Former Coronation Street actress, Tina O’Brien has given birth to a baby girl.

The actress, who played Sarah-Louise Platt in the ITV soap, delivered her daughter on Sunday morning at Manchester General Hospital.

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That Liz MacDonald goes through men faster than barrels of beer in the Rovers and just months after she has her heart broken by Harry the bookie she is set to jump into bed with Lloyd the taxi man.

The love in occurs over the Christmas period when the two lonely souls console each other over their lack of loved ones. One things leads to another and next thing you know htey are almost caught by Liz’s son and Lloyd’s business partner, Steve.

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Coronation Street is set to get heated this month as Maria finds out all about Carla and Liam’s affair.

Tony finally convinces Carla to marry him but as they leave in their wedding car, Maria shows up screaming:

“Come back you filthy bitch. You’ve been screwing my husband.”

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Chris Gascoyne returns to Coronation Street this week and one of his new plots mirrors real life more closely than he would probably like.

This Christmas Chris’s character, Peter Barlow, will be seem trying to drive his car whilst under the influence of alcohol. In real life last January Chris was banned from driving after being caught behind the wheel while over the legal alcohol limit.

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Former Coronation Street actress, Wendi Peters, has admitted that she hated her character Cilla Battersby and couldn’t even bear to watch herself on screen.

Wendi is making a short comeback to the show for a new DVD, Coronation Street: Out Of Africa released next month.

Wendi, 40, told the Daily Star: “If they’ve ever shown a clip of Cilla on the telly, I’ve had to go out the room. I’d say ‘I can’t stand her, she’s horrible - please take her away!’

“I’ve not missed her at all. I’ve even had my hair cut so I look less like her.

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Steve MacDonald has been playing alibi for Becky in Corrie this week after the police try to convict her of theft and vandalism. He even goes as far as standing up in court and lying that he spent the night with Becky, and that they have been having a long term affair.

Whilst on the witness stand he declared:

“We have been having an affair for about a year and she was with me all night.”

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As Coronation Street actress, Alison King, gets ready to take her maternity leave, Corrie bosses have a number of dramatic storylines planned leading up to her Departure.

Will Carla marry Tony? Will she admit her and Liam’s affair? Watch this space!

A source told The Sun: “She has got lots of huge storylines lined up before she goes.

“Her character is very much the centre of attention following Liam’s death.

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It’s been building for weeks and tonight Liam Connor was murdered in a hit and run.

Corrie bosses revealed last week that they had filmed three endings for tonight’s show, one entailed Tony pushing Liam off the balcony of his apartment, another saw Tony shoot him during a game of paintball and finally, the one that aired, Liam being killed in a hit and run accident.

I think it was pretty obvious from the start which storyline would be chosen. If Tony pushed Liam off the balcony of his apartment, he would be very much in the frame with the police, the same was true from the paintball scenario. A hit and run was the only end Liam could meet without Tony being implicated.

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Maria Conner is devastated as her hubby Liam is murdered in Coronation Street this week, and decides that she has to find the person responsible.

Maria could never be described as the sharpest tool in the box, but pregnancy hormones must bring out the best in her, as she works night and day to discover who murdered her husband.

A source told The Sun: “Maria is devastated, especially as she’s carrying Liam’s baby. She can’t rest until she finds out the truth, and turns into a Miss Marple character.”

Fresh from being cast aside by David Platt, Coronation Street’s Amber soon finds herself involved with kebab king, Daryl.

But things don’t run smoothly for the couple tonight as Dev returns early from work to find Daryl leaving Amber’s room dressed in just his boxers. Predictably Dev loses his rag and grabs Daryl by the throat, threatening to kill him.

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Tony Gordon may not have it all his own way after all and next week after he bumps off love rival, Liam Conner, Carla starts to have second thoughts about getting married at all.

Tony bumped Liam off so that he could marry Carla with no competition, but his move may backfire on him as grieving Carla talks about calling the wedding off.

Will the vicar that Tony calls in convince Carla to go ahead, or has all tony’s effort been in vain? Tune in next week to find out!

Coronation Street star, Samia Smith has revealed that she is not about to join the Corrie baby boom and does not plan to have a baby for quite some time yet.

At the minute Alison King (Carla Conner), Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby), and Wanda Opalinska (Vicki) are pregnant. Whilst Jack P Shepherd (David Platt), Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw) and Andy Whyment (Kirk Sutherland) are all fathers-to-be.

Samia told The Sun: “I think I’m going to be babysitting for all of those new arrivals before too long.

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Coronation Street bosses are said to be planning a huge range of Corrie merchandise to celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary in 2010.

The range is reported to include tea sets, pub food and clothing lines. The clothing lines will include knickers from Coronation Street factory, Underworld.

So would you wear Coronation Street knickers? I have to say that I would consider it if they were emblazoned with the face of Rob Collier (Liam Connor), but if they were anything like the cheap tat that Janice Battersby knocks out on a daily basis, I think I’d have to give them a miss! You don’t want cheap lace irritating you in all those hard to reach places now do you?

Coronation Street actor, Michale Le Vell has said that he thinks his on screen daughters, Rosie and Sophie Webster will go on to become Coronation Street legends!

Michael, 43, who plays Kevin Webster, told The daily Star: “These girls are amazing – and the best is yet to come.

“I don’t think they have got into their stride yet because they are still so young. But when they do, everyone will know about it. These girls have the potential to be legends on Corrie. I am very proud of them.”

Poor Rosie Webster, even a young girl as stupid as her doesn’t deserve to be left alone in a dirty attic wondering if she will live or die, but that’s exactly where she has been for the last week or two after being kidnapped by a mystery villain.

Many people suspect ex boyfriend John Stape, but after Rosie revealed Carla and Liam’s secret it wouldn’t be at all surprising if murderous Tony had locked Rosie up until his plan to murder Liam had come to fruition.

A Coronation Street insider told the Daily Star Sunday: “Rosie was the one who showed Tony the footage of Carla and Liam so he would benefit most from her being out of the way as she provides him with a motive for murder.

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