he was smitten with drunken sinead why?Quote:
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he was smitten with drunken sinead why?Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
I absolutely do not see the attraction or chemistry. What were they thinking of! Is that the best they could do?
Coronation Street is to stun fans with a new pregnancy bombshell - and this one's a little out of the blue.
Daniel Osbourne - played by Rob Mallard - will start dating Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn) and things get steamy between the two.
According to The Sun, Daniel and Sinead's bedroom antics will soon lead to Sinead getting pregnant.
Sinead wants to keep it a secret initially but it doesn't take long for Daniel to stumble across her pregnancy test. Daniel thinks the baby belongs to Sinead's ex-boyfriend Chesney, but she assures him that it's his.
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Daniel thanks Sinead for all her help in Coronation Street
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The tabloid says that once Daniel's father Ken Barlow finds out the news from the couple, he's not exactly overjoyed.
Ken fumes that Daniel could be a father at only 22 years old and blames Sinead for holding his son back - and even warns Daniel to stay away.
Will Daniel listen to dad Ken and leave pregnant Sinead behind? Or will he help Sinead through her pregnancy and plan to the best father he can be? http://www.picgifs.com/smileys/smile...ing-551226.gif
Ken, meanwhile, has a life-changing announcement for his family next week - and it's set to divide the Barlows completely.
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I have to agreeQuote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
I hope she finishes up with Ches and is not a cheater like most soap characters
I agree, I don't really see a spark there. The writers are trying to force it
yes very forced
So how come she managed to get a book on venus fly trap same day.
Coronation Street's Rob Mallard reveals he's gay and why he doesn't want to hide who he really is
Rob Mallard has spoken openly about his sexuality and why he doesn't want to hide it.
The Coronation Street star has admitted that he originally feared viewers wouldn't believe his on-screen relationships with women, but that he didn't want to hide who he really is.
Rob, who plays Ken Barlow's son Daniel Osbourne, spoke about starring in the ITV soap in Gay Times magazine.
He said: "I never planned to keep it quiet that I was gay. The only concern I had at first was if I’m with a female character, will an audience who knows I’m gay in real life believe it? But that was just my own fears because I do believe they will."
Rob had a stress-free experience when he came out to his friends and family at the age of 17, with them immediately accepting him and showing their support.
He added: "I was very fortunate, I had a very non-plussed family and it’s become the subject of warm, friendly general humour over the years."
Rob's character will soon be seen enjoying a saucy romp with Sinead Tinker on the Underworld factory floor, despite her still being in a relationship with Chesney Brown.
Poor Ches, who is played by Sam Aston, will be left devastated after finding out what his girlfriend has been up to behind his back.
Sinead - portrayed by Katie McGlynn - will be swept up by passion when Daniel confesses his feelings for her.
Katie told The Sun: "Sinead and Chesney have been together forever and she’s just grown up. They’ve been arguing. Daniel sees a quirky girl in Sinead and he calls her mysterious and exotic. The situation with Chesney kind of pushes them together.
"They first sleep together in the factory. Daniel needs somewhere quiet to study and Sinead keeps doing overtime at the factory so she invites him to work there.
"There’s a scene beforehand where they are having a laugh and you can feel the tension but nothing happens."
It's all kept a secret until Adam Barlow starts winding Daniel up about being a virgin and he snaps.
Adam tells Chesney about his girlfriend's infidelity, leading to an emotional break-up for the long-term couple.
