Coronation Street General News Thread

[Perdita]

Hollyoaks star Stephanie Davis thinks she'd be good cast as Tina McIntyre's sister in Coronation Street.
The brunette plays troubled Sinead O'Connor in the Chester-based soap and despite previously auditioning for the role of Dorothy in The Wizard Of Oz, believes TV is where her future lies.
She told Inside Soap: "I loved Zoe Slater in EastEnders so it would have been nice to play her - or Tina McIntyre from Coronation Street. She's quite like Sinead, and I think I could play Tina's sister - we look a bit like each other."
Sinead has had her fair share of drama since joining Hollyoaks last year and though Stephanie loves playing the mischievous teen she isn't keen on her racy wardrobe.
She said: "Sometimes I look at her outfits and think, 'That's okay', but other days I think, 'Oh no!'
"She goes for more outlandish stuff than I do - I've recently been filming scenes in a black see-through top with red bra underneath."
The 18-year-old admits that she is more like Sinead when it comes to romance and is a softie for a bad boy. She said: "I like the bad-boy types. It does my head in sometimes, as I wish I could go for the nice boys, but I just never seem to be able to!"

PA

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Wanting to play another actress is not very ambitious

[Perdita]

Coronation Street has been named 'Best Continuing Drama' at the 2011 Royal Television Society North West Awards.

The ITV soap beat Channel 4 shows Hollyoaks and Shameless to the title at the November 19 ceremony.

Corrie star Jane Danson also won the 'Best Performance In A Continuing Drama' award for her role as Leanne Barlow, beating Hollyoaks favourites Emmett Scanlan (Brendan Brady) and Claire Cooper (Jacqui McQueen).

The soap notched up a third victory by bagging the 'Best Script Writer' award, which saw Daran Little take home the trophy for BBC drama The Road To Coronation Street.

The one-off special, which told the story of how Corrie made it to air, was produced to mark the programme's 50th anniversary last year and starred David Dawson and Jessie Wallace.

The Road To Coronation Street previously won big at this year's Royal Television Society Programme Awards and the New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards.

[alan45]

CORRIE star Brooke Vincent had to have emergency treatment after her face blew up like a "prawn cracker" when she had an allergic reaction to a skin care product.
19-year-old — who plays lesbian Sophie Webster in the soap — was using the £70 cream to tackle spots.

Brooke dashed to a doctor when she suffered the severe reaction.

She messaged her Twitter fans, saying: "My Face Looks Like A Prawn Cracker!!!!!"

Brooke blamed a junk food diet of McDonald's, KFC and fish and chips — and heavy make-up for work — for her poor skin.

Celebrity nutritionist Jeannette Jackson said: "It's only human to get occasional spots but stage make-up and poor diet are a lethal combination as fats from the food clog pores."

[Perdita]

The Cube Corrie SpecialEpisode: 1 of 1


Saturday, 24 December 2011, 6:00PM - 7:00PM

The BAFTA award winning programme is back with a bang! But the question remains: will someone finally beat The Cube and take home the top prize of a quarter of a million pounds?

In this Corronation Street Cube special, actors Ryan Thomas (the Street’s Jason Grimshaw) and Julie Hesmondhalgh (who plays Hayley Cropper) boldly take on the Cube in honour of their chosen charities, but both encounter more ups and downs than a night in the Rovers.

[alan45]

Due to the final week of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here being screened on ITV, there'll be a change to the Coronation Street schedule during the week of Monday 28 November to Friday 2 December as follows:

Monday 28 November at 7.30pm
Tuesday 29 November at 8pm
Thursday 1 December at 8pm
Friday 2 December at 7.30pm and 8.30pm

[alan45]

Coronation Street*actor Alan Halsall, who plays*Tyrone Dobbs, this month got Facebook to shut down the page of someone who was posing as him.

The fake was posting personal information and Corrie storylines, says today's Sun. More than 550 people became Facebook friends with him.

[xcarlyx]

Coronation Street*actor Alan Halsall, who plays*Tyrone Dobbs, this month got Facebook to shut down the page of someone who was posing as him.

The fake was posting personal information and Corrie storylines, says today's Sun. More than 550 people became Facebook friends with him.

Lol. Drastic news.

[alan45]

Lol. Drastic news.

Thats what I though. Who in their right mind would want to pretend to be him

[xcarlyx]

Thats what I though. Who in their right mind would want to pretend to be him

the way its worded made me laugh.

They could at least pretend to be Tommy