A father and son were left devastated after travelling from Belfast to watch Manchester United - only to be turned away from the stadium before kick off.
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Coronation Street star Colson Smith has revealed which reality show he'd love to take part in - and he'd be following in the footsteps of many past and present soap stars. However, if he does get the call about appearing on the hit ITV programme, the actor has made his first mistake.
Colson has played now-Weatherfield cop CraigTinker in Corrie since 2011 and last year, fans got to see him in a whole new light as he took part in The Games. The show, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff, saw 12 celebrities - including Colson - battle it out in a sporting spectacular event across a week of live programmes.
The stars had been trained and coached for the events including diving and weight lifting. But it all came down to the live show where the celebrities racked up points so that at the end of the competition, the contestants with the most points were awarded either a gold, silver or bronze medal with one male champion and one female crowned the winners of The Games.
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But Colson, 24, stole hearts when viewers saw how he had learnt to swim specifically for the programme. And despite finishing last in the first race at London's Aquatics Centre, all of the plaudits went to Colson as not only did he only learn to swim a matter of weeks before the live race, he also shaved an impressive 10 seconds off his best time.
And it appears the soap star wants to challenge himself further by taking part in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here. Taking part in a Q&A on his Instagram Story, Colson was asked: "What TV shows would you like to do?" and as he travelled from London to Manchester after appearing on This Morning, he typed in reply: "100% the
A father and son were left devastated after travelling from Belfast to watch Manchester United - only to be turned away from the stadium before kick off.
Prince Louis of Wales made quite the impression at his grandfather, King Charles III‘s Coronation over the weekend.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived.On Sunday, the newly-crowned royals got a royal welcome as the trumpets sounded from the stage and they were spotted arriving at their seats inside the grounds of Windsor Castle.Charles and Camilla — who arrived earlier than expected — were greeted with cheers and applause from the over 20,000 attendees inside the venue.As they made their way, Kate Middleton and Princess Charlotte curtsied as a sign of respect. Also joining them in the box were Prince William and Prince George, as well as other immediate members of the family.The royals had mini Union Jack flags to wave as they took in the show.Sunday's coronation concert is shaping up to be a big event.
After Coronation Street's Amy Barlow was raped by Aaron Sandford back in February, viewers have been watching the youngster trying to get her life back on track as best as she can. It emerged that Amy – played by Elle Mulvany – was raped by once-friend and housemate Aaron – played by James Craven – after getting drunk. But after trying to report the incident to the police and not being taken seriously, she sadly retracted the allegation in the hope she could just move on.
The King’s coronation day on May 6 is now just 48 hours away. Here is a look at everything we know so far – what is happening day-by-day over the weekend and how the celebrations will unfold.
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Coronation Street icon Sue Cleaver had her fans mesmerised by her weight loss, as she took to social media to showcase her transformation with a new blonde bob and gorgeous pink suit.
Coronation Street were left obsessed after actress Ellie Leach, who plays Faye Windass, debuted her recent hair transformation this weekend.The 22-year-old from Bury took to her Instagram page to share a snap showing off her new 'do, which featured a much lighter colour and a brand new fringe. Smiling for the camera, the actress could be seen sat in a bar as she held onto a refreshing looking drink, seemingly enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend.
Jack P Shepherd has been on Coronation Street for more than 20 years - but it wasn't until this weekend that he had a taste of his 'dream' job. The actor, who plays David Platt in the ITV soap, enjoyed a bit of work away from the cobbles.
Tom Cruise, Winnie the Pooh and Dame Joan Collins are a few of the acts who will feature during the Coronation Concert celebrating the crowning of the King and Queen Consort.
Umm, do we have another Khloé Kardashian/Tristan Thompson situation on our hands here?!
Coronation Street saw heart-wrenching drama centred on two of its characters in Wednesday night's episode (April 26). The harrowing scenes saw Amy Barlow and Paul Foreman at the hospital for different reasons, but both were left facing-up to trauma and confronting their fears.
Former Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has hilariously admitted she's "not happy" about a current storyline on the hit ITV soap, involving Craig Tinker and Faye Windass.The actress, 27, appeared on the cobbles between 2015 to 2020 as Bethany Platt, where she was part of several hard-hitting storylines. And despite no longer appearing on the ITV soap, Lucy couldn't help but share her thoughts on a current storyline earlier this week.Taking to Instagram, Coronation Street shared a behind-the-scenes picture of actor Colson Smith as his character Craig Tinker, captioned: "Can you believe it, Craig tinker getting down on one knee." Fans will recall that Craig proposed to Faye Windass on Friday's episode after declaring his love and the latter eventually accepted his proposal.
Russell Crowe is looking back at his time on Gladiator and revealing that he almost walked away from the Ridley Scott-directed film as he thought the script was “absolute rubbish.”
Paul Mescal has made his music debut with the release of an original song, Slide Away, from his new film Carmen.
eft her for a younger woman in 2019. The actress, 71, rose to fame in 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me alongside Sir Roger Moore, where she and secret agent James Bond memorably made love under a pile of fur coats. Despite declaring herself a 'fighter' she told Daily Mail's Richard Eden that she had found the breakdown of her marriage ‘really hard’.
Ariana Madix made a surprising statement about her relationship with Tom Sandoval before she learned he was cheating on her with Raquel Leviss.
Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has jokingly shared his annoyance after his long-time co-star William Roache, also known as Bill, dropped a huge clanger during their recent set interaction.
As the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent got underway on Saturday, judge Alesha Dixon was treated to a surprising blast from the past, as she realised she and one of this year’s hopefuls already knew each other. Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden and new judge Bruno Tonioli were completely taken aback when Alesha admitted she recognising one member of community choir The Big Sing, who she knew all the way back in her early days with girlband Miss-Teeq.