The character who plays Todd is not gay and actresses who play kate and sophie are not Lesbian so it does not make a difference! We know its all make believe especially with ridiculous storylines. My only problem is pairing him with a character that does not have any chemistry due to lack of personality
I am disappointed Sinead cheats
Real life sexuality of actors doesn't make a difference to most of us viewers, but unfortunately there's a long history of casting directors not casting publicly out gay actors as romantic leads. They underestimate the audience and fear a known gay actor playing a straight man won't be believable. That's why sexuality is still a big thing in Hollywood. Hopefully opinions have changed enough now that it's no longer such an issue - especially in the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
i just don't believe sinead and daniel as a couple nothing to with the actor being gay
ok i did think danny was going kiss ches tonight
Coronation Street’s Rob Mallard – Ken is trying to correct his mistakes through Daniel
Coronation Street’s Rob Mallard has made a serious splash since joining the show as Ken Barlow’s son Daniel Osborne.
Over recent weeks soap fans have started to see the many layers that make up Daniel, and there’s even more to come as the show’s writers explore the character and what’s really going on behind those steely eyes.
We recently caught up with Rob who explains how he got into character, why Bill Roache, his on screen dad, thinks they are similar and why it’s sometimes hard being in the public eye.
How did you prepare for the role of Daniel?
When I got the part I went back and watched a lot of the old clips of Bill as Ken, especially ones of him fighting, there’s lots of those! I wanted to see how Ken considered himself, not as posh, but just above the rest of the people around him, the anger he had in him and also the way he wooed women back in the day. Ken doesn’t do much of that these days, well, actually maybe he still does! I brought my grandma in the other week, she started blushing as Bill was leaning on the side all smooth, I’m like, ‘There’s the old Ken, he hasn’t gone anywhere!’. In the description I was first given of the character it did say Daniel was a young Ken Barlow, so I thought I had to look at what the young Ken Barlow was like.
Do people say you look like a young Bill Roache?
It was actually only after getting the job that people started saying I looked like him back in the day. I’ve had people write to me saying they can see the comparisons to the way Bill was in the early 70s. So there’s been a lot of comparisons with Ken, the hair definitely has something to do with it and also the way Daniel dresses. Bill can see it too. He brought an old picture of himself into make-up one morning and went round showing it to everyone saying he couldn’t believe how closely we resemble each other, he loves it! It’s all about the flick of the hair!
You might look similar but do you think they have similar personalities?
They are very similar in a lot of ways but they are also very different. Ken had a stable upbringing, went to university and then came home and had ideas above his station. Daniel didn’t do that, as we’ve found out, he’s been on his own since he was 14, Ken’s trying to correct his life mistakes by planning Daniel’s life for him, he doesn’t see their differences, only their similarities.
What advice have you had from Bill?
He’s always just told me to make sure I learn my lines, for good reason, because the volume of what we have to say can often be overwhelming, so you end up not having a proper grasp of what you’re saying. Outside of that, I said to him, ‘I hope you don’t mind me saying this but you’re very sharp for an 84 year old, is it because you learn so many lines?’. He said that’s exactly why he’s the way he is, having to learn lines every day has kept him sharp.
Do you feel the pressure of walking in Bill’s footsteps?
It’s a tough act to follow but I told Bill that he’s got a very nice coat, I said, ‘I’m 40 years off it, I’m just behind you on this coat!’. I’m not sat here now thinking I am going to be here until I am 84 because you just don’t know what’s going to happen. He didn’t do that either, you can never take anything for granted. I’m trying not to think about the pressure! I don’t feel any pressure to emulate him, but I do feel pressure to not ruin the dynamic or the legacy of the Barlows. They have all worked together for years and they have a really good working dynamic, I didn’t want to come in, do my thing and it not to work. Thankfully, I don’t think that’s happened. More than anything I am just glad that Bill’s enjoying what I am doing because it would have been awful if he hadn’t.
Would you like to see Daniel do some bed-hopping like Ken?
I’d like him to be a womaniser like Ken but not be just a bed hopper. Even though Ken has cheated and slept around a lot, women still find him attractive, the same goes for Peter, he’s a bigamist and all sorts but women forgive him. Girls love a bad boy. There’s something about the Barlow boys that women forgive. So I don’t want him to be a bed hopper as such, but I definitely want him to have more experiences in that department. Sinead’s his first sexual partner, but most people don’t stay with their first.
