Coronation Street's Norris Cole actor Malcolm Hebden secretly quits soap after 27 years

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Stacey Solomon's fiancèe Joe Swash was mind blown by the strength of the Storm Eunice as it ripped through his garden at Pickle Cottage.The former Eastenders star took to Instagram to document his horror as he braved the winds and took to his backyard to clear up the damage caused by the 122mph winds.Joe commented that the experience had been utter "madness" as he showed his legion of online followers the mess he now had to deal with.Even though the bad weather continued, Joe took to the great outdoors to try and make sense of the situation.Speaking to his 1.9 million followers he shared his disbelief over the damage that had been caused to his property.He exclaimed on camera: "What is happening? This wind is unbelievable! Look!"Moving the lens to show a huge tree that had smashed to the floor in his garden with branches snapped everywhere, he began to explain the chaos.He added: "We've already lost a tree - what's going on?! This is madness!"Joe and Stacey aren't the only people in the UK today who will now be spending their weekend clearing up the destruction from yesterday's strong winds.The MET office issued red weather warnings and advised people to travel if "absolutely necessary".Travel came to halt, schools were closed and millions of homes were left without power overnight.In spite of the torrential weather conditions, Joe's wife Stacey explained to fans that she had still working hard - with the Loose Women star taking to Instagram with a sweet breastfeeding snap of baby Rose.She told fans: "Sorry I've been so quiet! These filming days are super long and any break I get I'm like this.There's MUCH more where that came from! Want all the jaw-dropping stories from the world of showbiz and up to the minute news

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Busybody Norris Cole is leaving Coronation Street for good – and viewers aren't even going to get to see him say goodbye. Actor Malcolm Hebden, who has stayed away due to the pandemic, has retired after 27 years of service on the Street.

direct to your inboxCorrie star Malcolm Hebden has retired from the soap after 27 years of playing busybody Norris Cole.The 81-year-old actor has called it a day after suffering a heart attack in 2017. He briefly returned to the Coronation Street cobbles in 2019, swapping his beloved newsagents shop The Kabin for life at Stillwaters retirement complex with his new love Freda.

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Coronation Street icon Malcolm Hebden has quietly retired from the ITV soap, meaning his character Norris Cole will never be seen on-screen again.Malcolm, 81, suffered a near-fatal heart attack in 2017 and quit acting in the summer of 2020.His fan-favourite character of Norris Cole briefly returned to screens during a storyline which saw Ken Barlow (William Roache) move to a retirement complex.But he won't return again, as he explained that he came to realise that it was all getting too much for him.He told The Sun: "I absolutely adored playing Norris and I was pleased to be able to return briefly after my operation."It took a great deal of courage to make the decision to retire."But I had come to realise that although the mind was willing

Coronation Street actor Bill Roache has opened up on the harrowing storyline as his character Ken Barlow deals with son Peter Barlow's alcoholism.

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