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Alison King arriving on a location shoot clutching script in hand to film her first scenes as an alcoholic. As her drinking spirals out of control Carla realises she needs help and turns up at the Weatherfield meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. But she chickens out and makes her excuses and leaves when she enters the meeting and sees recovering alkie Peter Barlow sat in the meet. She pretends she's really there to attend a Spanish lesson class. But Peter's suspicious and as he talks to her he smells the booze on her breath and recognises the symptoms. But Carla slips into denial and tells him to 'Butt Out' and mind his own business. Her business & personal life then spirals out of control. And to our regular reader Anna... thanks for the emails & 'yes' she will eventually beat her demons.
Musician Paul Bowen has written a Coronation Street song to help raise money for the 'Help For Heroes' charity - 'If I Could Hear The Corrie Theme' can be heard and downloaded from Paul's 'myspace' site at www.myspace.com/paulbowenmusic or at his website:- www.paulbowenmusic.com
Brooke Vincent & Sacha Parkinson arrive together at the studios this week and as usual kindly stop to sign autographs for their fans. The two girls may be confused about their on-screen relationship but are the best of friends off screen. Pic by Xposure.
Gail & Tina bury the hatchet as they visit Joe McIntyre's grave to lay flowers. The two women unite in grief and decide to stop their feuding over Joe's drowning. Both are set to have their own problems in the coming weeksas both will be left unemployed after Gail loses her job at the surgery after breaching data protection and sneaking a look at Natasha's private medical records and Tina will walk out on her job at Rita's shop after daft Norris accuses her of stealing money from the till.
We take it all back... after often stating that Helen Flanagan runs second best in the 'looking sexy' stakes to several of her co-stars, we have to say she looks naturally stunning in an off duty moment vsisting a petrol station near her home. Wearing thigh length boots, skimpy top & skirt and a see through cardie - Helen certainly shows she's maturing very well indeed.
Ahhhh. Apparently Frisky the Corrie cat who featured in the old opening credits has used up all his nine lives and now his ashes are to be sold by an auctioneer in Cirencester.
Click on pic to read the full story in The Sun Newspaper.
You really did hear it first form us. Big problems for Kym Marsh pictured here holidaying in Cyprus without her misfit lover Jamie Lomas. As we predicted ages ago... the rumours are strong that their affair is hurtling towards the rocks...
Click on above picture to see more photies and the full story in the News Of The World.
Despite from both sides of the fence... Keith Duffy is apparently taking some time off to reunite himself with Boyzone and spend time with his family in Ireland. In September Ciaran will announce to Liz & Michelle that's he's off to Glasgow to work as a chef in a Michelin star restaurant that one of his old mates runs. Michelle is gutted as she fancies the pants off him. But good news Michelle... 'he'll be back' and apparently he's going to play a major part in one of the show's big 50th birthday storylines at the end of the year. We say... We like him. It's unheard of for a boy band star to successfully make the transition to acting but Keith seems to have taken it quite easily in his stride. He'll never stay for very long at any one time but we like the way he flits in & out.
Great to see 'Bill Roache & Sons' filming together for their parts in the upcoming storyline as Ken, Lawrence & James. Ken looks proud and rightly so. It was a stroke of genious to bring in his real life sons Linus & James.
Mystery surrounded Andy Whyment's appearance at the Manchester auditions of X Factor. No-one was too sure whether Andy was being himself and simply trying to convince the judges he's good enough to win through or whether it was a stunt set up by Corrie to have Kirk involved as part of a storyline. Case for being Andy... there were no obvious cameras rolling nearby and he was only accompanied by a single friend from the studios - Case for being Kirk... surely Andy wouldn't wear a shirt like that!!!
Thirsty work for Becky as she films on location in scenes where she meets up again with her half sister Kylie. Becky appears to be going back to her old self as she drains the dregs from a litre and half plastic bottle of cheap cider. And social workers vetting her and Steve as potential adoption material certainly won't be impressed.
