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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.

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Tributes pour in from Coronation Street and Emmerdale actors after 'starmaker' David Johnson dies

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.

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‘I’m far too difficult’ Corrie star Susie Blake on why she hasn’t dated since 2000

Coronation Street actress Susie Blake is happy with life as a single lady as she believes she is “far too difficult” for love.Susie once married fellow actor Martin Potter but the pair separated in 1998.Now, the 71-year-old has confessed she has not been looking to date anyone for more than two decades.But she is happy with the way her life has been in those years as she enjoys having a busy work schedule.She told Mirror.co.uk that she is “a romantic” but is “perfectly happy living alone”.Susie continued: "I am far too difficult. I haven’t dated since, I think, 2000.“I like watching an old romantic film.

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Coronation Street Mike Baldwin star's death, Ken Barlow jibe and disowned daughter

Cobbles for three decades. The businessman arrived on Weatherfield in 1976 and was a key part in some of the soap's most famous story-lines.

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Corrie star Elle Mulvaney shares 'wholesome' memory with late soap legend

Coronation Street star Elle Mulvaney has shared a 'wholesome' memory she'll never forget with a late soap legend.

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Elle Mulvaney reveals the touching gift the Coronation Street cast gifted the Queen

We know and love (or sometimes love to hate!) their characters on screen, but now it’s time to discover all the behind-the-scenes secrets from our favourite soap stars. In our exclusive interview, Soap Stars Coming Clean, OK! 's finding out all the juicy gossip about what happens when the cameras stop rolling, as well as the actors’ favourite memories with their co-stars so far. We recently caught up with Coronation Street actress, Elle Mulvaney, who plays Amy Barlow, to talk about how the younger cast are all best friends, fond memories of working with late soap legend Anne Kirkbride, and what she said to the Queen when HRH was a guest of honour on the Street.

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Corrie star Beverley Callard pays tribute to pal Anne Kirkbride on sixth anniversary

Former Corrie star Beverley Callard has paid tribute to her former colleague and pal Anne Kirkbride on the sixth anniversary of her death.

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Beverley Callard says 'love never dies' as she speaks of late Corrie pal Anne Kirkbride

Coronation Street star Beverley Callard has taken to social media to pay tribute to her “darling friend” Anne Kirkbride.The actress, who died in 2015, was best known for playing Deirdre Barlow in the soap opera.Beverley, who starred alongside her friend in the long-running ITV show, played Liz McDonald.The soap star shared a beautiful picture of the pair online to mark the anniversary of her death.The duo could be seen with their arms around each other and drink in hand at a festive do.The 63-year-old said she misses Anne “every single day”.Alongside the picture, Beverly opened up about her loss.She wrote in view of her 158,000 followers: “6 years ago I lost my darling friend.“Miss her every single day, love never dies.”Many took to the

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Coronation Street's 'sexist' Majorca holiday caused war as men refused to speak to women

Coronation Street went abroad for the very first time in 1974 - but it was far from a holiday for the cast.

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Bill Roache: Corrie's Ken Barlow talks ‘big decision’ as he addresses future on soap

Piers Morgan pleads with BBC to ask Williamson why he hasn't quit“That was the big decision-making time, but we'd already been running for a while."Bill made his debut as Ken Barlow in December 1960 and has since gone to be at the centre of many memorable storylines.The actor believes it wasn’t until 1983 when the media had started to take soaps seriously.At a Manchester United game, Bill’s character and his on-screen wife Deidre Barlow (played by Anne Kirkbride) were shown on the big screen.Recalling the moment, the actor added: “One of the papers actually took a photograph of the television screen and published that on the front page."Prior to that, soaps were not treated seriously.There were no soap reporters in papers, there were no

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Bill Roache: Coronation Street's Ken Barlow talks dating after wife's death 'Who knows?'

Coronation Street actor, Bill Roache, 88, who has starred on the ITV soap since it began in 1960, has said he would "never" say no to sharing his life with a lady again after his wife Sarah Roache died aged 60, 11 years ago.The Corrie icon admitted he loves his "independence" and setting his own "agenda".Bill lost his partner, daughter Vanya, and onscreen wife Anne Kirkbride all within the space of a few years.The actor lost the eldest of his five children, daughter Vanya Roache, from liver failure.In 2015, Anne Kirkbride, who played his Corrie on-screen wife Deirdre Barlow, died of cancer aged 60.Bill has now discussed whether he would consider looking into dating again after losing his spouse.He began: "I would never say no, but I am very

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Coronation Street fans sob as Ken Barlow leaves the cobbles

Coronation Street fans were in tears as Ken Barlow made his departure from the cobbles after nearly 60 years.

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