Inside Coronation Street Sarah Platt actress Tina O'Brien's life off screen

Coronation Street star Alex Bain has reportedly split from his fiancee just six months after the pair got engaged. The 21-year-old actor, who has played Simon Barlow for over 15 years, is said to have split up with fiancée Mollie Lockwood last month after three years together, writes The Mirror.

Coronation Street legend Wendi Peters has separated from her partner of 20 years, Kenny Linden, according to reports.The soap favourite is best known to Corrie fans for her role as Cilla Battersby-Brown in the long-running ITV soap, and had been married to her actor-turned-sports-masseuse husband Kenny Linden for well over two decades. But according to a pal, the marriage has since come to an end, with Wendi having moved out of the family home to live alone in Hertfordshire.

There is often confusion and amusement when characters from any soap go away for while and suddenly return with a different head. But it may not come as any surprise that there are a huge number of Coronation Street characters that have been played by multiple actors.

Coronation Street fans were left spluttering at their TV screens as they tuned in to see the latest goings-on in Weatherfield thanks to an admission from Mary Taylor about her youth. The much-loved ITV soap character, played by Patti Clare, is currently planning a trip abroad with Brian Packham after misunderstanding his request for help.

Coronation Street is set for explosive scenes next week on the ITV soap when Sarah Barlow decides to cheat on husband Adam Barlow with Damon Hay. Fans will recall that Sarah recently spent a flirty night with Damon, without knowing who he was, but stopped before things went too far. However, Sarah throws caution to the wind next week when her car is blocked in and Adam is working, which results in Damon offering a lift to the hotel for her meeting.

Tina O'Brien, best known for her portrayal of Sarah Platt in Coronation Street since she was just 16 years old, has surprised her fans by revealing her age. With her milestone birthday around the corner, the actress shared recent headshots on Instagram, prompting astonishment from followers who couldn't believe she was about to turn 40. On Instagram she wrote: "I'm turning 40 this year.

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has pulled at heartstrings not once but twice as he posed with his actual dog and his new on-screen companion. The actor, who is famed for playing David Platt in the ITV soap, enjoyed a wholesome Sunday out on a walk with his girlfriend Hanni Treweek and their pooch, Baby.

Married at First Sight Australia star Claire Nomarhas shocked viewers on Tuesday night when she made a bombshell confession. Claire and her partner Jesse had just recently experienced a complete 360 in their relationship, after starting off on a bad note from the moment of their honeymoon when "jealous and abrupt" partner Jesse told her to "shush". Fans were left stunned on Tuesday night's episode when a bombshell was dropped by Claire during the evening dinner of Hugo and Tayla's wedding as she pulled Jesse aside for a chat.

Fans of the soap Emmerdale will know Liam Boyle for portraying the troubled character of Alex Moore, who is currently involved in a drama-filled drugs storyline. In the show, the 37 year old actor is the ex-boyfriend of Dawn Taylor and the father of her son, Lucas. Plus, dad to Dawn’s friend’s daughter, Clemmie.

Coronation Street star Julia Goulding has left her co-stars 'jealous' as she showed off her fresh new look on social media. The actress, who is known for playing Shona Platt in the ITV soap, hasn't been seen on-screen as much of late following her maternity leave.

Coronation Street star Ryan Prescott took on what was arguably the toughest and most harrowing scenes of his career this week, as his character Ryan Connor fell victim to an acid attack as a long running stalking storyline came to a head. As his character now faces the prospect of life changing injuries and a gruelling road to recovery, it’s safe to say the scenes have not been for the faint hearted to watch - or to film.Thankfully after such emotionally taxing scenes on set, Ryan has a far more relaxed life off screen to help him unwind and decompress at the end of a long day.

Coronation Street spoilers see Ruthie Henshall make her guest debut next week as Estelle. It was revealed earlier this month that Ruthie, 56, would be swapping the stage for the cobbles and will be playing Estelle, an old friend of Glenda Shuttleworth, who is played by fellow stage star Jodie Prenger. And spoilers for next week see Estelle have a run-in with Glenda's brother, George Shuttleworth, about the cost of her mother’s funeral.