Liz is to add another notch to her already carved up bedpost when she beds builder Owen Armstrong after she gets all jealous that he fancies Eileen. We say... It's a shame for Owen that he only has Liz & Eileen to choose from. Bev callard is pictured her failing to cover up for the cameras during a night out with troubled co-star Kym Marsh who's marriage is more off & on than that idiot Capello's reign as England manager. Click on pic to read all about Liz's latest conquest in the News of the World.
Tyrone seems to be coming off worse in this fight with a delivery driver. Ty's rushing on his way to be with Molly at the birth of their son 'Jack Junior' and finds the road blocked by 'white van man' making some deliveries. The two argue than come to blows. As a result poor old Ty misses the birth where the baby is delivered by Sally & Kevin. We say... footie fan Tyrone probably attacked the bloke because he looks like under-performing England manager capello. Yes we haven't spelt his name with a capital 'C' because the moron shouldn't even still be in a job.
HORRORNATION STREET... Producer Phil Collinson has said that 'much loved characters will be killed and injured' this winter when the famous Viaduct breaks up and a Tram crashes down on the cobbles.
Obviously this is the secret highlight that will make the shows 50th celebrations so memorable... or is it? The story about the viaduct collapsing and a train careering onto the street has been doing the rounds for the last couple of years so it's hardly that original. Collinson claims that no actors will know if their characters will live or die and that differing scripts will be produced to protect the details... yer right!!! If you're reading this Phil can we ask that Michelle and Jason spend a lot of time walking underneath the viaduct in the winter!
Clever script writers have ensured that 'Jack' will live on in Corrie long after Bill Tarmey retires from playing the legend by giving his name to Molly & Tyrone's son.
Click on above pic to read the full story.
Cute 'little' Chesney is to celebrate the show's 50th in his own special way by losing his virginity to sexy new teenage character Kat Armstrong... the sister of disabled wheelchair bound character Izzy. We say... lucky old Ches & where was Kat when we were all sweet 16? Apparently Kat (played by ex-Grangehill actress Georgia May Foote) is impressed that young Ches has his own market stall and has a few bob around him for one so young. After asking him out Kat seduces the lad... probably didn't take a lot of doing, and they become a bit of an item. But Kat's dad Owen is far less impressed at the news of Chesney's first sexual conquest and as Chesney will soon discover there's always a price to pay!!! - Time to join the real world Ches.
Right... We think we've sat on our hands long enough & feel it's time to tap out our initial feelings of new producer Phil Collinson... and they're not very good. Like every incoming boss Collinson seems to think he has to make his 'for the sake of it' mark - Not all that original Phil! Yes... we agree some dead wood needed to be pruned but he's only axing the dross that suits him. He's dumped various decent enough characters like Ashley & Claire who were brave enough to have minds of their own and also axed Natasha, who we feel had plenty more to give, but has rewarded idiot, thug & misfit Ryan Thomas with a new contract for his increasingly boring portrayal of dimwit Jason. Like the refereeing in the World Cup... to be respected you have to be consistent and we're afraid Phil has yet to show that special quality - there's more to come on this one. Watch this space!
Loved up and desperate for a child of their own... Becky & Steve are to stumble across a ready made little package called Max. Devastated that she's unable to carry a baby full term, Becky decides to adopt but the red tape becomes restrictive so 'lo & behold' in comes Becky's long lost half sis Kylie to help out. Kylie's a wayward girl who has a son in care that Becky helps to be returned to Kylie's care but it soon becomes obvious Kylie is incapable of looking after the kid so... yep you guessed it - in steps Becky & Steve.
The baby boom contiues in Weatherfield when Fiz discovers she's joined the club. But this is Corrie and all will not run smoothly. Click on pic for story in The Sun.
Apparently the totally gorgeous Roxanne Pallett has alledgedly been telling friends that she would love a part in Corrie and it's even been rumoured she was nearly cast in the role of Becky McDonald's feisty sister Kylie. True or not it gives a great excuse to show this picture of the ex Emmerdale babe looking resplendent in blue (ish) bikini during a recent holiday in Malta.
Get me to the Church on time! When Hayley, Becky & Fiz are running late to get Hayley to her wedding they resort to the only form of transport available and hand pump their way to the venue. Click on pic for full story in The Sun.
