Inside Coronation Street Laura Neelan star's real-life bond with Toyah Battersby actress

Coronation Street fans think that Toyah Battersby is secretly going to get revenge on Imran Habeeb after she agreed to help him fight for custody over son Alfie. Only recently, Abi Franklin gave birth three months early after a surprise pregnancy to baby Alfie and it was soon revealed that Imran was the dad following a one night stand last year. Toyah, who has been left devastated over Imran's betrayal, decided to take him back on Wednesday's episode after he revealed that he was fighting for sole custody of his son and wanted them to be a family.

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

Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell has shared a collection of sweet behind-the-scenes snaps after her character Emma Brooker made an emotional exit on Friday. During the latest instalment, Emma decided to leave Weatherfield for a new life in Australia with her boyfriend Jon, who is the grandson of Ted. It comes after actress Alexandra, 28, announced earlier this year that she had quit the ITV soap after almost four years of playing Emma.Taking to Instagram after her character's exit on Friday, Alexandra posted a collection of sweet behind-the-scenes snaps.

STACEY Slater is set to make a shock discovery about her mother Jean as she tries to move heaven and earth to take care of her. All her worries will be confirmed as she’s set to make a shocking discovery about her next week in EastEnders. Jean Slater has been acting out, leaving some residents concerned about her well-being.

Corrie fans were in tears on Friday night (April 9) as Laura Neelan lost her battle with stomach cancer. Viewers were in bits as her teenage daughter Kelly failed to make it to the hospital in time to see her before she died.

Coronation Street’s Kelly Neelan was left devastated as her mum Laura passed away in hospital - with only Maria Connor by her side. And despite Laura’s terminal cancer diagnosis, fans are certain Maria could have had a hand in her death after spotting some key clues.With Kelly absent at the hairdressing awards on Friday (April 8), Gary and Maria’s attempts to convince her to see her mum one last time failed, until Kelly changed her mind - and it was too late.As she turned up at the hospital, it was to see Maria in tears, exclaiming: "I’m so sorry, Kelly.

It's not very often Coronation Street comes with a warning but one of the soap's stars has issued one ahead of heartbreaking scenes. Mille Gibson, who plays Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap, took to Instagram to share a short message with the show's fans.

Coronation Street star Millie Gibson is putting herself through her paces as she showed off the start of her gym journey. The actress is best known for playing Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap.

Coronation Street fans can expect plenty of drama next week as Abi Webster (Sally Carman) goes head-to-head with Imran Habeeb (Charlie De Melo) to gain custody of baby Alfie.Toyah Battersby’s (Georgia Taylor) heart breaks as Elsie leaves with the social worker.Having drowned her sorrows she drunkenly heads to the solicitors to have it out with Imran but Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) tells her he has gone to visit Alfie.When Imran returns and asks her to let him put things right she leaves him in no doubt about how she feels.Imran tells Abi he is flat hunting and suggests she could move in with Alfie but she turns him down. Elsewhere, as Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson) tries to come to terms with her mum Laura's death she is overwhelmed when she discovers she stands to inherit everything from her dad, including the family home and asks Gary Windass (Mikey North) to go and check on the house for her.

Coronation Street star Kel Allen could barely meet her co-star’s gaze as she braced herself for some of the most heart-wrenching scenes of her career. The actress, from Wigan, was in pieces before the cameras started rolling for her final scenes on the cobbles as Laura Neelan.

It was another soapy night in Manchester as the stars of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale hit the red carpet for a magical night in the city.

Ranvir Singh was quick to address her error as she made a bit of a slip up before interviewing Coronation Street star Kel Allen. The actress, who plays Laura Neelan in the ITV soap, was on the show to discuss her final scenes.

Coronation Street fans were left stunned during the latest scenes on the soap as a heartbroken Toyah Battersby headed to the hospital and ended up confronting Abi Franklin after she discovered her son Alfie was the result of a one night stand with her fiance Imran Habeeb. The fresh drama began on the cobbles on Friday when Toyah revealed at her adoption hearing with Imran that he had been cheating on her and had a secret baby with their drug addict neighbour Abi.

Coronation Street next week. As Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson) tries to come to terms with her mum’s Laura Neelan's (Kel Allen) death, she needs to prepare to say a final goodbye to villain father.The youngster is overwhelmed when she discovers she stands to inherit everything from her dad, including the family home.She asks Gary Windass (Mikey North) to go and check on the house for her.At the neglected house Gary is faced with a photo of a smiling Rick and packs up some belongings to bring back to Kelly.As she looks at the reminders of her childhood, Kelly’s overcome with emotion and hurries out.Alone in Victoria Garden and numb with misery, Kelly takes out her mum’s little bottle of morphine from her pocket and unscrews the top just as Abi Webster (Sally Carman) arrives.When Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) admits that she might not attend Rick’s funeral as she has her council reputation to think about, Gary’s angry and reckons she should be putting Kelly first.As Gary, Maria and Kelly arrive for Rick’s funeral.