Daniel’s been getting steamy with Sinead, how do you find those scenes with Katie McGylnn?
Me and Katie just have a laugh about them really. The scene where we smashed up against the box of knickers was actually done over a few weeks. We filmed the first bit before Christmas and the rest after. I don’t mind them though, I don’t run into them going, ‘Yes! I get to kiss Katie!’, because i am aware that while I might not have a problem with it, Katie may. I have to make sure I look after her, she might not be entirely comfortable with it for whatever reason. We agreed to actually keep the kissing for when the cameras were rolling so we never did it in rehearsals. That was more my idea, I’ve had five colds since I started here so I didn’t want to pass on the germs to her!
There’s been lots of stripping off on telly thanks to the likes of Poldark and Tom Hiddleston in Night Manager, how do you feel about naked scenes?
When it comes to nudity, it’s all over the place at the moment, it’s everywhere, Game of Thrones, Orange Is The New Black, I’m surprised Stephen Hawking didn’t have his top off constantly in The Theory of Everything. Sex sells, doesn’t it? I always joked that I should have it written into my contract that I never have to do a topless scene, keep Daniel’s clothes on, let’s not subject the nation to that! I think it’s more a novelty to keep your clothes on these days. The great thing about Daniel is he’s not a sexy character, people may find him sexy but he’s no Adam, he doesn’t rely on his looks.
How are you coping with the fame that comes with being on the show?
The guard comes up and that’s probably why people end up going out with people in the industry. When I have been out with cast members before I was on screen I would watch them to see how they dealt with people coming up to them in bars. People like Chris Gascoyne, who have dealt with it for years, just take control of the situation and gets it down, but there is an immediate barrier that goes up when people come up to meet you. I imagine that you could meet the love of your life and you won’t actually meet them because the barrier has gone up. You only ever have intimate moments with people who are in the job because that barrier doesn’t go up with them. The fame side of this show makes you self-centered, not on purpose, but however many people watch the show they don’t all walk around with a sticker on that says, ‘I love Corrie’. So when you’re out everyone is a potential fan of the show, so it makes you think that everyone is going to recognise you, it makes you think you’re more famous than you are. You have to be careful now that everyone has camera phones, I’m fortunate in that my days of falling asleep in a club are over!
I just love the way he makes Adam look stupid
CORONATION Street star Rob Mallard has hinted his character Daniel Osbourne could turn murderous after finding out his girlfriend Sinead Tinker is pregnant.
Viewers will see Daniel turn violent in tonight’s episode when he squares up to Chesney Brown after finding out he is selling Sinead’s clothes – and later things get even more complicated when he discovers Sinead is expecting.
The Corrie newcomer said: “He looks like butter wouldn’t melt but there is so much more going on underneath, I think it’s brilliant.
“Ask some murderers in prison whether there were any warning signs before they killed and they’ll say no, it just happened, something switched in them and they turned into a killer.
“Daniel could be a killer, I absolutely think he’s got that in him because he’s had to assume an adult role from an early age so he’s sat on his own development.
“He’s stubborn, petulant, and unable to deal with his own emotions, and that’s a dangerous combination.”
Frisky knicker-sewer Sinead Tinker – who is played by actress Katie McGlynn – will discover she’s expecting just weeks after splitting up with boyfriend Chesney Brown and romping on the factory floor with Daniel Osbourne.
After a row with her ex Chesney, leading to a fight between him and Daniel, Sinead’s given a hotel voucher as a peace offering, but when she goes to make the booking she looks at the dates in horror and realises she’s pregnant.
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I am confused how a hotel booking confirms she is pregnant.
She possibly consults her own diary/calender and realises her period is late.Quote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
Coronation Street: Daniel to be reunited with mum Denise?
