It’s been revealed today that Corrie cast members Jane Danson, Sue Johnston, Michelle Collins and Catherine Tyldesley are set to stay with the soap for at least another year as all four women have signed new contracts with the show.

They of course play the roles of Leanne Tilsley, Gloria Price, Stella Price and Eva Price respectively, and according to The Sun’s TV Biz, the soap’s producers have started writing “a host of new storylines” for the characters which are set to make them “the most heavily-featured characters in Weatherfield.” Read more & comment »

Evil arsonist Karl Munro (John Michie) has – so far anyway – got clean away with torching the Rovers, and has even reunited with his former love Stella Price (Michelle Collins) who’s blissfully unaware that Karl’s a killer…

However, Stella’s daughter Leanne Tilsley (Jane Danson) isn’t buying Karl’s Mr Nice Guy act, but when she makes that clear to Karl and Stella, Karl decides that he won’t let Leanne poison her mother against him… Read more & comment »

As fans of Coronation Street will know, the whole Nick Tilsley and Leanne Barlow storyline took a surprising turn earlier this week when Nick (Ben Price) finally admitted that regardless of how humiliated he was by Leanne offering her ex-husband Peter (Chris Gascoyne) one last chance to reunite with her – on what should have been her and Nick’s Christmas Day wedding – he still loves her and still wants to be with her…

So he accepted her marriage proposal, and the pair will finally tie the knot tonight! However, whether it’s to be a happy ever after fairytale for the couple remains to be seen, but given this is soap land, that would seem an unlikely scenario.

Particularly given that Nick is about to discover that his sister-in-law Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) is pregnant, and he could well be the father of the baby! Read more & comment »

After what has been a phenomenal first year on the cobbles of Weatherfield, Catherine Tyldesley has reportedly signed a contract to stay on Coronation Street for the next 12 months.

And bosses were so desperate to keep Tyldesley, who plays soap siren Eva Price in the award-winning ITV1 soap, they reportedly offered her a six figure salary to make sure she signed on the dotted line!
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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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Coronation Street couple Nick Tilsley (Ben Prcie) and Leanne Barlow should have been married by now – they were of course off to Vegas to get wed when her ex Peter Barlow arrived back in Weatherfield on December 10th – and are again due to walk down the aisle on Christmas Day…

However, according to Jane Danson who of course plays Leanne, it could all go the way of the pear when her character can’t deny even to herself that she’s still in love with Peter (Chris Gascoyne).

Speaking to Soaplife about the will-they-won’t-they wed plotline, Jane explained, “Leanne sees Nick as a quick fix, but she can’t get Peter out of her head.”

And when asked if Leanne can really still love Peter after everything he’s done, Jane said, “She does – and she hates herself for it… Read more & comment »

As fans of Coronation Street will surely know, there’s a lot of drama headed our way over Christmas, what with David and Kylie Platt’s marriage falling apart, Nick Tilsley and Leanne Barlow supposedly just starting their married life, and Tyrone Dobbs and Fiz Stape risking life and limb by embarking on affair!

And in an interview for the show’s official website, cast members Jane Danson, Jack P Shepherd, Alan Halsall and Natalie Gumede have hinted at what we can expect of their Christmas Day plotlines.

Starting with Jane, who of course plays Leanne, she said, “The question is, will she get married and who will she marry?”

Next, Jack, who plays David, said, “Tensions are very high in the Platt household between Kylie and David” while Alan said of his character Tyrone’s storyline on Christmas Day, “Things are going to be difficult for Tyrone this Christmas… Read more & comment »

In next Monday’s visit to Coronation Street, Leanne and Peter Barlow are trying to stay on good terms for Simon’s sake, but when Peter suggests that he come back to work at the bookies – where of course Leanne has been working alone since Peter left Weatherfield temporarily earlier this year – her fiancé Nick isn’t impressed…

However, he grudgingly agrees that it could work when Peter (Chris Gascoyne) suggests that he and Leanne (Jane Danson) can work opposite shifts.

But when Nick’s too busy to go ice-skating with Leanne and Simon (Alex Bain) he’s further angered when Peter goes instead, and it’s soon apparent that the family day out reminds both Leanne and Peter of happier times… Read more & comment »

Fans of Corrie will of course know that Nick Tilsley and Leanne Barlow (Jane Danson) are set to tie the knot in a Christmas wedding, but as ever with a soapy wedding, things aren’t set to go smoothly…

And of course, as Nick’s love rival Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) is back on the scene next week – he and Carla (Alison King) will return in the episode that airs on December 10 – there’s really no guarantee that Leanne will even go through with the wedding, as it seems she’s going to realize that she still has feelings for Peter.

However, Nick and Leanne’s wedding is set to take place on Christmas Day, and will of course be the focal point of the festive episode, and ahead of it, Ben Price who of course plays Nick, has been talking to the Radio Times about his character’s feelings towards Peter, and what to expect of the wedding plotline… Read more & comment »

With a hen party including your fiancée’s ex (who happens to be your resentful half-sister) and your already once ex-mother-in-law, Leanne Barlow’s Coronation Street send off to married life was never going to be a fabulous one, was it?

And the guest list goes someway to explaining why it precisely was not that, as the Daily Mail newspaper has printed pictures of that Leanne (Jane Danson) left alone and miserable on her big night, after a drunken row with her sister, Eva (Catherine Tyldesley).
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As fans of Coronation Street will no doubt know, Peter Barlow and his girlfriend Carla Connor are headed back to Weatherfield, having left temporarily earlier this year after Peter’s soon to be ex-wife Leanne won custody of his son Simon…

And while Peter (Chris Gascoyne) and Carla (Alison King) sloped off to lick their wounds, Leanne (Jane Danson) reignited her romance with her former husband Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) and in forthcoming episodes, Bistro owner Nick is set to pop the question to Leanne.

However, though Leanne initially accepts Nick’s proposal, and the pair plan a Christmas wedding, when Peter returns to the Street, Leanne soon realizes she’s still in love with him.

And according to the Daily Star, Peter’s set for a similar epiphany as he realizes it’s Leanne he wants, and not Carla… Read more & comment »

Coronation Street star Ben Price has revealed that when his character proposes to his girlfriend, it doesn’t go exactly according to plan!

Price, who plays Nick Tilsley in the award-winning ITV soap, decides to propose to his one true love, and former wife, Leanne Barlow (Jane Danson) after being egged on by his sister-in-law, Kylie Platt (Paula Lane).
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Former Coronation Street star Georgia Taylor is set to return to the show next year, to reprise her role as Toyah Battersby in dramatic style!

Taylor was last seen on the cobbles of Weatherfield 8 years ago, when she left Weatherfield to move to London, after the trauma of being raped.
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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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Poor Eva Price is set to be dealt another blow in Coronation Street, when her new interest, Rob Donovan, tells her their budding new relationship isn’t going anywhere.

The question is, can she dust herself off and try again, or will this latest knock back send the busty barmaid over the edge to bunny-boiler territory?
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