Coronation Street's Simon Barlow star makes rare public appearance with girlfriend and former co-star siblings reunite

Coronation Street fans couldn't help that Adam Barlow was bearing a striking resemblance to another member of the family during the latest trip to the cobbles.

Coronation Street fans have predicted a new Jacob Hay twist and it involves a past character on the ITV soap. Only recently, Jacob, who is dating Amy Barlow on the cobbles, has been working hard to reform his bad boy image.

Jack James Ryan couldn't look further away from the Coronation Street cobbles as he headed for a mini sunshine break. The actor is best known for playing reformed bad boy Jacob Hay on the ITV soap.

CORONATION Street star Harriet Bibby has been spotted looking worlds away from her soap character Summer. The actress stepped out to celebrate her birthday with he co-stars over the weekend as she posed for a series of snaps.

Coronation Street icon William Roache turns 90 years old today (April 25). The actor is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera since it was first broadcast on December 9 1960.He's listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving television star in a continuous role.Bill has been married twice and has had five children, two of them have tragically passed away.He married TV and stage actress Anna Cropper in 1961 but the pair parted divorce in 1974.

Coronation Street's Summer Spellman star Harriet Bibby was joined by her co-stars over the weekend to celebrate her birthday in style in Manchester. Taking to Instagram, Harriet gave her 36.5K followers and soap fans an inside look at her celebrations as she enjoyed a night out in Manchester with her pals.The soap star was joined by her co-stars Elle Mulvaney and Jack James Ryan, who play Amy Barlow and Jacob Hay on the ITV cobbles.

Coronation Street, after she fell into a diabetic coma earlier this week.Along with asking fellow residents including Todd Grimshaw to look out for her, Billy is set out to do everything he can to look after Summer, after adopting her following the death of father Drew Spellman.While Vicar Billy has a sweet relationship with Summer on-screen, actor Daniel Brocklebank and Summer star Harriet Bibby also revealed they have a close off-screen friendship too.That's not all, as Daniel has also led a very interesting life away from the cobbles too, including co-star romances and a link to Hollywood starlet Gwyneth Paltrow.Long before Daniel Brocklebank became a fan favourite on Coronation Street as Vicar Billy Mayhew, the actor already had a long acting career in rival soaps and Hollywood films.At the age of 19 years old, he played a young Merlin in the 1998 film of the same name, before landing the role of Sam Gosse in the Academy Award winning film Shakespeare In Love - where he appeared opposite Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow.Daniel revealed that soon after appearing in the film, he decided to come out as gay, saying to The Mirror: "I pretend for a living, I didn’t want to pretend in my private life. When you spend your life on screen, it’s important to hold on to the bits that are real."He added: "I remember my management in Los Angeles trying to convince me not to come out because they said it would affect work – and it did."I stopped being screen-tested for the heterosexual male leads and I was either the gay best friend or the character parts.

He spent a fair bit of time being one of Coronation Street's hated characters but Corey Brent is back - sort of - as the actor who played him, Maximus Evans, reunited with some of his former co-stars.

Coronation Street fans can expect plenty of drama next week as troublemaker Max Turner (Paddy Beaver) seriously injures himself while trying to run away from home.Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) apologises to an unforgiving Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) and reveals that it was Max who maliciously shared former sex worker Nicky Wheatley’s (Kimberly Hart-Simpson) images with the rest of the school. With no job and nowhere to live the future is looking bleak for Nicky, feeling guilty Daniel says she can stay at his. Meanwhile Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) advises Daisy not to be stubborn and bury her pride before Nicky gets her claws in.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain was seen enjoying an evening out with girlfriend Mollie Lockwood on Monday in a rare appearance together. The actor, known best for portraying Simon Barlow on the soap, was pictured with his girlfriend of two years as they attended the press night of the Addams Family at the Opera House Theatre in Manchester.

His upcoming big birthday may have been widely publicised on ITV this week but William Roache's youthful appearance is still continuing to stun fans. The Coronation Street actor is just days away from marking his 90th birthday, on April 25.

Coronation Street fans were left making the same demand after watching one of the show's biggest star's life and career celebrated. Happy Birthday Bill aired on ITV on Tuesday night and paid homage to William Roache ahead of his 90th birthday.

Coronation Street fans have been full of praise for Daniel Brocklebank and Harriet Bibby after the pair shared emotional scenes during Monday night's episode.

Coronation Street teen Max Turner (Paddy Bever) finds his life in danger next week.Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) apologises to an unforgiving Daisy Midgely (Charlotte Jordan) in upcoming scenes and reveals that it was Max who maliciously shared Nicky Wheatley’s (Kimberley Hart-Simpson) images with the rest of the school.With no job and nowhere to live the future is looking bleak for Nicky, feeling guilty Daniel says she can stay at his.Meanwhile Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) advises Daisy not to be stubborn and bury her pride before Nicky gets her claws in.When a reporter comes knocking at the flat Nicky decides to give her a quote but she is horrified when the story goes online.In the street, Daniel rails at Max for ruining Nicky’s life.