Coronation Street star Elle Mulvaney has once again shown she is completely different to her on-screen character as she shared a glimpse behind-the-scenes at a recent photoshoot.

A man who brandished a 12-inch kitchen after his friend's young dog had been fatally attacked by a couple's bigger dog has been spared jail.

It would be hard to imagine Weatherfield without Fiz Stape - or Fiz Brown as she was when she arrived on the cobbles 21 years ago. She made her first appearance in the soap as a feisty teen fostered by Roy and Hayley Cropper after being neglected by her mother, Cilla Brown.

Coronation Street is set to see four faces leave the ITV soap next week, with three stars set to leave the programme entirely.The soap could see four people go in the same week with one popular cast member departing for good.Corrie will see another move away but seemingly stays with the show.There could also be two more departures on top of this too, as one character is reportedly set to pass away in very harrowing upcoming scenes.Then another minor character is also not likely to stick around on the soap for much longer.It has already been confirmed that Emma Brooker will leave the soap after four years, with her real life counterpart Alexandra Mardell quitting earlier this year.According to reports, it is known that her secret link to newcomer Jon's grandfather Ted will finally be exposed.Whether Emma will have to go on the run or face prison, it remains to be seen, though her exit will air on Friday, April 8.It is unclear whether she will get her happily ever after with Jon, after he asked her to move to Oz with him, but with Emma gone, we're sure he won't be sticking around.But once he finds out what happened to Ted, perhaps he will change his mind and lead to more trouble for Emma.Another fan favourite set to depart the famous street is the iconic Fiz Brown, who will be moving away from the cobbles for the first time since her 2001 debut.However, Fiz doesn't seem to be leaving the show entirely and soon returns to her job at the factory after having doubts over her big life move.But if she does decide to go and stay with Phill full time, then we may see a more permanent exit for her.Finally, it looks like Laura Neelan could tragically lose her life in next Friday's episode, due to her battle with cancer.This hasn't

Coronation Street star Simon Gregson was reportedly asked to leave a bar after dancing topless at his co-star's leaving party. The ITV soap star, 47, who recently called for his character Steve McDonald to leave Weatherfield, was at a leaving do for his on-screen daughter Alexandra Mardell, who plays Emma Brooker, at Albert’s Schloss in the Manchester Deansgate area in February.

Coronation Street fans watched as Toyah Battersby found out the mother of all secrets this week - that her cheating partner Imran Habeeb is the father of Abi Webster's baby boy. The Underworld worker and councillor tore strips off the solicitor after finding out the news from Abi's husband Kevin. He found the birth certificate for baby Alfie at Abi's flat and quickly left before informing Toyah who was heading to an adoption meeting with Imran about Elsie, the little girl they have been fostering.

Coronation Street star Greg Wood is set to make his TV comeback alongside his former soap co-star Michelle Keegan.The small screen star - best known as Rick Neelan in the hit ITV soap - has signed up to star in Sky comedy Brassic.Greg, 43, will join season four of the show in the role of Barry McDonagh, a member of a new arrival family on the series.The role will be his first since Rick was murdered by Gary Windass back in early 2019.The villainous loan shark made an appearance on the show this week when his decaying body was discovered.The scenes saw Rick's ex-wife Laura confess to the murder in an attempt to save Gary, as she asked him to take legal guardianship of her daughter with Rick, Kelly.Laura - who is dying of cancer on the soap and set to succumb to her illness in upcoming episodes - broke down in tears as she was arrested and charged.Gary killed Rick in self defence in brutal fight scenes which aired as the culmination of months of threats and abuse against his girlfriend and her family.Gary hid his crime for a year, but things slowly started to come to the surface.Meanwhile Michelle, 34, previously admitted that she banned her family from watching some of her raunchy scenes in Brassic, which debuted in 2019.The 34-year-old actress - who plays Erin in the show - was seen orgasming as she straddled on-screen boyfriend Dylan in the opening minutes of the latest series, screaming "I'm c***ing" while gyrating on top of him.As he complained that he hadn't finished yet, she then hit back quipping: "You can finish on my t*ts."During an interview with the Radio Times Michelle said: “That first episode, I didn’t let my family watch until 15 minutes in, and we all know why!“I did a family message to everyone when that