HAPPY DAYS for Hayley & Roy after the laws change on same sex marriages and filmed here getting hitched at a posh country mansion house on the outskirts of Manchester.
By Eck!!! Stand by your beds... looks like Vera's coming back as a ghost and gives Jack her blessing to disappear into the sunset with fellow pigeon fancier Connie. In scenes sure to send rating through the roof.... Vera will tell Jack, "You enjoy yourself Chuck and when you're ready to join me up here... I'll be waiting" The reincarnation of Vera is part of ITV's plans to celebrate the 50th birthday of our beloved soap. Click on pic for full story in the SUN Newspaper.
Our hearts at WGHQ missed a joyful beat when we saw this picture of Kym Marsh behind bars. Could our dreams have come true that overrated Kym is waving goodbye for ever?!?!... Sadly not as Kym was just pictured by Mark Campbell (MC PIX) behind security gates at the studios whilst the spoilt 'actress' or whatever she claims to be these days was taking a break from her hectic schedule of arranging her wedding plans and then cancelling them all again. By the way the odds we offered a couple of months ago on how long her wedding to loser boyfriend Jamie were spot on. We made it odds on favourite that the wedding wouldn't even take place at all... and that's exactly what's happened after she's cancelled it because, 'she didn't want it to clash with Corrie's 50th birthday!' yer right...credit us all with some sense Kym!!! By the way 'Got rid of any more dogs lately???'
Eighties phenomenon Lysette Anthony is the latest celebrity actress to join the cast. In 1980 16 year old Lysette was promoted as the face of the decade by photographer David Bailey and went on to be the most photographed girl in the country. She then found stardom in films acting alongside such acting legends as Michael Cain, Christopher Lee and Ben Kingsley. But don't blink and miss her because Lysette has been signed up for just one episode. She plays the character of Lydia who cad Lewis Archer will meet in an airport departure lounge on route to Barbados after cruelly dumping Audrey Roberts and fleecing bookie Peter Barlow out of thousands of pounds in a betting scam. Click on pic to see much more revealing pictures of a young Lysette in the SUN.
No excuses for showing yet another picture of the delectable Michelle Keegan showing her greatest assetts. This time she's on her hols in the Caribbean with real life boyfriend Brad. And the thirty degree heat of St Lucia certainly seems to be turning her beautiful bod brown... probably be no need for her to use her favourite fake tan for a while. Meanwhile on screen her slightly unbelievable relationship with Graeme seems to be going from strength to strength. Although street bosses have tried to smarten him up (and yes before you say it... love and lust are not just about looks) Graeme is hardly 'Tina Material' and it looks doomed to us. Mind you anything is an improvement on her freakie ex Jason, who as regular readers know we wouldn't put out if he was on fire!
SO! Here's a little question for you... Who is this Corrie girl doing her duty as a top top citizen and helping a gentleman in a wheel chair who was struggling to get up a steep slope into a Manchester park? Clues: 1) She's always been one of our favourites 2) She used to have a right loser and a prat for a boyfriend 3) Her gymslip character had a baby when she was still at school 4) If she played her cards right I'd even consider leaving my wife for her (good job the wife doesn't read this... and if you are then I'm only joking!).... And the answer is.... look below to find out.
The smilie girlie helping out with the wheel chair is of course... the gorgeous and everyday more stunning Tina O'Brien a.k.a Sarah Platt. Pictures are by Manchester city centre based photographer Mark Campbell who captured Tina doing her good deed for the day.
You heard it here first... Just like Sam Aston (Chesney) before him, eight year old child actor Finton Flynn will be the next big Corrie Cutie in his role as Russ Gray (son of lapdancer Cheryl). Here they both are with actor Will Thorp enjoying Finton's first location shoot.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WEATHERFIELD THIS WEEK:
Monday 26 July 2010 7:30pm Lewis does a cynical u-turn over Audrey. Feeling backed into a corner, Lewis is furious with Audrey for announcing their plans. When he stalls over finances, Audrey asserts money wouldn't have been an issue but she'll tell everyone she jumped the gun. Wrong-footed, Lewis' mind is racing as he clarifies that she'd be prepared to sell up for him. Will Lewis have a sudden change of heart? With Eileen interested in the house, Molly reminds Tyrone he'll have to tell Kevin he's leaving. Ty's reluctant but with her due date approaching, Molly piles on the pressure. Is Tyrone prepared to sell out?
