Coronation Street teases Adam affair 'proof', Lydia police twist and devastating exit

A whopping 21 years after leaving the cobbles of ITV’s Coronation Street, the original face of Adam Barlow is completely unrecognisable. Viewers who have watched the soap for a long time may remember that the role of Ken Barlow’s grandson has changed over the years. Originally the role was played by Iain De Caestecker before being recast to Sam Robertson who currently stars as Adam.

Coronation Street star Sam Robertson will stay at the ITV soap, despite rumours that he might be leaving Weatherfield behind. The 36 year old, who plays Adam Barlow, has signed a new deal to stay on the cobbles for another year, after hinting that he might quit the show after his latest dramatic storyline. A source told The Sun: “Sam is a huge talent and bosses are thrilled he’s signed a new contract.

Coronation Street's original Adam Barlow actor is now totally unrecognisable 21 years on from his stint in the soap.Fans of the long-running hit ITV soap may recall that Ken Barlow's young grandson was originally played by Iain De Caestecker before eventually being recast as current actor Sam Robertson.Glaswegian Iain - now 34 - was just 14 years old when he was cast in the role appearing for an impressive 54 episodes before he was replaced by an older incarnation of the character in 2003.Iain, however, hasn't faded into insignificance over the years and has in fact since appeared in a string of big-name roles both in the UK and across the pond in the USA.The actor now sports a healthy display of facial hair alongside a cropped hairdo and has been seen in shows including BBC One's BAFTA-winning series The Fades and mini-series Us.He has also secured roles in the political thriller, Roadkill. as well as branching out into movies with parts in Shell, Lost River and Overlord.Perhaps his most notable achievement is becoming a series regular in Marvel TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D appearing in 126 episodes over seven seasons of the hit show.The popular series is set in the same universe as Avengers Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, with key characters from the box office smash movies crossing over into the show regularly.

DESPERATELY trying to claw her way out of prison, Meena Jutla is slowly accepting her fate. But the Emmerdale serial killer won't go down alone as she frames her sister Manpreet Sharma for one of her crimes. Feeling traumatised by recent events, the GP agrees to pay the sinister nurse a visit in prison in upcoming scenes due on our screens next week.

Their characters are yet to interact on-screen but Rebecca and Jack James Ryan are still enjoying time on the cobbles together.

Coronation Street 's Joseph Brown and grandma Linda Hancock stars, William Flanagan and Jacqueline Leonard, have posed for a sweet behind-the-scenes snap after their emotional storyline. Only recently, panicked dad Chesney Brown rushed to the airport just in time to reunite with son Joseph before he started a new life with grandma Linda in Portugal.

Coronation Street fans think they have worked out a new twist involving Sarah Barlow as newcomer Lydia Chambers continues to destroy her marriage to Adam. On Friday's episode, Lydia, who has been making Adam's life hell and scheming for weeks to get revenge, was confronted by Sarah as she asked whether they were having an affair.To which Lydia, who has been creating fake evidence and clues to support her lie, pretended that she was in a relationship with Adam, leaving Sarah heartbroken.The duo were soon interrupted by the arrival of Adam to which he quickly insisted that Lydia was lying through her teeth as he chased the sinister newcomer onto the cobbles for a confrontation.

EASTENDERS killer Gray Atkins will have his fate sealed next week - with half of Walford baying for blood after learning the dark truth. The soap has already confirmed that Gray's (Toby-Alexander Smith) reign of terror will come to an end next week as his crimes are finally exposed A jaw-dropping trailer for the BBC soap sees Gray's former mother-in-law turn on him in a rage-fuelled attack.

Coronation Street viewers noticed a bit of a mistake in Chesney Brown's ongoing storyline with his son Joseph in Monday night's episode (February 28) of the ITV soap.Joseph (William Flanagan) made the decision to move to Portugal with his grandmother Linda Hancock (Jacqueline Leonard), as he believed that's what his dad Chesney (Sam Aston) was wanting.But as Joseph made his emotional exit from the cobbles, Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) made a bit of a mistake with time zones.Chesney hugged Joseph as Bernie told the little lad that Paul (Peter Ash) would be in touch at 7pm "your time" – however fans realised that mainland Portugal runs on the same timezone as the UK.One person said: "'7 o'clock your time.' Portugal is in the same time zone as UK."Another added: "'Your time'? Portugal is on the same time zone as the UK."A third questioned: "Portugal is the same time zone as the UK is it not?"Portugal actually has multiple time zones though – Azores Time – which runs an hour behind the UK, in and is used on the islands to the West of mainland Portugal.

Coronation Street fans were soon hitting social media to see if anyone else heard a moment dubbed 'scary' between Hope Stape and her cousin Joseph Brown.

Coronation Street viewers were left on the edge of their seats in a recent episode as panicked dad Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) rushed to the airport to reunite with son Joseph (William Flanagan). During Monday 28 February’s episode of the ITV soap, Chesney was in a race against time to make it in time to get to Joseph before he started his new life with grandma Linda Hancock (Jacqueline Leonard) in Portugal.The pair eventually came face to face and enjoyed a heartfelt chat as Chesney realised he’d made a mistake and that Joseph didn’t want to leave after all.

