Coronation Street General News Thread

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Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd is being pestered by a weirdo who claims to be his father.

Worried Jack, who plays bad boy David Platt in the ITV1 soap, was sent a birthday card bearing the message: “’Cause it’s a great big loving wish that comes straight from the heart... Happy Birthday to a Wonderful Son!”

It is the second time in two years the actor, 24, has received sinister mail.


Sinister: The birthday card
He posted a photo of the creepy card on Twitter and wrote: “Just had another fan mail card from this loon claiming to be my dad #crazzzzzyyy.”

A Corrie source said: “Jack was freaked out.

"He’s had problems in the past and it’s always strange to get this kind of stuff in the post.

“The Corrie cast are always told to be wary of mail like this and if it is thought to be needed, security people will be contacted.

“It could be something or nothing but you have to ask what kind of person would send a birthday card to someone who they think is their son.”

Sunday Mirror

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Coronation Street star Michelle Collins has said that giving evidence in a child abuse case was a "complete nightmare".

The actress, who plays landlady Stella Price in the soap, testified as part of a case where two parents were convicted of torturing their five young children.

The 51-year-old had initially taken pity on the family in late 2009 and taken the children out on day trips. When she alerted social services that they didn't appear to be attending school, the parents - who were later found to have given their 1-year-old baby a morphine overdose and beaten their older children with brooms, hoovers and wires - told the courts that Collins was planning to "steal" the children, who had been "brainwashed" into making the allegations by police.

As a result, Collins was subjected to a hate mail campaign and internet abuse, which only ended when the pair were eventually sentenced to seven years in jail last Tuesday (August 14).

"I has been a complete nightmare," she told The People.

"I came out mentally, completely exhausted by it all thinking please God let this be over, I can't do it anymore. It was horrible.

"I have been an innocent party in all this. I've had awful accusations over the past couple of years.

"For me it's the worst thing in the world for somebody to say I'm trying to take *someone's children away. But I would still do it all over again if I thought a child was under threat.

"It was the hardest thing I've ever done...[but] a year later those children could have been dead and I would be wishing I had done something."

After the investigation began, Collins heard nothing more about the family until the beginning of last year.

"I was told I was being taken to court by the family because there was a conspiracy between me and the council to take the children away so I could adopt them," she explained. "I was astonished and shocked... but I was then subpoenaed to attend a family court.

"I thought 'I'm a working actress, what am I doing getting involved in this?' It's like the storyline of a soap opera.

"It was very heavy going but you don't want to moan about it because it's a very serious issue."

Collins also revealed that she was not aware of the extent of the abuse until the trial.

"It almost made me cry when I read what the parents did to them," she said. "It's heartbreaking. I just hope the kids are in a much better place now."

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Corrie's boss is set to quit by the end of the year… and he wants to go out with a bang that will rock Street fans.

Controversial executive producer Phil Collinson is considering plans to blow up the Rovers in a dramatic swansong to his time on the ITV1 soap, said an insider.

What a pratt. They would then have to rebuild it using the same bricks when in real life it would be demoilshed...end of

And it’s left many cast members fearful they may be killed off in his final sensational plotline.

Unless they go sick on the day of filming

“Blowing up the Rovers would be the most dramatic thing to happen on the Street,” a source said yesterday. “Phil thinks millions of extra viewers would tune in.

All that effort just for one eisode but I guess it all ties in with the set being moved. However, they will still need a Rovers Return

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd is being pestered by a weirdo who claims to be his father.

Worried Jack, who plays bad boy David Platt in the ITV1 soap, was sent a birthday card bearing the message: “’Cause it’s a great big loving wish that comes straight from the heart... Happy Birthday to a Wonderful Son!”

It is the second time in two years the actor, 24, has received sinister mail.


Sinister: The birthday card
He posted a photo of the creepy card on Twitter and wrote: “Just had another fan mail card from this loon claiming to be my dad #crazzzzzyyy.”

A Corrie source said: “Jack was freaked out.

"He’s had problems in the past and it’s always strange to get this kind of stuff in the post.

“The Corrie cast are always told to be wary of mail like this and if it is thought to be needed, security people will be contacted.

“It could be something or nothing but you have to ask what kind of person would send a birthday card to someone who they think is their son.”

Sunday Mirror

A card from Satan

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Lets hope when Fool Collinson departs the cobbles he takes his ''friend'' St. Ella with him

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Julie Goodyear has boldly ruled out a return to her Coronation Street role as Bet Lynch.

Goodyear, who is currently in the Celebrity Big Brother house, has long been linked with a comeback.

Speaking to the latest OK! magazine, the actress stated: "Would I go back? No."

The 70-year-old explained that the soap, which films nearly two hours of material every week, would be too physically gruelling.

"The schedule now is way above and beyond," Goodyear hypothesised. "When I began it was two episodes a week. It's become more and more."

Goodyear further claimed that, while she respects the current cast's level of commitment, her performance would suffer with such high-turnaround scenes.

"I've tremendous admiration for them being able to do it, but I'm a perfectionist in my work," she added. "I need rehearsals, tech-runs, make-up and costume."

The Weatherfield legend, who was last seen on the cobbles in 2002, was previously rumoured to be making a guest appearance for the funeral of Betty Williams last year.

The star briefly reprised her Bet Lynch role in March for blighted Corrie musical Street of Dreams.

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ITV has confirmed a new six-part series of Coronation Street documentary retrospective The Corrie Years.

The new series follows a successful run earlier in the year, which is currently being repeated on ITV1.

The show, narrated by Katherine Kelly, details many of the untold stories behind some of the most memorable plotlines on the long-running soap.

Series two of The Corrie Years will begin with a 'Scandals' special, looking at some of the most shocking revelations to take place on the street over its 50-year history.

The premiere will feature Jane Danson discussing the controversial storyline where Leanne was forced into prostitution, as well as current Celebrity Big Brother star Julie Goodyear on Bet's revelation of a teenage pregnancy.

Goodyear tells the programme: "I couldn't believe it when I read it because I was in that position. I know how she felt, but I had wonderful parents, so I could keep my son; Bet couldn't."

The Corrie Years will return to ITV1 on September 6 at 8.30pm.

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