When Fiz urges John to speak to Roy about getting his old job back, he uses talk of Ches' 16th birthday party as a get out.
Elsewhere Nick & Carla continue to clash.
Monday 26 July 2010 8:30pm As Fiz makes plans for Ches' party, Colin tells John they need to talk. Meeting away from the house, John's alarmed as Colin reveals Charlotte's told him everything and he wants his identity back. Desperate, John calls Charlotte. Loving the drama, she agrees to talk to Colin again but is it over for John?
With the Platts doubting Lewis' intentions, he offers to pay for his and Audrey's trip to Greece. Unsure of where he's going to find the cash, Lewis is in the bookies flirting with Deirdre when he spots an opportunity. Left alone, he heads behind the counter ... what is Lewis up to?
Sally's keen to take advantage of Tyrone's hopes for a quick sale and tells Kevin to make a low offer on his share of the garage. Will a guilty Kevin obey?
Elsewhere, Liz gets chatted up by a stranger (he found her on Facescene). Sunita and Claire realise they could help each other get back into work.
Thursday 29 July 2010 7:30pm on ITV1. John's living on a knife-edge after two nasty visits. When Ben Fielding turns up at the Stape's, menacingly demanding to know where Fishwick is, Fiz caves and gives him the address. John's desperately trying to figure out his next move when Colin then arrives battered and bruised. Ben wants him out of town and he needs money. John's aghast as Colin tells him he's got till tomorrow or he'll go to the police.
With Maria back at the salon, she, Natasha and David jostle for position. It's all out war and Greece can't come soon enough for Audrey. Gail offers an olive branch but will Audrey accept?
As Liz gets more strange male attention in the Rovers, Michelle tells Sean it's time he deleted Liz's Facesene page.
Elsewhere Lloyd helps Cheryl out with Russ. Sophie's gutted when Sally says she can't go to the festival.
Friday 30 July 2010 7:30pm
As Fiz and Ches head off to his cafe party, John makes an excuse to stay behind, promising he'll follow. Desperate to buy some time with Colin, he's called on Charlotte who offers £500. Colin arrives and when he sees that's all John's got, he goes to call the police. John tries to snatch the phone away and as a heated struggle breaks out, Colin collapses.
When Sean makes an ill-advised comment to Violet on Facescene, it's not long before she's on the phone to Liz having guessed it's been Sean all along playing silly beggars. Liz is furious and sacks Sean.
Natasha sets up a customer satisfaction score chat at the salon as Audrey plans her escape. Deirdre wonders if Lewis heart is in it.
Elsewhere Chris is back and Cheryl agrees to talk.
Friday 30 July 2010 8:30pm
As John kneels over Colin's dead body he's about to call the police but then starts to wonder what they'll think when they uncover his lies, maybe that he killed Colin to cover his tracks. Deciding they need to get rid of the body, he and Charlotte haul it into a wheelie bin and head for Charlotte's car. But will they have the nerve to go through with their plan to dispose of the body or will they crumble and contact the police?
As Sean breaks down over his lack of relationship with Dylan, Liz softens. Agreeing to give him another chance she then calls Violet. Will Liz be able to make a breakthrough on Sean's behalf?
As Cheryl agrees to Chris visiting Russ, Chris warns Lloyd not to muscle in on his family.
Elsewhere Ches hits it off with Izzy's sister Kat as the party goers get punch drunk.
Alison King arriving on a location shoot clutching script in hand to film her first scenes as an alcoholic. As her drinking spirals out of control Carla realises she needs help and turns up at the Weatherfield meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. But she chickens out and makes her excuses and leaves when she enters the meeting and sees recovering alkie Peter Barlow sat in the meet. She pretends she's really there to attend a Spanish lesson class. But Peter's suspicious and as he talks to her he smells the booze on her breath and recognises the symptoms. But Carla slips into denial and tells him to 'Butt Out' and mind his own business. Her business & personal life then spirals out of control. And to our regular reader Anna... thanks for the emails & 'yes' she will eventually beat her demons. 
