ITV Coronation Street Alison King supported as she shares heartfelt tribute to mentor

Lucy Watson has shared some sweet behind the scenes photos of little sister Tiffany Watson’s wedding. Made In Chelsea star Tiffany married partner Cameron McGeehan in a beautiful rustic wedding ceremony on Saturday 28 May.

David Beckham has been given the red card by a gay magazine over his multi-million-pound deal to be the face of the Qatar World Cup. Attitude magazine has accused the ex-England skipper of an own goal after his support for Blackpool footballer Jake Daniels, who came out as gay earlier this month.The mag said his backing for Daniels, 17, was at odds with his megabucks deal to be an “ambassador” for the Qatari government, which bans homosexuality.When asked about the Blackpool teenager, Becks, 47, said: “It’s a shame that when someone does come out that it’s such a strange thing.“At the end of the day there will be a huge amount of gay people in sports, and why should they be any different from anyone else?”Attitude accused the footie icon of a “hollow response that our community has become accustomed to expect from the mega rich”.The publication said on Instagram: “Beckham asks why gay people in sport should be any different to anyone else.“One reason that David might consider is that in many places around the world queer people are not only marginalised and oppressed but also persecuted.

Nottingham Forest earn promotion to the Premier League.Spence has been one of the Championship stars of the season, and has been a crucial part of Forest's push for promotion under Steve Cooper. But the defender was sent out on loan by Warnock to "sort himself out" as he began to struggle at parent club Middlesbrough. Warnock has since left the club and retired, and has recently trended after joining Twitter at the age of 73.

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden says she refuses to cover up during the live semi-finals despite previous Ofcom complaints. Throughout her time on the ITV show, Amanda, 51, has been the centre of controversy for her risqué ensembles which often raises eyebrows amongst viewers.In 2017, the family programme received 633 Ofcom complaints for Amanda's black sequinned gown which sported an extreme plunging cleavage and a low dipped back.But despite the backlash she previously faced, the TV personality confessed that she doesn't plan on showing less skin during the upcoming live BGT semi-finals.Talking to OK! about her infamous dress at the time, she said: "That dress was hysterical – it was Julien Macdonald, I had bits of fish wire underneath my breasts trying to hold that together."But, look, I'm from a small-chest family, plus you know I'm 48 years old.

Coronation Street star Liam McCheyne has confirmed that he will be returning to the ITV soap as Sean Tully’s son Dylan Wilson. Taking to social media over the weekend, the actor posted a picture of his scripts as he announced his comeback to the cobbles. Liam was last seen in Weatherfield as his character Dylan in 2020 and he is due to start filming on 17 May.The young actor penned on Twitter: "BIG NEWS‼️‼️ Can't wait and super excited to get back to work @itvcorrie on May 17th.

Coronation Street.Liam McCheyne has officially confirmed his return to the soap as he shared a snap of five scripts to his eager Twitter followers - leaving them thrilled that his character will be returning.Liam plays Sean Tully’s son Dylan Wilson, who briefly returned last year and had to cope with his dad’s lack of money after being made homeless.Sean later got involved in a dodgy pyramid scheme in an attempt to build a bond with his son - but things didn’t exactly go to plan.Taking to social media at the weekend to share the news, Liam wrote: “BIG NEWS!!!!“Can’t wait and super excited to get back to work @itvcorrie on May 17th.“Hopefully many memories to come. Have a good weekend everyone, see you soon [thumbs up emojis].”His fans soon poured into the comments section to congratulate him, with one gushing: “Great! About time!”Another wrote: “Would love a signed script once they have been shown on screen!”Liam has actually played the role of Dylan since 2011 alongside his twin brother Connor McCheyne, who alternated the role of the young lad in 2011 and 2012.It was previously played by Charlie Corry and Grace Robinson in 2008 when Dylan was first born to dad Sean and mum Violet.And iconic actor Antony Cotton has teased what the future could look like for Sean and Dylan - with the possibility of Violet returning, as he couldn’t rule it out.

Coronation Street's Millie Gibson looked worlds away from her soap character on Wednesday as she wished her lookalike sister a happy birthday.Taking to Instagram, Millie, who plays Kelly Neelan, shared a collection of sweet snaps with her older sibling Amy, who turned 24. In one of the photos, the two sisters wore similar dresses and matching gold necklaces with their initials on it as the actress penned: "Happiest of birthdays to you." Another update saw a throwback video of Amy dancing with a young Millie as she captioned it with: "Sister <3." A different glamorous snap saw the duo on a beach holiday which the actress penned alongside it: "Couldn't do it without you" followed with a butterfly emoji.

Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher has shared a heartbreaking tribute on Twitter following the death of David Johnson, the founder of the Oldham Theatre Workshop.EXCLUSIVE: Kelvin Fletcher and wife Liz reveal gender of their twins with help from their kidsDozens of actors and actresses studied at the school under the tutelage of David, including Kelvin. Among the alumni he taught, many have gone on to star in some of the UK's most popular soaps, including Michael Le Vell, Lisa Riley and even the late Anne Kirkbride.

Heartbroken Coronation Street and Emmerdale stars paid tribute after the man who kickstarted their careers suddenly passed away. "Star-maker" David Johnson was the director of the Oldham Theatre Workshop, which he set up more than fifty years ago, and Anna Friel, Suranne Jones and Anne Kirkbride are just a few of his success stories. Corrie actor Anthony Cotton, who also trained with David, took to his Twitter account to say: "Just heard the saddest news.

