Corrie to have a Gay Wedding

[Dazzle]

I'm jealous...I've had enough of the build-up to the royal wedding already

[alan45]

I was thinking or organising a Street Booze Up err I mean Barbecue. Well it seemed like a good idea the other night after my neighbour and I started on the third bottle of Shiraz

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Antony Cotton has denied claims that the soap will be screening a gay wedding on the same day that Prince William and Kate Middleton marry.

Yesterday, a newspaper reported that Cotton's character Sean Tully would tie the knot with ex-partner Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou) on April 29 - the date of the royal wedding.

However, using Twitter to respond to the speculation, Cotton confirmed: "Not true! I don't know why - they just make it up."

A civil partnership for Sean and Marcus has been rumoured for some time but has never been officially announced.

However, show bosses have previously confirmed that Marcus will be back on screen later this year and rekindle his romance with Sean shortly afterwards.

EastEnders couple Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) and Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) were also recently tipped to wed on the same day as William and Kate. However, Walford bosses have insisted that there is no truth in the claims.


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[Siobhan]

I was thinking or organising a Street Booze Up err I mean Barbecue. Well it seemed like a good idea the other night after my neighbour and I started on the third bottle of Shiraz

My boss is not planning anything..says he is not a royalist but said he would gladly take the day off!! Lucky UK.. we have to work here... no flag waving/street parties for us.. Mind you.. I probably wouldn't do that anyway

[parkerman]

Hmmmm, good idea. I might come over to Ireland for a few days. My wife and I both have Irish ancestors, so we could go and track a few down while we're there.

Actually, we know where some of my wife's ancestors are as at least half of Longford seems to be related to her. The rest are from Kinsale and Cork and mine are from Wexford. So that should keep us busy for a few days....

[moonstorm]

Whooppee, Gibraltar is getting the day off, mind you I will be in the UK during the wedding so will miss the parties here!

[Chloe O'brien]

I don't know if we're getting the day off. Nothing has been decided yet. The schools are closed so that means finding childcare. To be honest I don't really want the day off. I'm not fussed about the wedding it's just a waste of tax payers money. I'm not really a fan of the Royals. I only work part-time and don't get the same allocated holiday entitilement as full-time members of staff. I need to keep days for school holidays I can't really afford to loose a day for a flaming wedding. Given the option I would work it, unless I was going to Ireland for a booze-up.

[parkerman]

unless I was going to Ireland for a booze-up.

Perhaps we can organise a SoapBoards awayday to Irealnd that day...

[Chloe O'brien]

I'll gladly throw a sickie.

[tammyy2j]

From today's Mirror. The paper reckons that Coronation Street will screen its first gay wedding on the same day Prince William and Kate Middleton marry. The Street’s Sean Tully and Marcus Dent are rumoured to tie the knot on Friday April 29 in an hour-long special episode.

Thirty years ago, Corrie’s Ken and Deirdre Barlow’s wedding attracted 24 million viewers on the day Wills’ own parents Charles and Diana walked down the aisle at St Paul’s Cathedral. ITV bosses hope a similar number will be view this time.

A Corrie source said: “Top-brass think with the country in a frenzy over the royal wedding then it will be the perfect time to show Sean and Marcus tying the knot and trounce EastEnders.”

Marcus would want to be returning on screen soon enough so