Nick Tilsley

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Jane Danson has predicted that her character Leanne Battersby may be making a huge mistake when she confides in Carla Connor in an upcoming storyline.

In next week's episodes, Leanne has a candid chat with Carla about her love life after sleeping with Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) on the opening night of The Joinery.

As she confesses all to Carla (Alison King), Leanne is unaware that the feisty businesswoman has been pursuing her fiancé Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), and viewers are left to wonder whether Carla will use her new knowledge to her advantage.

Speaking about the plotline, Danson explained: "Carla is holding all the cards now and could produce the trump card in her fight for Peter. At any moment she could drop the bombshell on Peter about Leanne's affair.

"She's also very good at using what she knows and pushing Nick towards telling Peter himself."

Danson also revealed that there will be an awkward atmosphere at The Joinery as Leanne and Nick try to work together in the aftermath of their sexual encounter.

She said: "Leanne convinces him that their relationship has to remain professional, that they can forget it and go back to the way they were. But there's too much history and too much temptation in the way."

[lizann]

I hope tram crashes through it and takes out Nick

[Perdita]

GOOD news, ladies... hunky Ben Price has signed a six-figure deal keeping him on the cobbles for another year.

We can reveal that the actor, who plays Nick Tilsley, put pen to paper on the megabucks contract last week.

Ben, 38, had a meeting with the soap’s top brass to discuss his future in Weatherfield.

After hearing the “amazing plans” they have in store for his character, he was delighted to sign up for another 12 months.

A pal of the hunk said: “Ben loves Coronation Street and he loves playing Nick.

“He’s had some fantastic storylines over the last year and thinks the writers have some amazing plans for Nick.

“It wasn’t exactly a hard decision to make.He’s thrilled to stay and can’t wait to sink his teeth into some of the juiciest story*lines he’s ever had.”

It’s been a busy time for the character since he exploded back on to our screens in December, 2009.

Since then he’s snogged his brother’s girlfriend and defended his mum Gail after she was charged with murder. He was left horrified when his lover Natasha Blakeman had an abortion, then tried to kill herself, and rekind*led his romance with his first wife Leanne.

But while he may have had his heart broken when Leanne (Jane Danson, 33) picked Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne, 43) over him, there are plenty more women in the pipeline.

We revealed last month how he will have an X-rated one-night stand with Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly, 30). Insiders claim there are even more romances in stor

“Nick’s hot, free and single,” said our mole. “That can only mean trouble for Weatherfield’s women.”

Daily Star

[Perdita]

Coronation Street star Ben Price has claimed that Weatherfield newcomer Eva could be the ideal woman for his character Nick Tilsley.

Nick has remained single in the aftermath of his destructive affair with ex-wife Leanne and one-night stand with Tracy Barlow, but he is expected to start featuring in new love plots over the coming months.

Next week's episodes of the ITV1 soap see Nick have a one-night stand with erratic Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly), who is on the rebound following her split from husband Steve.

However, speaking to Inside Soap about who else would be a good match for Nick, Price commented: "Maybe Eva. I think she'd be perfect for him - she's intelligent, feisty and Leanne's half-sister. After Natasha Blakeman, who was barmy and clingy, and then Leanne, which was complicated, Nick needs someone to give him a run for his money.

"That's what Becky can do and perhaps someone like Michelle - but not Fiz or Julie! It has to be someone who's going to have an intelligent argument with him, make him laugh and not take his nonsense."

Meanwhile, Price said of Nick's decision to sleep with Becky: "Nick likes the fact that he and Becky don't have a lot in common. She's not the sort of girl he'd ever normally go for and it's partly to show his mum, brother David and Leanne that he'll do whatever he wants.

"It's always going to be a dig at Leanne, too, saying, 'I was with Becky, so what?'"

Former Emmerdale and Lilies star Catherine Tyldesley made her debut as Eva earlier this year and recent press reports have suggested that her character could become involved with Nick in an upcoming plot.

[tammyy2j]

I always thought Nick would get with Carla at some stage

[Perdita]

I always thought Nick would get with Carla at some stage

Give it time!

[Chloe O'brien]

Give it time!

That will happen at Christmas time. Or hasn't he already been with her.

[tammyy2j]

Coronation Street star Ben Price has promised that there is a life-changing twist ahead for his character Nick Tilsley in the coming weeks.

The actor hinted at a massive storyline on the way for Nick during a live TV interview on This Morning today (December 17).

Nick is due to marry his fiancée Leanne Barlow (Jane Danson) on Christmas Day, with uncertainty surrounding whether the ceremony will actually go ahead due to Leanne's unresolved feelings for ex-husband Peter.

However, Price revealed that the biggest shock in store for Nick is separate from the ongoing love triangle.

Discussing what he is filming at the moment, the actor explained: "I'm quite a way ahead - I'm into February now, March. I finish on Friday, we get two weeks off [for Christmas] and the studio stops, which is great. Then we come back and you're a bit more energised.

"But the story moves on so quickly in Corrie. Now I'm dealing with a whole different kind of mess. Peter's sort of gone to the side, and I'm dealing in something very, very big. Huge, really big!

"[It] happens on Christmas Day apart from the wedding. It will ripple through his life for the rest of time - and the Platts'!"

Describing the storyline as an "amazing twist", he continued: "This is what's great about Corrie - you can play these big, big stories so quickly. The audience think, 'Well, I've got you in a box' - but no, no, you haven't. You're going to see Nick lose that veneer he's had for so long, I think."

[tammyy2j]

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[Dazzle]

Coronation Street star Ben Price has promised that there is a life-changing twist ahead for his character Nick Tilsley in the coming weeks.

I've got a feeling that he sleeps with Kylie on Christmas Day. If I'm right, it's not a very original "twist"