Coronation Street youngster Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) finds herself in danger next week.When Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) tackles her in Victoria Gardens, a pale Summer loses her temper and tells Amy to back off.Meanwhile, Jacob Hay (Jack James Ryan) has taken advantage of Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman) over-ordering alcopops and, having bought them, is selling them in Victoria Gardens for a profit to pay the rent.Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) reports Jacob to the police and as they arrive at Victoria Gardens, Jacob does a runner leaving the final two boxes of alcopops on the bench.The police officers find Summer slumped on the bench next to the boxes of alcopops and assuming her to be drunk and take her down to the station.Amy and Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain) call at the police station and tell Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) about Summer's arrest and how they suspect she might be suffering from her diabetes.Craig hurries to the cells where he finds Summer in a diabetic coma. Fearing the worst, Craig shouts for someone to call an ambulance.Elsewhere, Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) returns from Gina’s to find Elaine Jones (Paula Wilcox) and Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) ensconced in front of the TV.Realising that Elaine has got her feet well and truly under the table, Sally’s miffed.When Sally asserts that it’s time Elaine moved out so they can spend some time in the bedroom, Tim hides his anxiety.Sally finally bites the bullet and suggests to Elaine it is time she moved out.As they see her off Tim is sad to see her go whilst Sally can’t wait to take advantage of the empty house.

Billy Mayhew has been Weatherfield's very own vicar for eight years now and has seen his fair share of drama on the cobbles - particularly when it comes to matters of the heart.

Coronation Street fans have been left disgusted after uncovering a plot which would have seen Tracy Barlow attempt to bed her own stepbrother.Eagle-eyed Reddit users were scrolling back through the archives for Kate Ford’s first ever appearance on the cobbles as Tracy back in 2002 when they discovered a plot which would see her set her sights on then-bookie Peter.The alcoholic owned the bookies at the time of Tracy’s Christmas arrival back in Weatherfield, and was in a relationship with barmaid Shelley Unwin - before that was thrown into jeopardy by the arrival of Boyzone star Keith Duffy as Ciaran McCarthy.Taking to Reddit, one distracted user penned: "I remember reading somewhere that Tracy Barlow and Peter Barlow were planned to have an affair at one point in the 2000s." They then linked to the original article dated October 2002 from Ananova - a now defunct news site - which read: "Coronation Street’s Tracy Barlow is making a return to the street as a serial man-eater. "A show spokesman says the new Tracy will be sexy, sassy and opinionated.

Jesy Nelson has showed off her incredible figure and toned abs while donning an array of designer accessories – including a £3,000 sheer organza jacket.Looking completely confident and content, the former Little Mix babe, 30, wore a minuscule bra top, high-waisted jeans and a collection of chic and expensive accessories. Showing off her taut stomach and ample assets, the hit-maker posed up a storm for the camera.With her toned abs on show, Jesy left fans completely enamoured by her stunning display.

Coronation Street as they continue to question whether she is managing her diabetes effectively on her own. But according to Coronation Street spoilers, things will take a turn for the worse for the young student.When Amy Barlow tackles her in Victoria gardens a pale Summer loses her cool and tells Amy to back off.Meanwhile, reformed bad boy Jacob Hay has taken advantage of Evelyn Plummer over-ordering alcopops at the shop and having bought a few, he decides to sell them in Victoria Gardens for a profit to pay his rent.Seeing that he's up to no good, Simon Barlow reports Jacob to the police and as they arrive at Victoria gardens Jacob does a runner leaving the final two boxes of alcopops on the bench.When the police officers arrive at the scene they find Summer slumped on the bench next to the boxes of alcopops.As they immediately assume that she is drunk they feel they have no other choice than to take her down to the station.When hearing that Summer may be in trouble, Amy and Aadi Alahan call the police station and tell Craig Tinker about Summer’s arrest and how they suspect she might be suffering from her diabetes.Panicked, Craig hurries to the cells where he finds Summer in a diabetic coma.

Coronation Street as Laura Neelan (Kel Allen) sadly passed away in emotional scenes which aired last week.After being diagnosed with cancer, Laura was determined to reconcile with her daughter Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson).However, her health deteriorated and Gary Windas (Mikey North), who viewers know is responsible for Laura husband Rick's death, tried to persuade Kelly to visit her mum one last timeThings haven't been the same between the mother and daughter since Laura confessed to Rick's murder so Gary could continue to look after Kelly when she died.Laura sadly passed away and Kelly missed her last chance to see her mum.Following Laura's exit from the soap, Daily Star taken a look at Coronation Street's most heartbreaking moments.Soap anniversaries usually come with their fair share of dramatic moments - but Coronation Street's 50th anniversary saw the death of many fan favourites too.Beloved Weatherfield butcher Ashley Peacock was one of the residents to die in a tragic tram crash, leaving fans in tears as the long serving resident left the cobbles for good - several years after the murder of his wife Maxine.Ashley had been in the Joinery Bar celebrating Peter Barlow's stag night, but a tram derailment caused the roof to collapse and in a moment of heroism, Ashley held part of the roof up so Peter and Nick to escape - knowing that he would die instead.The tram crash also claimed the life of Molly Dobbs, and further shock was to follow, as Molly Dobbs revealed to Sally Webster in her dying breaths that she had an affair with Sally's husband Kevin - and that he was the father of her baby.Jack and Vera Duckworth were inseparable on the cobbles, with the couple providing much needed comic relief throughout their time

She terrified Corrie fans playing bunny boiler Lydia Chambers who targeted Adam Barlow and actress Rebecca Ryan is sporting a fresh new look after leaving the soap. Rebecca, 30, looked glowing on a sunshine break in Alcúdia, Mallorca.