Some of the older residents of Coronation Street are up in arms as bosses of the ITV soap are replacing them with younger sexier extras!

Last night one extra told The Sun: “We’re really annoyed. We’ve been professional and loyal to the show for years but it seems it’s a one-way street.

“The new lot are inexperienced and make the actors feel uncomfortable by asking for autographs.” But a show source argued bosses had to refresh the extras to reflect real life. The insider said: “We need to get the balance right otherwise the Rovers would be full of pensioners.

“Pubs across Britain— even local ones — just aren’t like that.” But one angry extra hit back: “If you go to a pub like that around Manchester you’ll find lots of older people.”

A Corrie spokeswoman said: “We always strive to ensure that extras are relevant to scenes being filmed.

“There is always therefore a mix of both newer and long-serving extras.”