women as she paid them a visit as a patron for their domestic abuse services.

Fans of Coronation Street have predicted that the villainous Stephen Reid (played by Todd Boyce) will finally be taken down — and that Bethany Platt will be returning to the cobbles to do so. The 23-year-old, who is the daughter of Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien), left Weatherfield in 2020 after her relationship with Daniel Osbourne came to an end, however viewers are convinced that she'll reappear to protect Audrey (Sue Nicholls).

Coronation Street star Jodie Prenger has revealed that her first day on set as Glenda Shuttleworth left her "sobbing". The actress, who joined the ITV soap in March, spoke to The Daily Star about her experience on the show and recalled her very first day on set in August last year.

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.

ITV's award winning soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street have had their schedules thrown into chaos later this month.The long running soaps are being kicked out of their usual slots to make way for the live live semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent. Starting from Monday May 29 Emmerdale fans will get to watch the show at 7pm each weeknight with every episode lasting half an hour. Coronation Street will then air after Emmerdale for 30 minutes each weeknight instead of the usual 8pm slot on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Betsy-Blue English has launched a surprising new career in LA almost 10 years on from her X Factor stint. Betsy was one quarter of the singing group Only The Young and made it to the live shows with her bandmates, ultimately finishing in seventh place. But Betsy has since swapped music for acting and relocated to the US in a bid to crack Hollywood.

Coronation Street spoilers follow. Stephanie Davis' former Hollyoaks co-stars have sent her their congratulations following the news that she will be joining the cast of Coronation Street.

This story discusses topics including rape and sexual assault. Coronation Street spoilers follow. Amy Barlow has refused to back down against Aaron Sandford in Coronation Street.

New Coronation Street star Stephanie Davis has spoken out on joining the ITV soap after it was revealed she'll be part of a sizzling summer storyline. The former Hollyoaks actress will be swapping Chester for Manchester when she appears on the cobbles from July.