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Sarah Platt’s (Tina O’Brien) desperate to save her marriage in Coronation Street, but disaster strikes when she’s rushed to hospital. At the start of the week, Sarah’s on edge after receiving more missed calls from Damon Hay (Ciaran Griffiths). She’s also unnerved by Adam Barlow’s (Sam Robertson) cagey behaviour but Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) tells her not to worry, Adam’s just planning a surprise gender reveal party.

Coronation Street is set to see the return of Lauren Bolton as Cait Fitton reprises the role after a short stint on the cobbles which started in November last year. Fans will remember the character for being Max Turner's love interest as he was groomed by her dad's gang led by Griff Reynolds.

Coronation Street and Bad Girls star Maria Charles has died at the age of 93, it has been announced.The actress found fame on the West End before going on to star in Agony as Bea Fisher, the mother of Maureen Lipman's character Jane Lucas. She made numerous appearances on the sitcom between 1979 and 1981, returning for its sequel, Agony Again, in 1995. She moved on to prison drama Bad Girls in 2002, where she played Noreen Briggs, before joining Coronation Street as Lina Thistlewood in 2005.

Coronation Street's Sarah Barlow might have to play dirty if she wants to shrug off slimy Damon Hay. Her latest storyline features an affair with the ex-con, played by Ciarán Griffiths, but despite making it crystal clear that she wants nothing more to do with him, he continues to taunt her infront of husband Adam Barlow. In upcoming scenes set for ITV, Adam books them a table at the Bistro to celebrate his birthday, with Damon offering to chuck in a bottle of champagne to the unease of Sarah.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon looked sensational as she shared a slew of radiant snaps from her recent family holiday.The actress, 40, who plays Maria Connor, took to Instagram to give a glimpse into her Easter getaway, admitting that holidays always "go fast". In one snap, Samia looked radiant as she posed in a black triangle bikini complete with a straw hat and oversized aviator sunglasses.

Coronation Street star Alison King, who plays Carla Connor on the long-running soap, celebrated her 50th birthday in style. Alison's co-star, Samia Longchambon who plays Carla's former sister-in-law Maria Connor, took to Instagram to share a snap of the star-studded celebrations.The photo saw Samia and Alison posing alongside Julia Goulding, Jane Danson, Tina O'Brien and Georgia Taylor. Captioning the glam pic Samia wrote: "Celebrated our awesome Ali Kings’ birthday with these queens last night #birthdaygirl #friends." Fans of the actresses were quick to comment on the snap, with many wishing Alison a happy birthday.

Coronation Street fans have been left worried for Max Turner as they predict a tragic twist in his current storyline. The teen, played by Paddy Bever, was put behind bars after pleading guilty to encouraging terrorism.

has exited the ITV soap amid the major racial violence story, after his character’s final scenes aired as Blake was sentenced for the vicious stabbing of Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) as well as the attempted murder of councillor Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon). During the most recent episode, Max's wellbeing worried fans which has led to them thinking the youngster could being departing the cobbles in the near future. Max made an emotional plea on the phone for dad David (Jack P Shepherd), sister Lily and step-mum Shona to come and visit him at the Young Offenders centre following a brutal encounter with Alya, who visited him on Wednesday.

Coronation Street looks set for explosive scenes next week as Stephen Reid's downfall is teased as his plan to spike Carla Connor's drink with LSD backfires. Viewers will recall that Stephen has been spiking Carla's drink on the ITV soap recently as "vile" revenge, which recently resulted in Carla woozily driving the Underworld van into Paul Foreman who was on Peter's bike. In upcoming episodes, Stephen gets a taste of his own medicine when he accidentally drinks Carla’s tea, which he spiked with LSD, just before he goes on stage to do a presentation for the new business.

Coronation Street looks set for dramatic scenes next week as a heartbroken Shona Platt tells a shocked David Platt that she's leaving him after he tries to kiss Maria Connor. In upcoming scenes, David is upset to discover that Max Turner has been attacked in the Secure Centre and ends up getting drunk. And Maria is left shocked when David tries to kiss her and sends him home.

Fans of ITV's Coronation Street believe they have unveiled the true identity of Maria Connor's troll after Max was arrested for the crime. David Platt is convinced it's his son doing the trolling of Maria and, at the end of last night's episode (October 12), David called the police and Max was arrested for threats to kill.

Coronation Street fans expressed concern that Max Turner could be set for a racism storyline after he was told he couldn't have a place back at Weatherfield High School. The troubled teen, who was expelled from school and sent to a pupil referral unit after a smear campaign against teacher Daniel Osbourne, was hoping to return to his local school.

Soap favourite Samia Longchambon made the most of the summer sun while posing in a selection of swimwear. The Maria Connor actress from Eccles looked stunning as she modelled a black bikini and a nautical striped blue swimsuit for lingerie brand Pour Moi.

has changed her name after marrying her co-star. The Abi Franklin actress married Joe Duttine, who plays Tim, earlier this month. The actress now goes by Sally Carman-Duttine on social media.

