TV icon 'joins Coronation Street' – and fans might recognise him from beloved sitcom

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver will be treading the boards and not the cobbles next year as she's bagged a new role away from the ITV soap. The actress is famed for playing Eileen Grimshaw in the long-running show.

Coronation Street star Colson Smith has been flooded with praise from his co-stars as well as his fans and followers. The actor ditched the UK over the weekend and headed off to Belgium where he was taking on his latest challenge.

Coronation Street star Sacha Parkinson has announced she is engaged to her long-term boyfriend in a sweet post shared on Instagram.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has had her co-stars gushing over herself and her husband Sylvain as they were seen putting on a glamorous appearance as they attended a recent awards bash.

Big Brother has returned, which means for the next six weeks, we'll be pretty much unavailable most evenings.The iconic reality show aired on Sunday after a five year hiatus, but now it's back and bigger than ever. With two new presenters - Strictly's AJ Odudu and Dance Dance Dance's Will Best - plus a fresh batch of new housemates and, just as we expected, there's been laughs, tears, and a whole load of drama. Housemate Zak Srakaew has already won over viewers with his laid back attitude and cheeky smile.

Coronation Street star Lisa George has addressed the rumours that her character Beth Tinker had been written off the ITV soap after an ongoing absence from Weatherfield.The 52 year old actress assured fans that she had no plans to leave the cobbles and it was simply down to a cocktail of issues. As well as being in the middle of contract negotiations, Lisa's discovery that she wasn't involved in a run of storylines over the summer meant she decided to jet off on a trip around Europe. She then contracted the coronavirus, which kept her from returning to work even longer.

Manic Street Preachers and Suede have announced details of a joint UK and Ireland tour for summer 2024. Check out full dates and ticket details below.The two indie giants first toured Europe together back in 1993, before last year they recreated the line-up for a US jaunt – with upcoming joint dates to follow in Japan this winter.Now, they’ve announced details of bringing the tour to the UK and Ireland next June and July, with each act playing for approximately 75 minutes of about 16 songs, and taking it in turns to play last each evening.“We’ve both got a dedicated fanbase, but we do share a gene pool and a rabid denomination of fans,” Manics bassist and lyricist Nick Wire said on BBC Breakfast this morning. “It’s because we never belonged to anything apart from ourselves.

Princess Andre has proved over the past few months that she was born to be an A-list celebrity, most recently appearing at a VIP event on Friday night. However, the 16-year-old has now teased a career away from the spotlight.

Former Gogglebox star Sandra Martin has been left heartbroken following news that her sister Jennifer Anita Richards has died.The death of her younger sister was announced by Sandra on her Twitter this week. Sharing some loving pictures, she said: "My sister Jennifer Richards has passed away...

Fans will be delighted to take a trip down memory lane with news that 90s sitcom star Ram John Holder will be making his UK soap comeback at the impressive age of nearly 90 years old. Joining the cobbles at Coronation Street as Sarge Bailey and already filming scenes at the ITV studios in Manchester, eagle-eyed fans will notice that this isn't a first soap rodeo for the stalwart actor.

Molly-Mae Hague asked herself 'are you happy' as she was seen ditching the UK again for the seventh time this year. The influencer is certainly living her best left - and who can blame her - as she racks up the air miles by travelling both for work and pleasure.

Married At First Sight UK is back on our TV screens and this year's series is already proving to be filled with drama with plenty still to come. Eight brides and eight grooms star in the new series, which began airing on E4 on 18 September, and while some seem to have met their match at the altar others haven't been so impressed with the love experts' matchmaking skills. One groom who was visibly happy when he saw his wife-to-be was Brad Skelly, 27, whose wedding to Shona Manderson aired on Monday 25 September, with the pair hitting it off from the get go.

Five Labour mayors including Andy Burnham have warned failure to deliver in full on HS2 would 'leave swathes of the North with Victorian transport infrastructure unfit for purpose'.

Office is reportedly in the works, and fans of the show are not happy.Yesterday (September 25) it was announced that the months-long Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike in Hollywood – which has put a halt to work on new shows – will be coming to an end soon after reaching a “tentative agreement”.Speculation has now started to spread about what this could mean for new shows. US late-night talk shows, for example, could be returning to screens as soon as next week, while work on HBO‘s The Last Of Us season two will begin “the second” the strikes come to an end.Now, there are reports that the US version of The Office could be getting a revamp.

Coronation Street has been awarded four prizes at this year's Inside Soap Awards. Three of the soap's stars were praised for their performances on the cobbles while the programme itself won the gong for best showstopper.

Coronation Street star Paddy Bever has shown his 'love' for his co-star after she shared a sweet online tribute. The actor, who plays Max Turner in the ITV soap, reshared a video from Lauren Bolton actress Cait Fitton to his Instagram Story.

Kate Garraway appeared taken aback when Coronation Street star Dame Maureen Lipman presented her with a gift live on Good Morning Britain. The presenter was fronting the ITV news programme on Friday (September 22) alongside Ben Shephard when they were joined by the actress.

Take That have shared their first new single in five years, ‘Windows’, and announced details of their ninth album and a huge UK and Ireland tour. See all the details below.The group – comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen – premiered the song on BBC Radio 2 this morning (September 22) where they told host Zoe Ball about their next chapter.“New music, it is exciting,” Barlow said.

Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas has made a television appearance to beg his daughter to let him meet his two grandchildren as battles his poor health.

The cast of Coronation Street were forced off set while filming outside after a dramatic change in weather on the Salford set. Actress Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria Connor in the popular ITV soap, took to Instagram to share that she had to abandon filming due to torrential rainfall. Sharing a video of herself and an umbrella, she added the text: "Rained off on the cobbles this morning...