Actor Rob Mallard says there's a "possibility" that he could be working with Denise Black
Coronation Street star Rob Mallard has hinted that Daniel Osbourne could be crossing paths with his estranged mother Denise in the none-too-distant future.
As soap fans know, Daniel was abandoned by his mum and was left to pretty much fend for himself before being reunited with dad Ken.
But with actress Denise Black having now left Emmerdale (her character Joanie Wright was recently killed off), might she be making her way back across the Penines to make a Weatherfield return?
Speaking to Inside Soap, Mallard commented: "I would love it if she were to come back to Corrie! I've been a fan of Denise for a few years - and when the audition for Daniel first came up, one of the reasons I was so keen to win the role was because of the people I'd get to work with.
"I knew I'd get to do scenes with the Barlows, but there was also the possibility I'd get to work with Denise at some point down the line. And that wasn't something I was going to turn my back on!"
With comments like that, speculation is bound to mount as to what might bring Denise back to town. Next week's plotlines could well give us a hint though, what with Daniel's girlfriend Sinead announcing that she's pregnant. Surely the prospect of a grandchild would be incentive for Denise to resurface?
As for whether Daniel is ready to be a dad, Mallard added: "No, I don't. And he knows it too...I don't think he's been with Sinead long enough to be making a commitment."
I'd like to see Denise back in Corrie.
So would I .. and as she is no longer in Emmerdale, nothing is stopping Denise Black to return as Daniel´s mum .. I am still very intrigued by Daniel´s story of living on his own for so many years when he should have had a parent or guardian ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
Unless he's bumped her off - he's clearly got a temper and violence issues!Quote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
It would be great if she came back. Would not be good for Ken's heart though!
Have we another who is the father storyline
Sinead has not been happy for a while so there might not be any intimacy between them for a few weeks which could make Daniel the father but I can imagine Chesney wanting a paternity test to find out for sure ..Quote:
Originally Posted by tammyy2j
if danny the daddy he has super fast swimmers like steve
I bet it ends up being chesneys
could it be steve :pQuote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
Ha ha
Coronation Street's Daniel Osbourne decides to do a runner from Weatherfield next week after realising that he's under suspicion of two serious crimes.
Daniel (Rob Mallard) finds himself under close scrutiny from the police as they launch an attempted murder investigation following Ken's mysterious attack.
Viewers were shocked last night as Ken was found unconscious at the bottom of the stairs at Number 1 – and upcoming episodes will see the police confirm that someone pushed him.
Daniel first realises that he's under suspicion when he pays a visit to Ken at hospital and gets told by DS Mackinnon that he doesn't want to see any members of his family.
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Daniel Osbourne is confronted by the police in Coronation Street
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Mackinnon also doesn't waste much time before taking Daniel to one side and asking him about his missing mum Denise, pointing out that he managed to lie convincingly for six years to cover her absence.
As Mackinnon's questions get ever more probing, Daniel is horrified to realise that she's suggesting he might have killed Denise (just like that popular fan theory) before turning his sinister intentions to Ken years later.
Later in the week, Daniel's girlfriend Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn) is upset to find a note from him which confirms that he's leaving her.
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Sinead Tinker receives a letter that Daniel Osbourne has left for her in Coronation Street
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Fortunately, Sinead manages to catch up with Daniel before he goes, giving him a chance to explain himself.
Daniel admits that he feels under suspicion from everyone after Ken's attack – including his own family – and reckons it's best to make himself scarce.
Sinead helpfully points out that Daniel will only make himself look more guilty if he suddenly disappears, but will he listen to her words of warning?
Coronation Street airs these scenes on Wednesday, April 5 and Friday, April 7 on ITV.
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'Coronation Street's Daniel Osbourne will be left fighting for his life after an overdose.
The student - who is played by Rob Mallard - is struggling with the pressure of he and his entire family coming under suspicion after his father Ken Barlow (Bill Roache) was knocked unconscious when he was pushed down the stairs earlier this year, and he turns to recreational drugs to cope.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "The entire family are suspects following the drama with Ken.
