Coronation Street General News Thread

[Perdita]

Coronation Street's Paula Lane has revealed that she is now engaged.

The 25-year-old, who plays the gobby Kylie in the Weatherfield serial, has been dating fellow actor Tom Shaw since she was 17.

She wrote on Twitter: "Yesterday was the most amazing day! I went to York a girlfriend and came back a fiancée."

Back in April, Lane spoke of her intention to marry Shaw, whom she met eight years ago.

The star's current contract with Corrie ends in 2012, after it was extended earlier this year. She has been with the soap since 2010.

Her on-screen half-sister Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald) recently filmed her last scenes on Corrie. Becky will leave the cobbles in the New Year.

[Dennis tanner]

Coronation Street's Paula Lane has revealed that she is now engaged.

The 25-year-old, who plays the gobby Kylie in the Weatherfield serial, has been dating fellow actor Tom Shaw since she was 17.

She wrote on Twitter: "Yesterday was the most amazing day! I went to York a girlfriend and came back a fiancée."

Back in April, Lane spoke of her intention to marry Shaw, whom she met eight years ago.

The star's current contract with Corrie ends in 2012, after it was extended earlier this year. She has been with the soap since 2010.

Her on-screen half-sister Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald) recently filmed her last scenes on Corrie. Becky will leave the cobbles in the New Year.

Poor Paula, Having a marriage to David Platt on your acting CV is not good

[Perdita]

CORONATION Street stars were furious last night over the prospect of losing a THIRD of their pay.

They were locked in talks with ITV bosses after the broadcaster revealed a money-saving schedule shuffle.

The cast — some of whom have said they'd consider going on strike — received letters just before Christmas saying the Saturday omnibus would be moved from ITV1 as of this weekend.

They are currently paid a repeat fee, which is 37.5 per cent of their episode pay, for appearances in the terrestrial omnibus. But with the show moving to digital spin-off channel ITV2, all the actors would be forced to share a small royalty fee instead.

Cast members earn up to £250,000 a year, depending on length of service and how many storylines they feature in.

Last night the cast members and representatives from their union Equity held talks with ITV bean-counters.

A source told TV Biz: "The stars are not happy and without the stars there is no show.

"They don't feel they deserve a pay cut while the show is at the top of its game.

"If the situation isn't resolved some cast members have indicated they'd be prepared to go on strike." A union insider said: "Equity wants to protect the value of their members' work.

"Now we need to work out how the repeat fee is negotiated when their work is broadcast across different media, be it digital or online."

Last night Coronation Street spokesman Alison Sinclair confirmed discussions had begun.

She told TV Biz: "We are in the process of talking to cast members whose pay may be affected by the ending of the omnibus repeat on ITV1.

"We expect to come to an arrangement in the next few weeks. In the meantime we have confirmed that we will continue with repeat fee payments."

The Sun

[Dennis tanner]

The need to weed out the troublemakers and get rid of them. They need to realise that their pay comes from adverts and adverts on ITV2 are cheap.

[Glen1]

A few of the cast need to take care what they wish upon themselves, because they'll have difficulty holding down an acting job anywhere else and certainly not with similar salaries,

[Chloe O'brien]

A lot of people don't believe they deserve a pay-cut. I haven't had a pay rise in two years but it's the cross I like many others have to bear to keep my job. Those at Corrie who are moaning should ccount their blessings it's not as if they are going to be made homeless because of the drop in income.

[alan45]

If the staff were paid what they are worth Then the likes of Kate Ford and Kym Marsh would end up owing ITV money

[Chloe O'brien]

Well there's the answer get rid of Katie and Kym and that can save their wages.

[Dennis tanner]

If the staff were paid what they are worth Then the likes of Kate Ford and Kym Marsh would end up owing ITV money

Agreed and I would add a few more including Jack Shepherd

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley has been warned to stop mentioning her favourite businesses on Twitter, according to a report.

The actress, who plays Weatherfield's Eva Price, was given a reminder by show bosses after offering details of where she visits and shops, The Mirror claims.

Cast at the ITV1 soap are not allowed to endorse products and places on social networking sites. Last year, reports suggested that Helen Flanagan and Brooke Vincent (Rosie and Sophie Webster) had both been warned over promoting products online.

A Coronation Street spokesperson confirmed that the show's stars are told to be careful over what they tweet.

"We never get heavy with them, just a reminder to be careful," the representative explained. "We have a duty of care to make sure that they weren't inadvertently promoting products.

"There is no suggestion that any of the cast have been making money from it."

Tyldesley joined the cast of Coronation Street last year as show producers introduced the Price family to The Rovers.