ITV Coronation Street: Real life of Asha Alahan star Tanisha Gorey - boyfriend and admiration for ex-Corrie actress

Emmerdale fans have watched Vinny Dingle (played by Bradley Johnson) and Liv Flaherty’s (Isobel Steele) relationship survive a near-death experience, a sweet secret (but not for long) marriage and Vinny’s disapproving adoptive mother Mandy (played by Lisa Riley). Avid viewers of the longtime soap have been left scratching their heads at fan-favourite Vinny’s fate, after he’s escaped a number of near-death experiences including a prolonged head injury that was sustained by him after her was held hostage in an abandoned barn with Manpreet Sharma by evil murderer Meena Jutla.

Coronation Street star Bill Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, appeared on This Morning and admitted that he has a crush on the Queen whilst fans were shocked at his youthful appearance.The veteran soap actor will turn 90 on 25 April and has played Ken Barlow since the ITV programme kicked off back in 1960. ITV aired a documentary ahead of his monumental birthday titled Happy Birthday Bill, which included Bill himself as he discussed his personal life, career and achievements throughout the six decades he has been on the cobbled streets.Fellow Corrie legend Anne Reid, who played Ken’s first wife Valerie, also appeared in the documentary.

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's William Roache - known as Bill - was welcomed onto the This Morning sofa to talk to Phil and Holly about his new book, Life and Soul, and upcoming 90th birthday next Monday. And the soap icon - who has played Weatherfield icon Ken Barlow since the show’s very first episode in December 1960 admitted that despite romances with dozens of women as the bookish on-screen lothario, it’s the Queen he has a crush on in real life, dating back to a meeting in 1953. After discussing his life, work and ways he stays young in outlook as his milestone birthday approaches, Holly Willoughby turned the conversation round to the Queen, who celebrated her 96th birthday this week.

Coronation Street fans were left in awe on Monday as the ITV soap shared a picture of Bill Roache's "incredible" 90th cake.Taking to Instagram, the ITV soap shared a picture of the Ken Barlow star, whose birthday is on 25 April, posing with his birthday cake, which is a replica of his character on the famous cobbles.The cake sees a fondant version of Ken Barlow sitting outside the Rovers Return Inn complete with the cobbles and a Coronation Street sign. Corrie penned alongside the snap: "Bill turns 90! Join us tonight for a special documentary celebrating the 90th birthday of the man behind Ken Barlow.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has teased a new role after her dramatic soap exit. The actress, who played serial killer Meena Jutla on the ITV soap for over two years, has jokingly hinted at a new role in a Clueless remake after her character was sent down for 75 years.Donning a pink and green checked blazer and skirt co-ord set, the 25-year-old bared a striking resemblance to Alicia Silverstone's iconic character in the hit coming-of-age comedy.Posing on a velvet orange sofa, Paige paired the vibrant ensemble with a simple black stop and a black stiletto heels.Captioning the post for her 53.8k followers, the soap star wrote: "Cast me in a remake of Clueless asap."Fans were quick to compliment the star on her incredible style displayed in the series of snaps.One fan gushed: "Prettiest girl ever."A second penned: "Slaying as always."While another called Paige "the most stunning." Paige's evil character Meena was finally brought to justice in Monday night's episode of Emmerdale (April 18) after she was sentenced to 75 years in prison for murder.

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.

Emmerdale fans have been on the edge of their seats as the action has unfolded for serial killer Meena, with many hoping the master manipulator will get her comeuppance in court.

Tanisha Gorey, who plays troubled teen Asha Alahan, first joined Coronation Street in December 2009 as Dev and Sunita Alahan's daughter. As an adorable six year old, Tanisha had never even taken an acting class before she popped up on the ITV show.Tanisha, whose real parents run a pub in Oldham, has now tackled some big storylines on the show, including issues such as skin-lightening and revenge porn. Now all these years later, the 19 year old explained to The Saddleworth Independent that she'd been doing child modelling at the time of the casting.

Coronation Street actor Bill Roache has admitted he “really fancied” the Queen when he met her.The star, who is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the soap, also shared how he had gone on to meet the royal eight times over the years. Bill, who is set to turn 90 next week, first met the Queen, 95, during his younger years in the army, before his rise to fame in the ITV series.Speaking about their first encounter in a TV documentary, the actor said: “I’ve met the Queen eight times.”“I first met her when I was 21 and I was in the Army and we had the day with her which was very nice.“I really fancied her! I don’t know if that’s heresy but she was very attractive.”The soap actor spilled all about meeting the Queen in his new ITV documentary, Happy Birthday Bill, which celebrates his ninth decade around the sun. Bill, who will celebrate his birthday on April 25, also has “no intention of retiring”. He explained: “People will say when are you retiring? Are you going to take a break? But then what happens?“Whilst I can do it, and whilst they will have me, I have no intention of retiring. “I am so fortunate to work for an organisation that is happy to have me.”Bill has been a part of Corrie since the series first aired in 1960.His character Ken was involved in some major storylines a couple of years ago when the show celebrated an impressive 60 years of being on our screens. Heartbreaker Ken has notably been married three times, even reuniting with first on-screen wife Valerie Tatlock (Anne Reid) 50 years later, and well after she had left the show. Incredibly, Bill is in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving television star in a continuous role.A young Bill joined the British Army and was commissioned into the

William "Bill" Roache admitted he "fancied" the Queen and grew fonder and fonder of the 95 year old monarch every time he met her. The Coronation Street actor, who celebrates his 90th birthday this month and was named in the New Year's Honours list, has met Her Majesty an incredible eight times. And from their very first meeting, the Ken Barlow icon was attracted to her.