Musician Paul Bowen has written a Coronation Street song to help raise money for the 'Help For Heroes' charity - 'If I Could Hear The Corrie Theme' can be heard and downloaded from Paul's 'myspace' site at 
Brooke Vincent & Sacha Parkinson arrive together at the studios this week and as usual kindly stop to sign autographs for their fans. The two girls may be confused about their on-screen relationship but are the best of friends off screen. Pic by Xposure.
Gail & Tina bury the hatchet as they visit Joe McIntyre's grave to lay flowers. The two women unite in grief and decide to stop their feuding over Joe's drowning. Both are set to have their own problems in the coming weeksas both will be left unemployed after Gail loses her job at the surgery after breaching data protection and sneaking a look at Natasha's private medical records and Tina will walk out on her job at Rita's shop after daft Norris accuses her of stealing money from the till. 
We take it all back... after often stating that Helen Flanagan runs second best in the 'looking sexy' stakes to several of her co-stars, we have to say she looks naturally stunning in an off duty moment vsisting a petrol station near her home. Wearing thigh length boots, skimpy top & skirt and a see through cardie - Helen certainly shows she's maturing very well indeed. 
Click on pic to read the full story in The Sun Newspaper.
Click on above picture to see more photies and the full story in the News Of The World. 
Despite from both sides of the fence... Keith Duffy is apparently taking some time off to reunite himself with Boyzone and spend time with his family in Ireland. In September Ciaran will announce to Liz & Michelle that's he's off to Glasgow to work as a chef in a Michelin star restaurant that one of his old mates runs. Michelle is gutted as she fancies the pants off him. But good news Michelle... 'he'll be back' and apparently he's going to play a major part in one of the show's big 50th birthday storylines at the end of the year. We say... We like him. It's unheard of for a boy band star to successfully make the transition to acting but Keith seems to have taken it quite easily in his stride. He'll never stay for very long at any one time but we like the way he flits in & out. 
Great to see 'Bill Roache & Sons' filming together for their parts in the upcoming storyline as Ken, Lawrence & James. Ken looks proud and rightly so. It was a stroke of genious to bring in his real life sons Linus & James. 
Mystery surrounded Andy Whyment's appearance at the Manchester auditions of X Factor. No-one was too sure whether Andy was being himself and simply trying to convince the judges he's good enough to win through or whether it was a stunt set up by Corrie to have Kirk involved as part of a storyline. Case for being Andy... there were no obvious cameras rolling nearby and he was only accompanied by a single friend from the studios - Case for being Kirk... surely Andy wouldn't wear a shirt like that!!! 
Thirsty work for Becky as she films on location in scenes where she meets up again with her half sister Kylie. Becky appears to be going back to her old self as she drains the dregs from a litre and half plastic bottle of cheap cider. And social workers vetting her and Steve as potential adoption material certainly won't be impressed.
Tyrone seems to be coming off worse in this fight with a delivery driver. Ty's rushing on his way to be with Molly at the birth of their son 'Jack Junior' and finds the road blocked by 'white van man' making some deliveries. The two argue than come to blows. As a result poor old Ty misses the birth where the baby is delivered by Sally & Kevin. We say... footie fan Tyrone probably attacked the bloke because he looks like under-performing England manager capello. Yes we haven't spelt his name with a capital 'C' because the moron shouldn't even still be in a job. 
HORRORNATION STREET... Producer Phil Collinson has said that 'much loved characters will be killed and injured' this winter when the famous Viaduct breaks up and a Tram crashes down on the cobbles.
Cute 'little' Chesney is to celebrate the show's 50th in his own special way by losing his virginity to sexy new teenage character Kat Armstrong... the sister of disabled wheelchair bound character Izzy. We say... lucky old Ches & where was Kat when we were all sweet 16? Apparently Kat (played by ex-Grangehill actress Georgia May Foote) is impressed that young Ches has his own market stall and has a few bob around him for one so young. After asking him out Kat seduces the lad... probably didn't take a lot of doing, and they become a bit of an item. But Kat's dad Owen is far less impressed at the news of Chesney's first sexual conquest and as Chesney will soon discover there's always a price to pay!!! - Time to join the real world Ches. 
