Coronation Street shock as Ken Barlow’s lover Wendy Crozier makes bombshell return

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s Cannes presence this year offers testimony to its developing co-production scene, as well as economic concerns driving the search for international partners and the ambitions of a highly cosmopolitan generation of cineastes that is driving art cinema production in Spain.Four Spanish features have made this year’s Cannes cut: Albert Serra’s competition entry “Pacifiction”; Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” in Premiere; José Luis López Linares’ Cannes Classics title “Goya, Carriere and the Ghost of Buñuel”; and Directors’ Fortnight contender “El Agua,” by Elena López Riera.All four are international co-productions. Also at Cannes, a Spanish Producers Network showcase, backed by ICEX Trade and Investment and ICAA Film Institute, will highlight eight potential overseas co-production projects.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn February, Carla Simon’s “Alcarràs” walked off with Spain’s first Berlin Golden Bear in nearly 40 years as Spain notched up its biggest main competition presence at the Berlinale since 1997.This May, Spain has four movies selected for Cannes – Albert Serra’s Competition entry “Pacifiction”; Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts,” in Premiere; Elena López Riera’s Directors’ Fortnight bow “The Water”; and José Luis López Linares’ “Goya, Carrière and the Ghost of Buñuel,” a Cannes Classics doc feature. That reps a Cannes presence roughly on par with recent standout years such as 2018 and 2019.With Netflix launching “Through My Window” in February, three of the streaming giant’s five most-watched non-English language movies are from Spain.

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Dove Cameron is getting candid about her recent struggles with depression, dysphoria and her sense of self.The 26-year-old actress and singer took to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, where she posted a number of snapshots of herself in a mirror, her eyes red from crying and her face still soaked with tears.She shared a lengthy written message for fans in the last two slides of the post, where she spoke out about how she's been «struggling lately with the concept of self, my inner relationship to who i know myself to be and my outer perceivable self who i feel i have never known but other people seem to.»«I've been covering mirrors lately. i've been feeling wrong in clothing that used to make me feel beautiful lately,» she continued.

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Coronation street - with his appearance surprising both viewers and Weatherfield residents.He returned to the street on this day in 2011 (May 12), after 43 years away from the soap - with Dennis Tanner actor Philip Lowrie remaining on Coronation Street for a further three years before departing once more.To mark the anniversary of Dennis Tanner's return to the cobbles, Daily Star takes a look inside the life of actor Philip Lowrie - from connections to Victoria Wood to a hidden popstar career.Philip Lowrie was one of the Coronation Street OGs when the soap began on December 9, 1960 - but he originally auditioned for the part of Ken Barlow, before William Roache was offered the role.Instead, Philip was cast as the cobbles first bad-boy Dennis Tanner, with the character fresh out of a six-month stint in prison and hoping to embark on a career as a talent manager and a singer.During his time on the cobbles, a future fan favourite was also introduced as an acquaintance of Dennis' - the lovable Rita Littlewood - later known as Rita Sullivan, who famously ran the cobble's newsagents for many years when she joined the soap as a permanent character in 1972.Two years after joining the soap, Philip shared a similarity with his on-screen counterpart when he decided to embark on a career as a pop star.In 1963, he recorded a single called I Might Have Known at London's famous Abbey Road Studios, but the song failed to reach the UK charts.It is reported that his pop star career did not take off and he continued to play Dennis Tanner until Philip decided to leave Coronation Street in 1968.Dennis was written out of the series after his character left for a new job in Bristol alongside wife Jenny Sutton - and it would be many years

Coronation Street. The Sun has revealed that after a ten-year absence, Wendy will be heading back to the cobbles.

Coronation Street legend Bill Roache reckons humour and not taking matters “too seriously” is the key to a long life.The 90-year-old ITV icon believes that enjoying life and finding the funny side of its pitfalls can help you to a ripe old age.Actor Bill, who has been on the Manchester soap cobbles since 1960, said laughter has kept him sprightly.“Wanting a laugh as often as you can” has meant that he has powered through problems and stress while balancing his life long career on the box.He said: “Looking through life through the prism of humour is a very good philosophy to live by.“We should enjoy things. We take a lot of things too seriously. Life is good.“If you can enjoy yourself and be happy, that is the key to it.

Coronation Street's Ken Barlow will reunite with former lover Wendy Crozier, as actress Roberta Kerr is due to make a return to the cobbles for the first time in over a decade.The pair are set to be involved in a dramatic new storyline.According to The Sun: “Wendy was run out of the cobbles by Ken 10 years ago after she tried to rekindle their affair and she’s stayed away.“But this summer she will make a comeback as a social worker involved with another street resident and end up bumping into her old flame.“Has Wendy changed or will she want to get her claws back into Ken?”Wendy arrived in Weatherfield in 1989, where she was given a job on journalist Ken Barlow's (William Roache) newspaper.The pair embarked on an affair while Ken was married to Deirdre.Deirdre sought revenge, leading to Ken losing his job and Wendy replacing him as editor of the newspaper they worked on.Feeling depressed about the state of his life, Ken decided to leave Wendy and return to Deirdre.Wendy returned to the soap in 2012, becoming a Governor at Bessie Street School after her husband, Christos, died.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.She inevitably met up with Ken again, however, he kept his distance until she convinced him they could just be friends.But Wendy was up to her old scheming ways, as she got Ken drunk and let him stay the night at hers, telling Deirdre they'd slept together, even though Ken had only slept on the sofa.With that, he decided to end their friendship for good.But could it be rekindled now Deirdre is no longer alive?The source added: “Deirdre might be gone, but Wendy will have to get through a furious Tracy if she wants Ken.

Coronation Street resident Peter Barlow is about to reach a dark place.The character, currently portrayed by Chris Gascoyne, has found himself in hot water after being charged with assault following his attack on the consultant who organised his liver transplant, Dr Thorne.On the devastating chain of events, Gascoyne told Metro: "It's started him on that path again, it's confirming this self loathing for himself that he has laying underneath."It's not an easy thing to live with, he is troubled and when he gets troubled like that and stops communicating with people again that's when I don't know where he’s going to go."What I do know is that the place he's in at the moment is not a very good one."So, who else has played Peter Barlow? And, what are they up to now?Robert Heanue was the first actor to play Peter Barlow.Born the same year as the character in 1965 in Cheshire, he was introduced as the child of Valerie Barlow (Anne Reid) and Ken Barlow (William Roache).The character also had a twin sister, Susan.Robert left the ITV soap five years into his stint. He has not continued acting.