Coronation Street star Marc Baylis has revealed that his character, Rob Donovan, is about to be given a second chance at working at the factory by his sister Carla, however, as Rob sees himself in a position that’s somewhat higher than being Carla’s whipping boy, whether he’ll accept, or continue trying to ruin Carla’s business, remains to be seen.

As fans will recall, Rob cooked the books at the factory in order to have a broker assess the worth of the business at far less than its real market value, and he then nicked one of Carla’s (Alison King) clients, taking a hefty order from her in the process.

During an interview with Soaplife about the storyline, Marc began by explaining how his character felt when Carla turned up in Weatherfield again after originally leaving to live in America.

He said, “Carla’s arrival [was] a shock more than anything because only a couple of weeks previously she announced she was leaving Weatherfield again for good.” Read more & comment »

After her last attempt at marrying Nick Tilsley, Leanne Barlow is set to take the plunge and try again, by rearranging another Coronation Street wedding for them in secret.

Fans of the award-winning soap will know how Leanne (Jane Danson) and Nick (Ben Price) were due to marry for the second time on Christmas Day, after the return of Leanne’s ex-husband Peter (Chris Gasgoyne) right before they were due to jet off on holiday, put a stop to their booked Vegas wedding.
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Peter Barlow and his girlfriend Carla Connor of course arrived back in Weatherfield last week, on what’s meant to be a flying visit so that Peter can spend time with his son Simon over Christmas.

And as we heard in last week’s episodes, Carla (Alison King) has them booked onto flights to return to the States on Boxing Day, however, her plan is now in jeopardy as Peter wants to stay on the Street.

So he may end up having to choose between Carla and Simon, because for as much as Carla wants to go, Simon wants his dad to stay.

Chris Gascoyne, who of course plays Peter, has revealed on the show’s official website that the decision about whether to stay on the Street or leave with Carla will be one of the most difficult he’s ever had to make… Read more & comment »

Well, this is a Corrie calendar picture if ever we saw one! Coronation Street stars, Kym Marsh and Alison King have been pictured kissing at the Hearts And Minds Challenge Charity Ball in Manchester last night.

Pictures in today’s Sun newspaper show Alison, who plays home-wrecker Carla Connor in the hit ITV1 soap, looking rather glam in a black and gold prom-style dress, puckering up to Kym, who plays factory PA Michelle in the show and who has recently married her long-term ex Hollyoaks partner, Jamie Lomas, looked equally fabulous in a curve clinging low-cut black body con dress.
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On December 10th, we’re going to see Peter Barlow and Carla Connor arrive back in Weatherfield, however, it quickly becomes clear that they’re only back to tie up some loose ends, then they’re intending to leave for good and build a new life in the States!

However, on the day they get back, Peter’s ex-wife Leanne (Jane Danson) is about to jet off to Las Vegas to wed her fiancé Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) but just as they’re about to get into the taxi to take them to the airport, Peter and Carla get out of one, prompting Leanne to declare she can’t go…

She tells a fuming Nick that given Peter’s track record – he of course previously abducted Simon and tried to flee the country with him – she can’t go now in case he tries to take Simon, who’s staying with her mum Stella (Michelle Collins) at the pub.

Reluctantly, Nick will agree to reschedule, and in later episodes, we’ll hear that he’s booked a wedding on Christmas Day! Read more & comment »

With Christmas comes the traditional gloom, doom and drama brought to us by the Great British Soap, but this year we can look forward to a bit of slapstick comedy too, as Coronation Street injects some humour into its festive viewing, by means of a turkey dump!

Weatherfield bird-brains, Kirk (Andy Whyment) and Chesney (Sam Aston) are set to have us rolling off our seat with laughter as they are caught dumping a load of frozen turkeys into a canal after causing an outbreak of food poisoning!
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Coronation Street star Alison King, who of course plays Carla Connor – who’s due to arrive back on the cobbles next month – has ended her engagement to Adam Huckett a year after he proposed to her.

TV Biz reports that Alison explained that she and Adam, “weren’t making each other happy anymore”.

However, the couple, who have three-year-old daughter called Daisy Mae, will to continue to see each other nearly every day given that he works as a sound assistant on the soap.

A show insider said, “There haven’t been any big rows. It’s been a difficult decision, especially because they have so many joint friends on the set.

“It’s not an ideal situation coming face-to-face with your ex-fiancé every day.