"Daniel doesn't cope well at all. He will be seen struggling with difficult emotions. Things only get darker as the weeks go on.
"Viewers will have to wait to see if he is saved or if the family are left grieving so soon after Ken's lucky escape."
On Friday (21.04.17), viewers saw Ken's grandson, dodgy lawyer Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) arrested for pushing the popular pensioner following a tip-off to police from his niece Amy Barlow, but the teenager's mother, Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) suspects she's covering something up.
A spokesperson for the ITV soap simply said: "We never comment on storylines."
Daniel's overdose could be linked to the surprise return of his mother Denise Osbourne, as actress Denise Black recently confirmed she's returning to Wetherfield, over a decade after she last played the hairdresser.
The 59-year-old actress set tongues wagging earlier this month when she was spotted full of smiles as she walked onto the set in Manchester, with a script in her hand.
Denise's new job comes just weeks after she left rival soap 'Emmerdale' as Joanie Wright when she was killed off just months after she destroyed Zak (Steve Halliwell) and Lisa Dingle's (Jane Cox) relationship by having an affair with the farmer.
Following Coronation Street's huge reveal that Ken Barlow's mystery attacker was his own son Daniel Osbourne, you probably have some huge questions about what this means for the future of the legendary family.
Fortunately, Coronation Street's producer Kate Oates was on hand to provide some answers today as she faced Digital Spy and other media to reveal all the behind-the-scenes insight on the storyline and what's to come
Why did you pick Daniel to be Ken's attacker?
"Once we'd established Daniel's backstory – and we wanted to bring him in with a really rich backstory – we thought about the idea that Denise had abandoned him.
"It was the idea of a kid raising himself, and the fact that he wouldn't have been able to bring friends home from school because people would have seen how shabby things were. He would have been always coming up with excuses for parents' evening or sports day. It was just that he was so incredibly damaged.
"But because Daniel is Ken's favourite in many ways, he's also the one who stands the greatest chance of Ken forgiving him. We talked about it for a long time before we'd even cast Rob in the role – and we always thought it should be Daniel.
"When we cast Rob, we thought we really didn't want to lose such an amazing actor, so we built it in a way that there was scope for him to stay within the family. But it'll be interesting to see how the rest of the family responds once they find out the truth and how welcome he is."
In particular, how is Adam going to react?
"Adam is going to be really down on this. Adam and Daniel have things in common. When we brought them in, we wanted it to be Young Ken and the Young Mike and those differences remain. Adam is more ambitious and more ruthless. But they have stuff in common – they've both been abandoned by Ken, who has ultimately been really selfish.
"That's what I find interesting about Ken, just what a terrible parent he is! He's got kids everywhere, but he's rubbish, really sanctimonious and judgmental about them and their flaws. He's also been hands-off with all of them.
"So Adam will be really down on Daniel and on Ken. But we will learn that Adam is not completely blameless – he did come back to Number 1 and see Ken lying at the bottom of the stairs and he thought: 'Sod you, old man' and stepped over him. That's why Ken recognised the trainers.
"So Adam isn't completely blameless, meaning that Peter and Tracy will have issues with Adam as well. So the family is fractured, but also bound together by this secret. Ken wants to lay down the law about how things are going to be from now on – you're in or you're out. And if you're in, you're doing things Ken's way. It's going to be a fun Christmas!"
At one point it felt like we could have lost Ken for good!
"I'm not going to get rid of Bill Roache! (Laughs.) In your first year as producer, are you going to decide that you don't need Soap's longest-running character anymore? I'd either be very brave or very stupid.
"Physically we've done some big stuff with Ken recently. Look at the stuff with Ken's stroke back in October when he hurled himself against those banisters with Chris Gascoyne – he's 84 and quite amazing.
