After all the controversy they caused getting together in the first place, it would seem that the romance between Maria Connor and boyfriend Marcus Dent is due to come crashing to an end in Coronation Street this week.

Fans of the show will know how Maria (Samia Ghadie) and Marcus (Charlie Condou) got together last year, despite the fact that they were both in other relationships, and despite the fact that Marcus was gay!
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Fans of Corrie may know that Rovers landlady Stella Price is about to embark on a romance with builder Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) but according to Michelle Collins, who plays Stella, filming the scenes of their sexy encounters weren’t all that sexy…

Primarily because Michelle managed to head butt Ryan in the face, causing him to end up with a bloody nose and giving herself a swollen cheek!

Speaking to the Daily Star, Michelle said, “The romantic scenes are not very romantic.

“One day, we clashed heads and he ended up with a nose bleed and I got a swollen cheek.” Read more & comment »

Fans of Coronation Street may know that Rovers landlady Stella Price and builder Jason Grimshaw are about to embark on a passionate affair which begins when Jason – who’s played by Ryan Thomas – offers Stella a shoulder to cry on when her ex, Karl Munro, tries yet again to get back with her…

Karl (John Michie) of course broke Stella’s heart when she discovered that he was having an affair with Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) who he currently lives with. However, viewers know that as far as Karl’s concerned, Sunita is very much second best, and he bitterly regrets losing Stella.

And as mentioned, he’s set to attempt a charm offensive as Christmas approaches in a bid to win back Stella’s heart, and in the Radio Times this week, Michelle Collins – who of course plays Stella – has revealed what happens with Karl, and how it leads Stella into Jason’s arms! Read more & comment »

Fan of Coronation Street will know how there is a ton of drama lined up for show favourites, Maria Connor and Marcus Dent, but it would seem that it spilled over in to real life when Charlie Condou, who plays Marcus, ended up concussed after being hit by Ryan Thomas, who plays Maria’s boyfriend, Jason Grimshaw.

Fans of the award-winning ITV soap will know that since an unexpected kiss between Maria (Samia Ghadie) and her gay best friend, Marcus after a cancer scare, both have been able to hide their real feelings for each other, despite both of them being in relationships with other people.
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Former Coronation Street actress, Tina O’Brien, has admitted she is fearful of her character in the hit ITV soap, Sarah Louise Grimshaw, being recast by another actress.

O’Brien, who played the role for 8 years, quit the show back in 2007 to have her daughter, Scarlet, with ex-boyfriend, and current Coronation Street actor, Ryan Thomas, who plays her former on-screen husband, Jason Grimshaw in the soap.
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Rumour has it that Corrie star Michelle Keegan may be addressing her heartache over the end of her relationship with The Wanted singer Max George by adhering to that old adage about getting back on the horse…

And in her case, it seems said horse is her Coronation Street co-star Ryan Thomas, who of course plays builder Jason Grimshaw.

So sayeth the Daily Mirror today anyway, who claim that Michelle – who of course plays barmaid Tina McIntyre – and Ryan have been enjoying “intimate” dinner dates for a couple of weeks now.

A show insider told the paper, “Michelle and Ryan have always got on extremely well, but until now have only ever been good friends.

“Ryan was with Tina O’Brien [who played Sarah Platt] and then Michelle got with Max, so even if they had wanted to get together they wouldn’t have been able to… Read more & comment »

Corrie star Ryan Thomas – who plays builder Jason Grimshaw – has revealed that he misses former co-star Katherine Kelly, and he added that he’d love to see her back on the soap one day to reprise the role of Becky McDonald.

As fans will recall, Katherine left the show last year in order to pursue other roles, and has since received critical acclaim for her role in stage play, She Stoops To Conquer.

Speaking to the PA, Ryan – whose brother Adam plays the role of Adam Barton in Emmerdale – said, “I’d like to see Becky’s return some time, I miss that character very much and I miss Katherine the person very much.

“I think if she ever came back as a guest appearance it would make my day.”

Ryan also discussed his relationship with co-star Sue Cleaver, who plays Jason’s mum, Eileen… Read more & comment »

ITV have announced today that the documentary made by Coronation Street stars Brooke Vincent, Sue Cleaver, Ben Price and Ryan Thomas, which is entitled, Corrie Goes to Kenya, will air on Friday, August 17 at 9pm on ITV1.

The airdate for the second part of the emotional film is expected to be confirmed soon, but in its first edition, we see the Corrie stars jetting out to Kenya where they work with the charity S.A.F.E. on a mission to use performing arts to educate people on the dangers of HIV and drug abuse.