“But they’re determined to stay good mates and want to make it very clear that there isn’t anyone else involved… Read more & comment »

Pictures in today’s Sun newspaper have shown actor Chris Gascoyne, who plays alcoholic Peter Barlow in the hit ITV soap, Coronation Street, picking up scripts as he returns to work following a six month break earlier this year.

And fans of the loveable, yet by no means trustworthy bookie are in for a treat, as he appears to be coming back with a complete image change!
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Fans of Coronation Street will of course recall the harrowing rape storyline which saw Carla Connor (Alison King) sexually assaulted by her former fiancé Frank Foster (Andrew Lancel).

Many viewers complained that the plotline was too graphic to be depicted on the pre-watershed soap, however, it’s been revealed today that the storyline “helped put a child sex attacker behind bars”.

What’s On TV report that Daniel Bird, who’s 24 and a former resident of Sale, Greater Manchester, was found guilty of four counts of rape and was jailed for four years at Manchester Crown Court yesterday, and during the trial, it became apparent that his victim came forward having been “inspired” to do so by the plotline.

The court heard the unnamed victim say, “I just decided to tell somebody and get it off my chest.

“It had been on my mind all those years and finally I had the courage to tell someone. The emotions that Carla was going through reminded me of how I felt… Read more & comment »

As fans of Corrie will know, the relationship between Peter Barlow and Carla Connor is on increasingly shaky ground, and when Peter (Chris Gascoyne) once again turns to booze to drown his sorrows, Carla will be horrified when he “turns on her.”

Peter’s affair with Carla was of course the catalyst for the breakdown of his marriage to Leanne (Jane Danson) who now has custody of Peter’s son Simon (Alex Bain) after the little boy made it clear he’d rather live with her than with his dad and Carla.

But as Peter sinks further and further into the mire of self pity, he’ll take the view that everything that’s gone wrong in his life is because of Carla, and in a moment of madness, he will lure Simon away from Leanne and attempt to leave the country with him.

But would Carla stop him from taking such drastic action, or would she help him in a bid to repair their fractured relationship? Read more & comment »

In the wake of the reconciliation between former Coronation Street  husband and wife, Leanne Barlow and Nick Tilsley, Ben Price, the actor who plays Nick has revealed his character is aware that Leanne does not actually love him.

The couple, who had been having an affair behind Peter’s (Chris Gascoyne) before he married Leanne (Jane Danson) during a death-bed ceremony after the tram crash, surprised everyone last week, none more so than Leanne’s half sister Eva (Catherine Tyldesley) who was still getting over a split from Nick herself, by resulting in Leanne and her step son, Simon, moving into Nick’s flat.
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Coronation Street star, Chris Gascoyne, has expressed a wish for his alter ego, Peter Barlow to reunite with estranged wife Leanne!

Peter left Leanne (Jane Danson) earlier this year after his affair with her former best friend Carla Connor (Alison King) was exposed, and has since been at logger heads with her over the custody of his son, Simon.
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Oh, this doesn’t look good for Coronation Street‘s Peter and Carla, does it?

It would seem that young Master Simon Barlow is more like his dad and replacement step mum as he would care to admit, as anew twist to the custody battle storyline will see the youngster hospitalised with alcohol poisoning after drinking Carla’s secret stash of wine!
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Coming up on Corrie next week, the battle for custody of little Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) that has Leanne and Peter at each other’s throats is set to get much worse…

And it’s all set to culminate in Carla Connor and Peter Barlow leaving Weatherfield for a few months, but what we don’t know yet is whether they’ll be taking Simon with them, or if Leanne (Jane Danson) will get custody of the little boy.

The news that Carla and Peter are to go AWOL came via the show’s official website where it was reported that Alison King and Chris Gascoyne – who of course play the roles of Carla and Peter – are taking a break from the soap.

The website states…

The storyline coincides with Alison King and Chris Gascoyne taking a four month break from the show from this summer to spend time with their families… Read more & comment »

There have been rumours flying round for months that Coronation Street were looking to cast a new hunk for the street as they introduced Carla Connor’s (Alison King) brother, with the name linked to the job on most people’s lips being that of Kym Marsh‘s (who plays Michelle Connor) fiancée, Jamie Lomas.

Lomas even auditioned for the part and, at the time, a source close to the couple commented that they were excited at the thought of working with each other, but it would seem that he didnt fit the bill,  or perhaps Marsh just changed her mind after the recent allegations that Lomas had been cheating on her, as it has now been announced that Marc Baylis has been cast to play the devilishly handsome bad boy, Rob Donovan.
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