Coronation Street star Ken Morley claims he cheated death after contracting coronavirus a YEAR ago 

Coronation Street legend Ken Morley has claimed that he narrowly escaped death after contracting coronavirus a year ago. The veteran actor, 77, is convinced he caught an early strain of the killer bug over a year ago, with his illness leaving him hospitalised for three days.  Ken, who played Reg Holdsworth in the ITV soap until … Read more

Coronation Street star Ken Morley claims he cheated death after contracting coronavirus a YEAR ago 

Coronation Street legend Ken Morley has claimed that he narrowly escaped death after contracting coronavirus a year ago. The veteran actor, 77, is convinced he caught an early strain of the killer bug over a year ago, with his illness leaving him hospitalised for three days.  Ken, who played Reg Holdsworth in the ITV soap until … Read more

Coronation Street forced to rewrite scripts as cast self-isolate as star reveals ‘it’s been tough’

Coronation Street has been forced to rewrite scripts as cast members have self-isolated, says Andy Whyment. The actor, 38, who plays Kirk Sutherland on the ITV soap took to Instagram on Friday where he revealed it’s been a ‘tough week’ amid the upheaval amidst the coronovirus pandemic. Alongside a snap of himself and wife Nicola … Read more

EastEnders SUSPEND filming and cut their weekly episodes amid coronavirus

Production on the UK’s biggest soaps has been thrown into crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has placed the UK in a lockdown that could last up to a year, according to the government. BBC’s EastEnders announced Wednesday that filming has been suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic and it will cut it’s weekly number of episodes … Read more

Coronation Street’s over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT of the ITV soap over coronavirus pandemic

Coronation Street’s over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT of the ITV soap over coronavirus pandemic as bosses ‘adhere to all government guidelines’ By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 12:14 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 13:10 GMT, 18 March 2020 Coronation Street’s over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT over coronavirus pandemic as bosses ‘adhere to … Read more

Coronation Street’s over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT of the ITV soap over coronavirus pandemic

Coronation Street’s over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT of the ITV soap over coronavirus pandemic as bosses ‘adhere to all government guidelines’ By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 12:14 GMT, 18 March 2020 | Updated: 13:10 GMT, 18 March 2020 Coronation Street’s over 70s are being WRITTEN OUT over coronavirus pandemic as bosses ‘adhere to … Read more

EastEnders SUSPEND filming and cut their weekly episodes amid coronavirus

EastEnders has announced that filming has been suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson for the soap confirmed that along with production being suspended, the soap will also cut it’s weekly number of episodes to just two a week. Production on the UK’s biggest soaps has been thrown into crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic, … Read more

Coronation Street’s Tristan Gemmill debuts his freshly-dyed brunette locks

Coronation Street’s Tristan Gemmill debuts his freshly-dyed brunette locks as he ditches his signature silver hair after leaving the show By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 12:04 GMT, 16 March 2020 | Updated: 12:17 GMT, 16 March 2020 He was known as Coronation Street’s resident silver fox Robert Preston. Yet since leaving the show, Tristan … Read more

Katherine Kelly: ‘I just don’t care what people think about me’

In-demand actress Katherine Kelly has gone from Coronation Street’s cobbles to a lead role in the gripping drama Liar. But despite being watched by millions, she manages to walk around incognito – and, as she tells Francesca Babb, that’s the way she likes it Styling: Sophie Dearden. Styling assistant: Lottie Franklin. Hair: Alex Szabo at Carol Hayes … Read more

Ken Barlow gives emotional goodbye to Coronation Street after 59 YEARS

Born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, where Bill Roache’s father was the village GP, his early schooling was near his home, at the Rudolph Steiner School run on the principles of the Austrian philosopher, sparking his lifelong interest in astrology and the paranormal. He next went to Rydal School, a boarding school in North Wales, well away … Read more