Coronation Street ’s Sally Carman and Joe Duttine finally said "I do" in a sweet ceremony. The pair finally got married after previously having their wedding plans on the back burner.

Coronation Street's Sally Carman and Joe Duttine have finally tied the knot, a few years after they met on the set of one of the country's most beloved soaps. Sally, 41, who plays Abi Franklin in Coronation Street, confirmed that she and Joe, 52, had finally gotten married - posting a sweet snap with the caption: "We did", along with a yellow love heart emoji. In the snap, the pair kissed on the lips inside a huge circle balloon wreath in pretty pastel colours with all different sized balloons and faux vines woven through it.

Coronation Street fans are convinced they’ve spotted an awkward error in Maria Connor’s eco-warrior storyline, after she was seen turning on every light in her home, despite it making little difference to the brightness of the room. In recent weeks, Maria, played by Samia Longchambon, has dedicated herself to cleaning up the streets of Weatherfield, after her son Joseph suffered a terrifying asthma attack as a result of traffic pollution.

Coronation Street fans are convinced they’ve uncovered the identity of the person cruelly trolling Maria Connor online - and it’s closer to home than you might think. The hairdresser turned politician, played by Samia Longchambon, has been having a rough time in recent weeks after making it her mission to try and make the Manchester air cleaner for residents on the Cobbles.

There was horror on the Coronation Street cobbles as Audrey Roberts became trapped under a motorbike after her drinking spiralled out of control. Audrey, played by Sue Nicholls, has been staying with daughter Gail and her family after having cataract surgery.

Coronation Street actress Samia Longchambon has revealed that online trolling has taken its toll on her over the years, affecting her mental health.The 39-year-old actress - who is mum to 12-year-old daughter Freya and seven-year-old son Yves - opened up on her fears about her kids being trolled online as well as all young people. Samia has called for tougher rules around online activity: “I feel like things should be more regulated online, especially for young people," she said. "My daughter is 12, so I'm really nervous about it because you're such an easy target." She discussed her new hard-hitting Corrie plot, which will see her character, local councillor Maria Connor, targeted by online trolls.

Soap actress Mollie Gallagher was barely recognisable in her latest holiday snaps as she ditched her character Nina Lucas’ look as she posed for the camera. The Coronation Street star, 24, posed while on holiday on the Greek island of Crete and looked worlds away from her character’s gothic look. The star wore a long black chiffon skirt matched with a leopard print halter neck crop top.

Coronation Street stars looked worlds away from their characters over the weekend as they attended the ITV soap's belated Christmas celebration, which was renamed to Spring party. Taking to Instagram, the likes of Elle Mulvaney, Harriet Bibby, Millie Gibson, Tanisha Gorey and Samia Longchambon shared a collection of glamorous snaps from the fun celebration.

The Corrie cast let their hair down away from all the high drama on the famous cobbles as they partied together at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum for a belated Christmas party. Soap favourites have been sharing an insight into their big night out as they enjoyed the first Coronation Street party since 2019.

Catherine Tyldesley 's former Coronation Street co-stars have sweetly led the congratulations to the actress after she announced she had welcomed a beautiful baby daughter. The 38 year old actress, who is married to husband Tom Pitfield, shared the news on Thursday in a joint post on her Instagram page.

Coronation Street's legendary red-head Fiz Stape has been spotted proudly showing off her brand new pad following her departure from the iconic Weatherfield cobbles.Try not to worry too much though, Corrie fans, as Jennie McAlpine - who has played the second-hand furniture flogger since she first joined the soap in 2001 - is not yet leaving Weatherfield entirely. Fiz is set to pack her bags and leave her terraced house in the coming weeks in order to move into a luxury Victorian semi with new boyfriend Phill Whittaker (Jamie Kenna).

ITV Coronation Street star Fiz Stape could be departing the famous cobbles after 21 years. Jennie McAlpine's character is at risk from leaving fans gutted by departing Weatherfield alongside her partner Phill.

Coronation Street fans think there could be an affair twist coming up on the cobbles between Phill Whittaker and Maria Connor. During the latest instalment, Phill helped Maria turn her campaign around as he gave her confidential information about the council, showing that they have been covering up the dangers of local air pollution.

Coronation Street fans were surprised to see another Benidorm star make a cameo on the famous cobbles. The ITV soap already stars Tony Maudsley, who played Kenneth on the popular comedy series, but on Friday 18 March viewers were delighted to see Derren Litten also making an appearance on the show.

They met when they were dance partners on ITV's Dancing On Ice - and on Saturday night Corrie's Samia Longchambon and ice skating husband Sylvain Longchambon were teaming up again to become dance judges at a dazzling charity show.