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    Coronation Street bosses have decided to bring back Bruno Langley's character Todd Grimshaw for a short return storyline, Digital Spy can confirm.

    Earlier today, tabloid reports revealed that the show's producer Phil Collinson had approached Langley over a Weatherfield comeback - more than three years after Todd was last seen on screen.

    Todd's original Corrie stint ran from 2001 to 2004. During that time, he became the show's first acknowledged gay character - memorably kissing Nick Tilsley in 2003 before embarking on an affair with nurse Karl Foster.

    In 2007, the character made a brief return to Weatherfield to attend his brother Jason's (Ryan Thomas) wedding to Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien), before heading back to his new home of London.

    An ITV spokesperson told DS today: "We are currently in negotiations with Bruno Langley about a short storyline that will see the return of the character Todd Grimshaw.''

    Meanwhile, a Corrie source told the Sunday Mirror: "Todd was a hugely popular character and his gay kiss was a landmark moment. Phil is aware the show has a lot of gay viewers and feels there should be more characters they can identify with.

    "When Phil contacted Bruno about making a comeback he was over the moon. Everyone's really excited about it."

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    CORONATION Street’s first gay character Todd Grimshaw is making a shock return to the soap, the Sunday Mirror can reveal.
    Show supremo Phil Collinson, who is openly gay *himself, has brought back actor Bruno Langley after seven years because he wants to increase Corrie’s appeal to gay viewers.
    Todd became one of the soap’s most popular characters after his kiss with Nick Tilsley – played by Adam Rickitt – in 2003.

    It was the show’s first gay *romance and paved the way for a series of similar storylines, *including that of lesbian lovers Sophie Webster and Sian *Powers.
    Father-of-one Langley, now 27, left the show the following year and landed roles in Doctor Who and Dalziel and Pascoe before reappearing briefly at Todd’s *brother Jason’s wedding in 2007.
    Collinson is convinced bringing back Todd will prove a massive success. A show source said: “Todd was a hugely popular character and his gay kiss was a landmark moment. Phil is aware the show has a lot of gay viewers and feels there should be more characters they can identify with.
    “When Phil contacted Bruno about making a comeback he was over the moon. Everyone’s really excited about it.”


    Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto...#ixzz1CWgjNl36

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    Bruno Langley has revealed that he was thrilled to be offered the chance to reprise his role as Coronation Street's Todd Grimshaw.

    Last month, it was confirmed that Todd is returning to the cobbles for a "short storyline" later this year.

    Speaking to the Manchester Evening News about his Corrie comeback, Langley explained: "It will be great to come back in and do some proper acting.

    "The character is an interesting one and, of course, the Grimshaw family are still in the show, so there's lots of potential there. I've not even been told what my storylines will be, but I'm available when they want me so I jumped at the chance.

    "I had a chat with the producers the other day and they were interested in me coming back for a short while and it will fit in with the tour I'm on at the moment with Calendar Girls."

    Todd - who was the ITV soap's first acknowledged gay character - joined Corrie in 2001 and remained in Weatherfield until 2004. In 2007, fans saw him make a brief return to the show for his half-brother Jason's (Ryan Thomas) wedding, before he headed back to his new home of London.

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    GAY hunk Todd Grimshaw is set to make a dramatic return to Weatherfield this Easter.

    Todd Grimshaw shocks his family and friends by bringing his new millionaire boyfriend Jools along.

    Todd (Bruno Langley, 27) was the show’s first acknowledged gay character, famously kissing Nick Tilsley (Adam Rickitt, 32) in 2003.

    This time around he quickly angers Gail Platt (Helen Worth, 60).

    Her daughter Sarah (Tina O’Brien, 27) was dumped by Todd when he came out as gay.

    When Gail sees Todd with a wealthy boyfriend, she snipes: “I see you’re a gay gold digger now then.”

    But minx Rosie Webster (Helen Flanagan, 20), is taken with Jools, saying: “Oh My God. Jools is absolutely gorgeous.”

    Then she asks him: “Are you, like, all the way gay or do you like girls like me as well?”


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    you've just got to love Rawsie. I can't wait to see her throwing herself at Jools.

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    Bruno Langley (Todd Grimshaw, Corrie) DS Interview

    Coronation Street welcomes back one of its most popular characters on Easter Sunday as Todd Grimshaw returns to Weatherfield for a brief visit. Having found love with a rich man named Jools in his new home of London, Todd decides that it's finally time to introduce mum Eileen and brother Jason to his partner. Eileen is thrilled to see her son back, but as with most things on the cobbles, his return doesn't go entirely to plan… Bruno Langley, who plays Todd, recently chatted to Digital Spy about his comeback for Corrie's Easter special.

    How did the return to Corrie come about?
    "Well, my agent contacted me and told me that the Coronation Street producers were looking to bring Todd back. I was on tour at the time - I was with Calendar Girls for three months, but they wanted to know whether I would do it. It turned out that I could fit in one episode while I was doing the theatre show in Leeds, so I ended up going backwards and forwards from Leeds to Manchester to film this episode."

    Was returning to the role of Todd something that you had to think quite hard about?
    "No, not really - not these days. I used to be quite precious about what I would do and what people would think, but not now. The only thing I thought was that Todd is quite a popular character so I wondered how people would feel about him just coming back for one episode and whether they'd prefer him to come back for a little bit longer. But in the script, the way the episode ends is quite open-ended. I don't know whether Todd is coming back again or not, but it's very open-ended."

    Is it true that they'd asked you back on previous occasions but it wasn't always possible because you were busy?
    "Yes, well that's it - sometimes they'd ask me and I couldn't do it because I was tied up with other things, and sometimes I'd finish a job and tell them that I was available but they couldn't do it. It was a bit like a game of phone tag!"