Coronation Street legend Bill Roache has revealed he "fancied" the Queen when he met her. The soap stalwart has met the monarch eight times over the years and admitted he took rather a shine to her.According to The Sun, he spoke out in Happy Birthday Bill, a new documentary celebrating the actor as he prepares to turn 90.

Coronation Street fans have predicted that Joanna Lumley could return to the cobbles - as a love interest for Ken Barlow. The Ab Fab star actually did a stint in Weatherfield back in the early 70s and her character Elaine was a love interest for Ken (Bill Roache).Joanna popped up in Happy Birthday Bill, ITV's documentary celebrating the actor and his career as he prepares to turn 90.And now fans think she could follow it up with a return to the soap - even considering her incredible Hollywood roots."Wouldn't it be fab if Joanna Lumley came back into #Corrie as Ken's old flame," one person poster on Twitter."Just need Joanna Lumley to return to the Street now...

Coronation Street legend William Roache has reunited with his former on-screen wife as part of a documentary to mark his 90th birthday.The actor has played Weatherfield resident Ken Barlow since the first-ever episode in 1960.Happy Birthday Bill, which airs on ITV tonight (April 19), celebrates Bill reaching the milestone birthday and his record-breaking time on the cobbles.During the show, the soap veteran is reunited with Anne Reid more than 50 years after her exit from Corrie.Anne played Ken’s first wife Valerie, who died after being electrocuted by a faulty hairdryer in 1971.Opening about the highlight of making the documentary, Bill said: "Without a doubt meeting up with Anne Reid again after all those years. "She played my wife in Coronation Street for eight years and I was very sad when she chose to leave.

It's been a staple on the small screen for more than 60 years and was recently visited by the Queen to mark its delayed anniversary but not many will know that Coronation Street almost wasn't called Coronation Street. The ITV soap was first broadcast on December 9, 1960.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu shared an emotional goodbye message on Monday night after her character Meena Jutla's dramatic exit from the ITV soap. During Monday's episode, it was revealed that Meena had been sentenced to a minimum of 75 years in prison with the judge adding: "You will remain in custody for the rest of your life." Taking to Twitter after the scenes, the hit ITV soap shared an emotional video of Meena star Paige saying goodbye to viewers. In the clip, Paige jokes: "She’s finally gone down.

He holds the Guinness World Record for being the longest-running TV soap star but does Coronation Street legend William Roache plan to retire any time soon? We wouldn't put any bets on it.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu could be about to swap the fictional village for the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor. The actress has recently left the ITV soap as serial killer Meena Jutla was sentenced to life in jail.Viewers have been waiting to see the evil nurse face justice for months after she caused the death of several villagers.She killed her best friend Nadine Butler and her own father before she even arrived in the village back in 2020.Meena has since murdered Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.She has also attempted to kill her own sister Manpreet Sharma as well as Victoria Sugden, Leyla Harding and Vinny Dingle.As Paige waves goodbye to Emmerdale, bookies predict that she will be back on our screens in the near future.Bookmakers have the soap star to appear on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing at 2/1.Alex Apati, of Ladbrokes, said: "It looks like Paige Sandhu's next move will take her to the dance floor with Strictly chiefs currently leading the way for her signature." Paige wouldn't be the first Emmerdale star to appear on the glitzy BBC One show.

Emmerdale was full of drama on Monday as Meena Jutla's sentence was finally revealed on the ITV soap after she was found guilty last week. During the latest instalment, Meena, who was found guilty for the murders of Ben Tucker, Andrea Tate and Leanna Cavanagh, appeared in court for her sentencing following Thursday's dramatic hostage scenes. Meena was left furious to see that the court room was practically empty with her sister Manpreet Sharma and Liam Cavanagh nowhere to be seen as she exclaimed: "Wait, they're not here yet.

He's just days away from celebrating a huge milestone and in celebration, Bill Roache has been reunited with his first on-screen wife. The Coronation Street legend is set to have a programme dedicated to him on Tuesday (April 19) ahead of his 90th birthday on April 25.

Emmerdale star Paige Sandhu has admitted she didn't expect Meena Jutla's exit storyline.Viewers have been waiting to see the evil nurse face justice for months after she caused the death of several villagers.She killed her best friend Nadine Butler and her own father before she even arrived in the village back in 2020.Meena has since murdered Leanna Cavanagh, Andrea Tate and Ben Tucker.She has also attempted to kill her own sister Manpreet Sharma as well as Victoria Sugden, Leyla Harding and Vinny Dingle.The manipulative character will finally get her comeuppance this week as Paige's final scenes play out.However, the soap star has admitted that she didn't expect Meena's exit storyline.She said: "When I found out the storyline that they've written actually this is way better [than I thought]."I think it's going to be really satisfying, particularly for the people who really hate Meena, because this ending is justice."Despite playing bad girl Meena for two years, Paige says she's not ready to stop showing off her villainous side on camera just yet.Speaking to Daily Star and other press, Paige said: "I definitely want to continue to play baddies, I love baddies."I think they're just so much fun to play."I just want to continue to play characters that are wildly different from me and and it doesn't matter if they're a goodie or a baddie as long as I'm connected.