Right... We think we've sat on our hands long enough & feel it's time to tap out our initial feelings of new producer Phil Collinson... and they're not very good. Like every incoming boss Collinson seems to think he has to make his 'for the sake of it' mark - Not all that original Phil! Yes... we agree some dead wood needed to be pruned but he's only axing the dross that suits him. He's dumped various decent enough characters like Ashley & Claire who were brave enough to have minds of their own and also axed Natasha, who we feel had plenty more to give, but has rewarded idiot, thug & misfit Ryan Thomas with a new contract for his increasingly boring portrayal of dimwit Jason. Like the refereeing in the World Cup... to be respected you have to be consistent and we're afraid Phil has yet to show that special quality - there's more to come on this one. Watch this space! 
Loved up and desperate for a child of their own... Becky & Steve are to stumble across a ready made little package called Max. Devastated that she's unable to carry a baby full term, Becky decides to adopt but the red tape becomes restrictive so 'lo & behold' in comes Becky's long lost half sis Kylie to help out. Kylie's a wayward girl who has a son in care that Becky helps to be returned to Kylie's care but it soon becomes obvious Kylie is incapable of looking after the kid so... yep you guessed it - in steps Becky & Steve. 
Apparently the totally gorgeous Roxanne Pallett has alledgedly been telling friends that she would love a part in Corrie and it's even been rumoured she was nearly cast in the role of Becky McDonald's feisty sister Kylie. True or not it gives a great excuse to show this picture of the ex Emmerdale babe looking resplendent in blue (ish) bikini during a recent holiday in Malta. 
Our hearts at WGHQ missed a joyful beat when we saw this picture of Kym Marsh behind bars. Could our dreams have come true that overrated Kym is waving goodbye for ever?!?!... Sadly not as Kym was just pictured by Mark Campbell (MC PIX) behind security gates at the studios whilst the spoilt 'actress' or whatever she claims to be these days was taking a break from her hectic schedule of arranging her wedding plans and then cancelling them all again. By the way the odds we offered a couple of months ago on how long her wedding to loser boyfriend Jamie were spot on. We made it odds on favourite that the wedding wouldn't even take place at all... and that's exactly what's happened after she's cancelled it because, 'she didn't want it to clash with Corrie's 50th birthday!' yer right...credit us all with some sense Kym!!! By the way 'Got rid of any more dogs lately???' 
No excuses for showing yet another picture of the delectable Michelle Keegan showing her greatest assetts. This time she's on her hols in the Caribbean with real life boyfriend Brad. And the thirty degree heat of St Lucia certainly seems to be turning her beautiful bod brown... probably be no need for her to use her favourite fake tan for a while. Meanwhile on screen her slightly unbelievable relationship with Graeme seems to be going from strength to strength. Although street bosses have tried to smarten him up (and yes before you say it... love and lust are not just about looks) Graeme is hardly 'Tina Material' and it looks doomed to us. Mind you anything is an improvement on her freakie ex Jason, who as regular readers know we wouldn't put out if he was on fire!
SO! Here's a little question for you... Who is this Corrie girl doing her duty as a top top citizen and helping a gentleman in a wheel chair who was struggling to get up a steep slope into a Manchester park? Clues: 1) She's always been one of our favourites 2) She used to have a right loser and a prat for a boyfriend 3) Her gymslip character had a baby when she was still at school 4) If she played her cards right I'd even consider leaving my wife for her (good job the wife doesn't read this... and if you are then I'm only joking!).... And the answer is.... look below to find out. 
The smilie girlie helping out with the wheel chair is of course... the gorgeous and everyday more stunning Tina O'Brien a.k.a Sarah Platt. Pictures are by Manchester city centre based photographer Mark Campbell who captured Tina doing her good deed for the day. 
You heard it here first... Just like Sam Aston (Chesney) before him, eight year old child actor Finton Flynn will be the next big Corrie Cutie in his role as Russ Gray (son of lapdancer Cheryl). Here they both are with actor Will Thorp enjoying Finton's first location shoot. 
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WEATHERFIELD THIS WEEK: 