"Bill has always engaged with the show, but this has given him an extra level of engagement. He's loving it and he's just hungry for more and more story.
"But part of my job is making the show as strong as I can make it while I'm here. That's what I try to do, but with a show like Corrie, it's about making sure that when you leave, it's in the best possible shape so that the next person who sits in my chair can have all the fun with Corrie that I'm having now, with loads of great story and loads of great characters.
"Ken is such the heart of the show, and the reason we expanded the Barlow family was that we wanted to expand the heart of the show. To lose that centrepoint would have been a huge story and caused a massive news-splash, but I think it would have been a mistake."
Can you tease Daniel's future a bit more?
"One issue is him potentially losing Sinead, who is so important to him. He sees her as his first and only real chance of a family. Once she finds out the truth, she might be scared of him because of this violence and aggression in him.
"There's something in Daniel where he needs to find an outlet, whether it's hurting himself, or now he's taking it out on his dad. There is something wrong with Daniel and that gives us rich territory for the future."
There are some really intense scenes with Daniel while he's away with Ken next week, where he's almost regressing back to a young boy again.
"That's why Ken can forgive him. The first two episodes next week are about Ken fearing Daniel, but then he has a breakdown and what Ken sees is a little boy who is completely lost. All of Ken's paternal feelings come out.
"That is the only way we could pave the way for forgiveness quite so quickly for Ken and Daniel. Ken had to see Daniel as the little boy that he'd turned his back on."
Will we see Daniel go through some therapy?
"There's a moment coming up which I won't spoil but I have seen and it's great. Daniel frightens himself into a situation where he feels he does need to get himself on the straight and narrow and we do refer to anger management.
"I think what's redeeming about Daniel is that when you watch his dark side in isolation, you can see him as unhinged. But if you watch him over the building months, you see him love being a part of a family and love Sinead. He turned down his life-long Oxford dream to stay in Manchester and be a father. They sorted through that and got excited.
"What happened with Ken was that Daniel discovered that day what his father had done with Sinead and something flipped in him. There's so much warmth in Daniel – he just wants what he wanted as a kid, which is a family.
"He has spent all of his life alone so that's what stops him being villainous – troubled is the right word. I want to see more of that warmth about him and him spending time with people his own age and working at the Bistro. It's stuff like that, but it's how someone with a troubled backstory like Daniel deals with that kind of framework."
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After Friday's episodes ended with Ken (Bill Roache) joining Daniel as he headed off to do renovation work on his other flat, the stage is set for some nail-biting scenes next week as shocking secrets come to light.
As Ken spends time with Daniel in the poky flat, it's not long before he starts to become concerned over his son's strange behaviour, realising that something isn't right with him.
Daniel seems short-tempered and edgy throughout their time away and his anxiety only grows when Ken mentions that Adam – who's been wrongly arrested for pushing him – deserves everything he gets.
These words may well come back to haunt Ken when the truth eventually dawns on him that Daniel was actually his attacker rather than Adam.
An emotional showdown follows as Daniel reveals his motive to a horrified Ken and refuses to let him leave, despite his desperate protests that he'll keep his son's guilt a secret.
As Ken has just said exactly the opposite about Adam, can Daniel really trust that he is genuine about covering things up? Or will he have to take further steps to silence him?
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so ken lets daniel off no prison, poor adam suffering as mike's son
Adam is Ken's grandson, Mike Baldwin was his dadQuote:
Originally Posted by lizann
yes i know which is why ken hates him making him sufferQuote:
Originally Posted by Perdita
Sorry, misread your post :o
It is bad how he has his favourites.
he rang the police so quick on adam but not when he thought it was daniel who it really isQuote:
Originally Posted by swmc66
yes clear his favourites are daniel and tracy
I also think its weird that Daniel has a place under the floorboards to hide stuff. When was that created. I managed to watch the last 15 mins of corrie the other day after weeks of not watching it. It was free from Bethany scenes so was ok.