Major Coronation Street couple splits after 11 years?

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".

Coronation Street's Beth Sutherland actress Lisa George has hit back at a social media user after they mistook her for another soap star. Lisa, 50, who has played Beth since 2011, enjoyed a night out with former co-star Katie McGlynn, who played Sinead Tinker on the cobbles until 2020.Taking to Instagram, Katie shared a radiant selfie and red carpet snap with Lisa at the Manchester Film Festival.

Coronation Street fans were left stunned on Wednesday night's episode after discovering Gemma Winter's real name on the hit ITV soap. During the latest episode, Gemma confided in brother Paul Foreman that the wedding venue is demanding full payment up front or the whole thing is off.To which Dee-Dee Bailey later overheard him on the phone to the bank in a bid to help his sister with her wedding plans.

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.

Coronation Street is set for powerful scenes next week when brave Amy Barlow reports Aaron Sandford to the police after he raped her when she was unconscious Only recently, soap stars Elle Mulvaney and James Craven have been at the centre of a non-consensual sex storyline, which soap bosses hope will open conversations about sexual activity among young people.The episode, which aired on 3 March, saw Elle's character Amy and James' character Aaron share a drunken kiss while at the flat they share, following his row with girlfriend Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby).The pair then moved to the bedroom where Amy started to undress, before admitting she felt sick and rolled away from him. However, in harrowing scenes, Aaron continued to kiss Amy who was unaware of what happened next as he made the decision for her that they will have sexual relations.

Coronation Street star Todd Boyce has confirmed that his character, Stephen Reid, is set to kill again in just weeks.The cobbles murderer is set to claim his next victim in April and Stephen star Todd, 61, has even hinted that "there could be more" deaths for his character. Viewers will recall that Stephen murdered Leo Thompkins last year and recently murdered the latter's father, Teddy Thompkins, after he grew suspicious of Stephen. On Monday's episode, it looked as though Stephen was going to kill for a third time after Rufus Donahue told him to tear up the American contract as he wanted sole rights to Nippersnapper.Threatening Stephen, Rufus said if he doesn't play ball, he'll tell everyone how he's been drugging Carla....

Kate Ford’s Coronation Street character has a very different life to her own.Tracy Barlow, who Kate plays, has been embroiled in a huge amount of scandal, drama and criminal activity during her decades on the cobbles.The character was first introduced back in 1977 and Kate took on the role for the first time back in 2002.Tracy has blackmailed longtime resident Roy Cropper, been convicted of murderer (and murdered several people, including her then boyfriend Charlie Stubbs) and been caught stealing other residents’ credit cards in order to scam them.The resident villain has certainly made a name for herself, but what about the actress who plays her? Here’s what you should know. Kate, 46, originally hails from Salford in Greater Manchester and first had a taste of the spotlight at the age of 19 when she starred in the music video for The Beatles song Free as a Bird.

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.

Coronation Street fans think they have figured out a plan to expose Stephen Reid on the cobbles after targeting Carla Connor in a harrowing storyline on the ITV soap. Viewers will recall that Stephen has been spiking Carla's drink with LSD recently as "vile" revenge, which recently resulted in Carla woozily driving the Underworld van into Paul Foreman who was on Peter's bike.

Coronation Street was full of drama on Monday night as Sarah Barlow risked her marriage to Adam Barlow when she invited flirty Damon Hay to her hotel room. During the latest episode, Nick Tilsley was horrified to find Damon sitting at his desk as the latter menacingly reminded him that he still has a financial interest in the business.

Tina O'Brien rose to fame since playing the well-known character of Sarah Barlow in Coronation Street who has been involved in some of the most iconic and dramatic storylines of the soap. Since her debut to Corrie in 1999, her character Sarah has followed the storylines of teenage pregnancy, the death of her boyfriend, a near murder by her stepfather, a turbulent relationship with Todd Grimshaw and his brother Jason - and also a tragic stillbirth.The actress took a long break from the cobbles in 2008 before delighting fans in 2015 when she returned to her role as Sarah. Although the character in Corrie has had more than enough drama, off screen Tina enjoys time with her husband and two children occasionally sharing snaps of their holidays on Instagram.

Princess Anne visited the set of Coronation Street on Monday 20 March to meet cast and members of the production team involved in the ITV soap's upcoming acid attack storyline. Her Royal Highness, 72, attended as Patron of The Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI), who have been advising the ITV soap's producers and writers.The Princess Royal also viewed some upcoming scenes before meeting with Producer Iain MacLeod, as well as cast members Charlotte Jordan, who plays Daisy Midgeley, Ryan Prescott, who plays Ryan Connor, Andrew Still, who plays Justin Rutherford, and Rob Mallard, who plays Daniel Osbourne.

This week is set to be a rather dramatic one for the residents of Weatherfield as this week's Coronation Street spoilers see Stephen's (Todd Boyce) reign of terror continue. After drugging Carla with LSD recently as "vile" revenge, Stephen has now taken over the Underworld Factory after the drugs caused her to drive the Underworld van into Paul Foreman. As her mental health continues to worsen as after taking time off work, Carla (Alison King) is now set to receive another blow as her husband Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) pays a visit to the factory only to find Stephen is now in control.

Coronation Street fans rejoiced as Kevin Kennedy and Angela Lonsdale reunited for a night out after leaving the ITV soap 20 years ago. Police sergeant Emma, played by Angela, arrived on the cobbles back in 2000 and left in 2003 after being offered a promotion in Newcastle.

Former Coronation Street star Craig Gazey was unrecognisable as he appeared on TV again this week - 12 years after his soap stint. Craig, 41, debuted on the popular soap in 2008 as Graeme Proctor, David Platt's former cellmate in prison. And having been seen on TV sparingly in the past few years, fans were shocked as they saw the actor in another ITV drama called The Bay.Throughout his time on the popular soap, he made his mark in Weatherfield after stealing David's girlfriend Tina McIntyre, who was played by Michelle Keegan, leaving the former friends falling out.

Coronation Street is set to be rocked by a shock death next week as Evelyn and Roy’s friendship is tested. Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman) visits the cafe with her dog Cerberus and chats with Roy Cropper (David Neilson), who apologises for missing her birthday. Later, Evelyn becomes concerned about her beloved dog after he shows no interest in his food and ends up taking him to the vet to see what’s wrong.

Coronation Street's Stephen Reid takes dark action against Carla Connor next week that could leave her dead. Fans of the ITV soap will be horrified to hear that the factory boss' life is in serious danger. In official spoilers released by ITV, Stephen is planning to make Carla his third victim having already murdered builder Leo Thompkins and his father Teddy.

Coronation Street viewers have seen friction between child Hope Stape (played by Isabelle Flanagan) and Beth Tinker (Lisa George) following the death of Cilla the Chinchilla after Peanut the dog killed her. However, as anger and frustrations grew, Beth took things a step too far and slapped the child for her behaviour. After Peanut killed Hope's beloved new pet Cilla, the devious child took matters into her own hands and lied about Beth's dog biting her to avenge her Chinchilla.

Coronation Street have recast Jackson Hodge after six years as the character is set for a return, leaving Faye Windass in turmoil. Viewers will recall that Jackson is the father of Faye's daughter, Miley, who she gave birth to in 2015 when they were both teenagers. However, soon after Miley's Christening service, Faye struggled with being a young mum as the Hodge family offered to look after the youngster.