Coronation Street's Kimberly Hart-Simpson has teased a permanent return for her character Nicky - and Daisy Midgeley could be in trouble as the pair look set to become love rivals.Fans of the ITV soap last saw sex worker Nicky Wheatley in September 2020, when she briefly romanced Daniel Osbourne after the tragic death of his wife Sinead Tinker.The pair spent time together in various hotel rooms as Daniel fought his grief, but looked set to become more than just a professional partnership as Nicky got closer to her former client.And now actress Kimberly is back - and she's had a huge career change.She will return to the cobbles as a teaching assistant at Weatherfield High, which of course puts her in close proximity with teacher Daniel, who is currently rekindling his romance with Daisy.Speaking to Daily Star and other press, Kimberly hinted she could be back for good - and would love to be made a regular Corrie character.She gushed: "This is not for everyone, but I like vision boards, things that I want in life I want to see in front of me on the daily - it gives me direction and purpose."On the day of getting the call about Corrie, I’d just done a vision board of the ten things that I want in my life in general, and Corrie went on there, and I pinned it up and I wrote the reason for it."I wrote what it would feel like if I got the call, what would happen next and who I'd tell first - this is all part of something I read online," she explained.The star continued: "I did that, and within two hours I got the call to see whether I wanted to go back! Whether that’s the power of my boards, I don’t know, but I think that solidified me, having that vision."I make no secret of the fact that this is where I want to be in life.

Coronation Street fans were horrified as Chesney Brown agreed to let his son Joseph go to start a new life with his grandmother in Portugal.

Coronation Street fans think they have worked out Lydia Chambers' downfall after she destroyed Adam and Sarah Barlow as part of her sinister revenge plan. On Friday's episode, Lydia, who has been making Adam's life hell and scheming for weeks to get revenge, was confronted by his wife Sarah as she asked whether they were having an affair.To which Lydia, who has been creating fake evidence and clues to support her lie, pretended that she was in a relationship with Adam, leaving Sarah heartbroken.The duo were soon interrupted by the arrival of Adam to which he quickly insisted that Lydia was lying through her teeth as he chased the sinister newcomer onto the cobbles.

Coronation Street viewers seem to think that Lydia Chambers and Sarah Barlow could potentially sleep together in order to hurt solicitor Adam Barlow.Scheming Lydia has been trying her best to bring down her former lover Adam and she recently took things a step further by devising lies to make it seem like they had an affair.With Adam now looking guilty, wife Sarah has been left hurt by her husband and Lydia's actions.But some Corrie fans believe Lydia will continue to showcase her deviant ways by jumping into bed with Sarah - leaving her marriage in tatters.A recent theory posted by a fan on Facebook read: "Lydia sleeps with Sarah to hurt Adam, confirmed."While other fans responded in disbelief.Before Lydia broke down Sarah and Adam's relationship, Underworld worker Sarah was clearly smitten and valued her as a friend.Sarah even went further to admit that she did have a "girl crush" on Lydia.Opening up to Fiz Stape about her friendship with Lydia while in the factory last year, Sarah said: "She’s just such a laugh."I know it’s mad because I’ve only just met her, but I feel like I’ve known her for years."But Sarah's world came crashing down when Adam admitted that he had a previous relationship with Lydia several years prior when they were both at university.Despite this, Sarah and Lydia's relationship was still going strong but things hit a wall last week when Lydia fabricated the lie that she had been sleeping with Adam.Several fans believe Lydia's quest to bring Adam down is due to the fact that Adam could be the father of Lydia's son Finn.This is a live TV story and is constantly being updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest

AGONY hits the Carter family on EastEnders this week after the gruesome discovery of Tina Carter's body. This is all thanks to Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) who went into the mosque to save Tommy Moon from his bullies. Unsurprisingly, this comes as a shock to the Carters as they come to the realisation that Tina is really gone.

Coronation Street's Daisy Midgeley isn't afraid to use underhanded tactics to get what she wants - and that includes keeping her claws in boyfriend Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard).The pair recently rekindled their romance, with Daniel confessing to shoving Max Turner down the stairs and breaking his arm after the teen vandalised Daniel's flat.But now Daisy actress Charlotte Jordan has hinted that she might not be able to keep the confession a secret after all, and could out Daniel to the authorities if things don't go her way.And with Daniel's ex Nicky Wheatley (Kimberly Hart Simpson) set to make her epic return to the cobbles, that could be sooner rather than later.Opening up about Daisy's future on the cobbles, Charlotte told Daily Star and other press: "I think because she does have a somewhat spiteful nature when pushed to it, I imagine if things went really, catastrophically wrong and she was really hurt... I wouldn't put it past her."[Daisy using Daniel's assault on Max as ammunition] wouldn't surprise me, if that came about a lot later down the line.

Coronation Street actor Sam Robertson has hinted that it might be time to “hang up Adam’s suit” as he admits the show has “taken over his life.” The 36 year old actor has starred as Adam Barlow on the hit ITV soap for six consecutive years from 2016, also appearing on the show from 2004 until 2007. Sam opened up about how “tough” he has found the storylines with his on-screen wife Sarah, played by Tina O’Brien, over the past few months that have led him to wonder if he needs a break from the soap.

Coronation Street fans have spent the last few weeks trying to understand Lydia Chambers as she seeks revenge on Adam Barlow.

Coronation Street's Gary Windass could finally get his comeuppance for the murder of Rick Neelan as a body is discovered three years after his death.Forthcoming scenes of the ITV soap are likely to see the reformed villain caught in a compromising position as pictures from the Weatherfield set show filming of a tense sequence.Gary (Mikey North) can be seen attempting to break into a construction site for the new Weatherfield County FC ground.Wearing a black hoodie and gloves, the former loan shark is soon disturbed by a security guard and forced to walk away.In later scenes, the building site is descended upon by a number of police officers.Forensic teams in white boiler suits can also be seen scoping the area.

Coronation Street has teased an explosive "knife-edge showdown" between Lydia Chambers and Adam Barlow on the ITV soap. Only recently, Lydia was revealed to be Adam's terrifying stalker as she continues to cause chaos in his life and to his marriage with Sarah, who she has befriended at work.