Michelle Collins and John Michie join as Stella and Karl

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Michelle Collins has admitted that her Coronation Street love scenes with co-star Ryan Thomas are "not very romantic".

The Weatherfield actress, whose character Stella Price embarks on a relationship with Jason Grimshaw this week, revealed that she and Thomas collided with each other during filming.


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When asked by ITV.com how she has found shooting the storyline, details of which emerged in October, Collins quipped: "It is very funny, I am really enjoying it. The romantic scenes are not very romantic.

"One day we clashed heads and he ended up with a nose bleed and I ended up with a swollen cheek.

"They were supposed to bring some ice and they brought out a cold potato as it was the only thing they could find so he was there with a bleeding nose and I was holding a potato on my cheek!


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"But I don't generally mind kissing scenes, you just have to get on with them, I don't find them awkward."

Teasing the development of Stella and Jason's chemistry, the star added: "In the beginning it is all playful banter really and she does think it would just be a one-off. She is a bit embarrassed and mortified when people start saying things.

"She even apologises to him and says it was just a one-off and she is surprised when he says he wants to see her again. Then she finds it all quite liberating and she even makes an announcement in the pub!"

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Coronation Street star Michelle Collins has admitted that she doesn't expect her character Stella Price's latest romance to last forever.

Stella embarked on a relationship with builder Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) late last year, sparking gossip on the cobbles over the pair's age difference.

Collins told Inside Soap: "People do keep asking me what it's like to kiss Jason - he's a very popular lad among women and men! When I first heard about them getting together, I thought, 'Wahey! Bring it on', and it's been really fun.

"I'm not sure that Jason is what Stella wants for the rest of her life, though. I don't think they are a match intellectually, and she'll want a fella she can really talk to. But I'm enjoying working with Ryan Thomas - it's great fun."

Asked whether Stella's cheating ex-partner Karl (John Michie) could ever win her back, the actress replied: "You can see that Karl really wants to be back with Stella and is worming his way back in. We've been filming some scenes where Karl is trying to get back in with Gloria, because he thinks she's a soft touch, and may well help him get back with Stella. He's using plenty of different tactics."

As previously reported, Gloria returns to Weatherfield in a few weeks' time alongside a new love interest named Eric, played by veteran actor Timothy West.

Of West's casting, Collins commented: "That's amazing, isn't it? When we filmed the scenes where they arrive on the Street together, I just kept thinking, 'Oh my God, I can't believe this! I'm in Corrie with Sue Johnston and Timothy West! I need to pinch myself! How amazing is this?' I love Gloria and Stella because they bounce off each other. They are yin and yang."

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays on ITV.

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Coronation Street star Michelle Collins has admitted that she doesn't expect her character Stella Price's latest romance to last forever.

Stella embarked on a relationship with builder Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) late last year, sparking gossip on the cobbles over the pair's age difference.

Collins told Inside Soap: \"People do keep asking me what it's like to kiss Jason - he's a very popular lad among women and men! When I first heard about them getting together, I thought, 'Wahey! Bring it on', and it's been really fun.

\"I'm not sure that Jason is what Stella wants for the rest of her life, though. I don't think they are a match intellectually, and she'll want a fella she can really talk to. But I'm enjoying working with Ryan Thomas - it's great fun.\"

Asked whether Stella's cheating ex-partner Karl (John Michie) could ever win her back, the actress replied: \"You can see that Karl really wants to be back with Stella and is worming his way back in. We've been filming some scenes where Karl is trying to get back in with Gloria, because he thinks she's a soft touch, and may well help him get back with Stella. He's using plenty of different tactics.\"

As previously reported, Gloria returns to Weatherfield in a few weeks' time alongside a new love interest named Eric, played by veteran actor Timothy West.

Of West's casting, Collins commented: \"That's amazing, isn't it? When we filmed the scenes where they arrive on the Street together, I just kept thinking, 'Oh my God, I can't believe this! I'm in Corrie with Sue Johnston and Timothy West! I need to pinch myself! How amazing is this?' I love Gloria and Stella because they bounce off each other. They are yin and yang.\"

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