Coronation Street star Ben Price distracted fans as he posed a question which left his co-star Sally Ann Matthews 'nervous'. The actor, who is famed for playing Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap, was seen in a video posted on the Instagram page for the podcast he co-hosts, Sofa Cinema Club.

Coronation Street has released a chilling spoiler video that shows a first look of Monday night's harrowing Daisy Midgeley acid attack storyline on the ITV soap.The clip was shown during Monday's episode of Lorraine as it sees Daisy, played by Charlotte Jordan, about to leave the Rovers Return Inn for her wedding to Daniel Osbourne, played by Rob Mallard. Being escorted out by Ryan Connor, played by Ryan Prescott, who has stepped in as chauffeur last minute thanks to the wedding car being stolen, the duo are soon set for a chilling discovery.

Corrie fans believe that residents of Wetherfield are soon set to encounter the one of the most unexpected plot twists of the show's recent history. A handful of viewers believe they've predicted an upcoming storyline which will see long-standing character Sarah Barlow discover she is pregnant, but that the father will not be husband Adam Barlow.

Yesterday saw former Coronation Street star Matthew Marsden announce the surprising news that he's become a father for the seventh time.Taking to social media on Friday, the Cobbles alum - who played mechanic Chris Collins on the show between 1995 until 1998 - revealed that wife Nadine Metcalf had given birth to what is their second child together. Matthew shared a heart-melting snap of his newborn with his 15,200 Instagram followers, showing the latest addition to his family swaddled in a sweet cotton blanket, adored with multicoloured footprints, and wearing a white hat on their head.The former soap star - who left the show before exploring a pop music career, as well as acting in the US - simply captioned his post: "Blessed. #babiesofinstagram".

With just days left to go until Coronation Street’ s Daisy Midgley (Charlotte Jordan) is set to tie the knot with Daniel Osborne (Rob Mallard) as part of an ongoing storyline which will see the Cobbles favourite suffer a vicious acid attack - many of the couple’s relatives will soon be returning to our screens as part of the big day. Among those relatives, will be Christina Boyd, Daisy’s long lost mum, which will see acting heavyweight Amy Robbins once again return to the soap to bring her patented brand of charm and talent to the role.

Coronation Street fans were left "sobbing" and a "mess" on Wednesday as Evelyn Plummer learnt that her beloved pet dog, Cerberus, was dying. During the latest episode, Cerberus was still sick and a concerned Tyrone Dobbs suggested they take the poorly dog to the vets to be checked over.To which the vet suggested it could be food poisoning which Evelyn vehemently denied as she monitors everything he eats and would never feed him anything bad.

Glamour model Beth Morgan has landed a new TV job, after she was sacked from Coronation Street back in 2018 for "leaking stories." Beth appeared in the long-running ITV soap as an extra as part of a storyline which saw Bethany Plat (played by Lucy Fallon) become a lap dancer. She's now set to appear in a documentary for the same broadcaster, alongside former Love Island star Olivia Attwood, which will see Beth discuss her career as a glamour model.The docu-series will be in the same vein as Olivia's previous series Getting Filthy Rich, which told the stories of people who make their money selling sex online. Beth's previous stint on TV was cut short when she shared pictures of the set, and her outfit, before the episodes aired on TV.

Actress Ellie Leach is best known for playing Faye Windass on long running soap Coronation Street. Faye landed on the cobbles in 2011, when she was adopted by residents Anna and Eddie Windass. She had a rocky start on the show when she fell pregnant aged just 13 and struggled to bond with her newborn daughter, Miley, who she eventually gave up to the custody of the baby’s dad, Jackson, and his family.The teenager later endured an early menopause storyline which left her unlikely to conceive again, an issue which could affect up to 1 in 100 young women.