    For this Easter episode, did they tell you about the storyline straight away or did you learn more about it as time went on?
    "Well, initially they said that it would be filming in London for this little stint, which could have been quite interesting - showing Todd in a different environment. But I think they changed the plans for the episode, so Sean goes to London and Todd comes back to Weatherfield to introduce Eileen and Jason to his new boyfriend Jools. I was back filming on set for about five days to do the episode."

    When Todd returns to Weatherfield, is it the first time that Eileen has seen him for a while?
    "I'm not entirely sure, but I think she will have been down to London a few times. Obviously if it was real life, the character would probably come back every month or so, but it's not real life! But you have to assume that Eileen will have seen Todd on various occasions in the past three years."

    Is Todd's relationship with Jools quite a serious one, or is it still in its early stages?
    "I think it must be quite a serious one, as he's bringing Jools back to meet his mum and his brother and he's never really done that with anyone before. I'm sure he's had other conquests during his time away, but this one's serious!"

    What kind of personality does Jools have?
    "Jools is a lovely guy, because he takes Eileen and Jason for what they are and he loves them for who they are. He's quite a rich guy and he has a great job, and really he's everything that someone who was brought up in Weatherfield is not - he's very middle class. But then again, Ken's quite middle class, isn't he?"

    Has Todd changed much since we last saw him?
    "Well, it's quite weird, because when I come back, I've changed as a person as well, so I try to put some of that into the character too. I think it's quite realistic as people do change all the time. However, he is essentially the same guy - he's just grown up."

    We've heard that Todd is slightly nervous about showing Jools where he used to live…
    "Yeah, I think he is. Obviously it's fictional, but I would assume that in the past year, he's been mixing with a different crowd of people. He's been going to posh parties and meeting rich and famous people, but then he comes back home and has to show where he comes from!"

    Todd and Jason often had quite a turbulent relationship as brothers, so how are things between them this time around?
    "Well, I don't want to give too much away, but as always, Todd and Jason are two completely different characters and that can sometimes cause problems. But as they're brothers, they'll always work it out - that's family."

    Is there any chance he'll bump into his old enemy Gail during his stay?
    "Yes, I'm sure he will! The whole episode was really nice to do - I have some good scenes in the street, in the Grimshaws' and in The Rovers, so I got to see a lot of the people who I used to work with as everyone's always milling about the studios. It was really good to see everyone."

    Was it easy or hard to fit back into the character after so long away?
    "The hard thing was that I've been doing a lot of theatre, so when you're on the stage you have to do a lot of acting, whereas in front of a camera you have to react. It's quite different and on screen, you have to try not to be too 'actorish'. But that's fine - I learned at Granada and that's where I did my training, so it does come naturally and it wasn't too hard to go back to it. After my first scene, I think it was all alright."

    Todd's sexuality was a big deal for the street back in 2003, so is it nice when you get the opportunity to come back and show how he's happy and settled?
    "Yeah, it's good - when I left, I'm not sure I was the scriptwriters' or the producers' best friend because we didn't get to show Todd's happy ending. He'd done all the hard stuff in coming out but then he left. So it is nice to see him come back happy."

    Todd's story had a massive impact at the time, so do you still get approached by fans who want to chat about it?
    "Sometimes nobody will stop me for months, but the other day I was walking down the street and a young guy came along who was probably about my age or maybe slightly younger. He was just so pleased to see me and explained how Todd's storyline had helped him come out to his family. I was really touched, so I gave him a hug and told him how much I appreciated that. It's very positive as an actor when people come up and say things like that - so positive."

    How did the tour with Calendar Girls go?
    "It was really good - there's lots of fun characters on it. There were a few northerners in the cast - me, Lisa Riley and Jennifer Ellison, so we were the northern drinkers and we seemed to drink everyone else under the table! We were definitely flying the flag all round the country!"

    What are you working on at the moment?
    "I've been doing some auditioning, and I've also got a band - we're called Bruno Langley and the Wonderland Band. We do '50s music, rock and roll, jazz and swing and we perform at various functions and corporate events and things like that. It's all good fun!"

    Coronation Street's Easter special airs on Easter Sunday at 7.30pm on ITV1.

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    Coronation Street bosses have announced that Bruno Langley is reprising his role as Todd Grimshaw.

    Todd will return to Weatherfield as a regular character in the autumn, having decided to move back home from London.

    Show chiefs are currently keeping quiet about why Todd chooses to make the move.

    However, while Todd's mum Eileen (Sue Cleaver) is delighted to have him back, his presence will lead to heartache for more than one of the local residents.

    Coronation Street's producer Stuart Blackburn told itv.com: "I'm really happy to welcome Bruno back to Weatherfield. Todd is a much-loved character who has real history on the show, and his return will leave Eileen with some impossible choices."

    Langley added: "Having worked extensively in the theatre for the past few years, I am very happy to be coming back to Corrie, getting back on screen, and working with my old cast mates again. Since I left in 2004 I have met many wonderful people, and done some amazing jobs, but best of all I now have a beautiful son Freddie Langley.

    "Right now seems to be a great time to return to the Street, as I have just moved back to Manchester myself, and it's going to be interesting to see if Todd has changed after being in London for so long, as I have changed as a person too.

    "I would like to thank our producer Stuart for inviting me back, and it's definitely going to make me smile when the Grimshaw family are finally back together again!"

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    I predict Marcus turning gay for him again and dumping a preggers Maria

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    Quote Originally Posted by tammyy2j View Post
    I predict Marcus turning gay for him again and dumping a preggers Maria
    more whining from maria and sean then

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    Quote Originally Posted by tammyy2j View Post
    I predict Marcus turning gay for him again and dumping a preggers Maria
    more whining from maria and sean then

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