HEARTBROKEN soaps stars have been left shocked by the sudden death of a boss who kicked off all of their careers on Coronation Street and Emmerdale. Actors have been paying tribute to "star-maker" David Johnson who was the director of Oldham Theatre Workshop. Announcing his friend's passing, Antony Cotton tweeted: "Just heard the saddest news.

CORONATION Street's Millie Gibson left fans seeing double as she posed beside her lookalike sister Amy in stunning holiday snaps. The actress wished her sibling a happy 24th birthday and shared some throwback pics of them together.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale stars have paid tribute to "starmaker" David Johnson following the news of his tragic death.He helped kickstart the careers of a host of award-winning actors from the Manchester area.Mr Johnson founded Oldham Theatre Workshop aged 15 back in 1968 and it quickly became Europe's biggest youth theatre company.He set up the organisation aged 15 and offered free programmes for local youngsters.Several soap stars learned under his leadership including Suranne Jones, Michael Le Vell, Lisa Riley and the late Anne Kirkbride.Some famous faces have taken to social media to pay tribute to David.Antony Cotton, who plays Sean Tully in the ITV soap penned: "Just heard the saddest news. David Johnson who was the director of the phenomena that was Oldham Theatre Workshop, has died."He put so many of us on the map, and kick started so many careers, both on stage and off."So many of us owe him so much. I’m absolutely gutted.

The man who kickstarted the careers of a raft of award-winning actors and household names from Greater Manchester has died. Tributes are pouring in to David Johnson, who set budding actors on the path to stardom at the Oldham Theatre Workshop, which he founded in 1968.

Coronation Street star Tanisha Gorey has shared the adorable gift she received from her co-star as the pair continue to gush over each other on social media. Viewers best know the actress for playing Asha Alahan in the ITV soap.

Coronation Street actress Millie Gibson labelled her co-star Tanisha Gorey as the "love of her life".The pals were joined by their ITV co-stars as they finally enjoyed their delayed Christmas party at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum on Saturday evening. And Millie, who plays Kelly Neelan on the soap, and Tanisha, who plays Asha Alahan on the soap, were quick to show off their close friendship as they let their hair down at the glamorous party.

Corrie's Asha Alahan actress Tanisha Gorey, at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum over the weekend.The 17-year-old actress danced the night away as she enjoyed a night off work.Tanisha posted a snap with her pal Millie, which she captioned: "Crimbo party only 4 months late :))".In the comments section, Millie wrote: "That the love of my life?!"(sic)Tanisha wrote back: "Always my baby."The two girls were complimented by their fans, with many saying how gorgeous they looked at the party.Millie has been on the soap since 2019 and has previously spoken about how her northern accent helped her bag the role.She trained at the Oldham Theatre Workshop from 11 and has a natural northern accent.But her on-screen character Kelly attended private school, and Millie feared she might have to fettle some pronunciations.She explained The Mirror: "There were lots of girls in the waiting room that looked nothing like me."They were all quite well-spoken and I’ve got a bit of a Manc twang in my voice so I was a bit like, ‘Oh no, am I going to have to play her in a different way?’"But in the end, I didn’t because my take on Kelly was while she was a private schoolgirl, I knew she did not quite fit in as the rest of them. “So I think not having that well-spoken, posh put-together voice worked quite well."Despite her tender age, Millie has been at the centre of one of Coronation Street’s most tragic storylines – the murder of Seb Franklin, based on the real-life hate crime killing of Sophie Lancaster, 20, in a park in 2007.Sylvia was the mother of Sophie, who was murdered after she and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were targeted for being goths.Since her daughter's death in 2007, aged 20, Sylvia has spent the last fifteen years campaigning

Coronation Street fans were left swooning as Millie Gibson declared her co-star is the "love of my life".Millie - who plays Kelly Neelan on the ITV cobbles - let her hair down for a get-together with her co-star pals at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum.And as she cosied up to Tanisha Gorey - best known for playing Asha Alahan on the street - fans were quick to show the pair some love as they got glammed up for a very belated Corrie Christmas party.Tanisha, 19, shared a carousel of beautiful pictures, in the first posing in front of a mirror, showing off her party outfit. She wore a black sleeveless high neck bodysuit with an adorable pleated cream mini skirt.The star wore her signature sleek looking black glasses, dainty gold jewellery and added a black Yves Saint Laurent purse to her ensemble.

Andy Whyment was left a tad red-faced over the weekend when he mistakenly called his Coronation Street co-star of 14 years the wrong name. The actor is best known, and much-loved, among fans for playing Kirk Sutherland in the ITV soap.

The stars of Coronation Street have been flooding social media with selfies and photobooth shots after they were finally able to enjoy a belated Christmas party. The cast of the ITV soap were together at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum in their first big party since 2019.

Coronation Street stars looked worlds away from their characters over the weekend as they attended the ITV soap's belated Christmas celebration, which was renamed to Spring party. Taking to Instagram, the likes of Elle Mulvaney, Harriet Bibby, Millie Gibson, Tanisha Gorey and Samia Longchambon shared a collection of glamorous snaps from the fun celebration.

The Corrie cast let their hair down away from all the high drama on the famous cobbles as they partied together at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum for a belated Christmas party. Soap favourites have been sharing an insight into their big night out as they enjoyed the first Coronation Street party since 2019.