ITV’s press release states, “Using their Coronation Street storyline experience, the foursome had just over a week to recruit local actors and workshop their story ideas into a series of soap-like plays with a warning message which were then performed by them and S.A.F.E.’s Kenyan actors to a live audience in the African bush.”

The first episode sees the Corrie stars arriving in the “biggest slum” area of Mombasa, which is home to 20,000 people who have no running water, a poor sewage system and who run a high risk of contracting cholera or dysentery… Read more & comment »

We love it here at Unreality TV when art mirror’s life in the soap world, and nothing does it better than when two soap actors fall in love after the camera turns off.

In EastEnders you have the young relationships of co-stars Matt Lapinskas (Anthony Moon) and Shona McGarty (Whitney Dean) and the more recent romance between Tony Discipline (Tyler Moon) and Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning).  In Emmerdale there is the bizarre real life marriage between Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle) and Zoe Henry (Rhona the vet) and the engagement between Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle) and Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe).

In Coronation Street the path of true love doesn’t run quite so smooth, with all off-screen romances resulting in one half leaving the show, like Samia Ghadie (Maria Connor) and Will Thorp (Chris the wife-beater) and Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw) and Tina O’Brien (Sarah Louise Grimshaw), who spilt up not long after O’Brien’s departure.
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As far as surprise couples go, we can’t help feeling that this one could end up being a fairytale romance, as two of the most beautiful people in soap land, Maria Connor and Jason Grimshaw, become an item in Coronation Street.

Maria (Samia Ghadie) has been notoriously unlucky in love ever since her teenage years when she had Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) stolen from her by Fiz Stape (Jenny McAlpine), but things could be set to change in the young crimper’s love life!
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Coronation Street actress Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw in the award-winning ITV soap, has been admitted to hospital after contracting a mystery illness whilst filming in Kenya.

Cleaver had been over in Kenya taking part in a documentary called Corrie Goes To Kenya with fellow cast members Brooke Vincent (Sophie Webster), Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw) and Ben Price (Nick Tilsley).
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Fans of Ryan Thomas, who of course plays the role of Jason Grimshaw in Corrie, will doubtless be pleased to hear that he has renewed his contract to stay with the soap for at least another year.

Likewise, Alan Halsall, who plays battered husband Tyrone Dobbs, has also renewed his contract with the show.

Alan took to Twitter to announce the good news, writing, “Exclusive! Ha not much of 1. I’m delighted to say I signed my new contract 2day @ corrie!

“Good news if ya a fan but not for @NatalieGumede x”

He was of course joking about his co-star Natalie, who plays Tyrone’s fiancé Kirsty Soames… Read more & comment »

Various members of the cast of Coronation Street can quite frequently be found in Africa, such as Helen Worth, who, when she’s not playing unlucky in love Gail McIntyre, supports charity Born Free, an organization which works tirelessly to save wild animals, such as elephants, and keep them in their natural environments.

John Michie, who plays Karl Munro likewise supports charities that provide equipment and wells, ensuring supplies of clean water to the country’s poorest areas…

And in the next few weeks, stars Michelle Keegan and Ryan Thomas – who play the roles of Tina McIntyre and Jason Grimshaw – will also be heading out there to make a special documentary for ITV… Read more & comment »

Ryan Thomas, who of course plays hunky builder Jason Grimshaw in Corrie, has revealed that he and his brother Adam, who plays Emmerdale’s Adam Barton, compete to see which of their shows their mum watches the most of!

And Ryan went on to reveal that he has no hope of getting hold of him mum on the phone when either Emmerdale or Corrie are on, as she’s glued to both shows.

Speaking to the PA, Ryan said, “My brother’s in Emmerdale so I definitely have banter with him.

“I can’t talk to my mum when Corrie and Emmerdale are on, that’s the problem… Read more & comment »

Antony Cotton, Ryan Thomas and Jack P Shepherd – who of course play the characters of Sean Tully, Jason Grimshaw and David Platt on Corrie – have engaged in a war of words on Twitter over the weekend.

The Daily Mirror reports that the virtual fight broke out when Ryan and Jack “had a dig” at Antony for name-dropping.

In response, Antony called Jack a “little irritant” who “needs the money more than me”.

Jack then replied, “That’s not banter, it’s an insult.”

Antony also tweeted that his I’m a Celebrity co-star Mark Wright had “hoovered up” all of Ryan’s personal appearances… Read more & comment »