Cilla Battersby: Last News

Doctors actress Wendi Peters has reportedly quit the BBC soap less than a year after she took the starring role.The 55 year old plays Nina Bulsara in the medical show after joining earlier this year, but she is said to have already filmed her final scenes. A Doctors fan account on Instagram called @doctorsbbc has said that she is departing from her role. Sharing a picture of the actress on the page, they wrote: "Wendi Peters is departing from her role as Nina Bulsara, having filmed her final scenes this week." Fans were quick to pick up on the news as they commented on their disappointment at her possible departure.

A CORONATION Street legend has dashed fans' hope of her returning to the cobbles as she lands a new role. Wendi Peters has no plans to return to Weatherfield as it's been revealed she's joined rival soap opera Doctors.

BBC soap Doctors has featured some of the UK's most familiar faces - including Only Fools musical star Samantha Seager.Long before she took on the role of Marlene in the critically acclaimed musical based on the popular TV series, Samantha began her career in TV series including The Lakes.She has also made multiple appearances in Doctors between 2005 and 2022 in roles such as Clare Howard, Vicky Swan and Natalie Majors - but eagle eyed fans may recognise Samantha from another famous rival soap role.As Samantha makes a return to Doctors once more, Daily Star takes a look inside the life of the soap star.Two years after Samantha's first appearance on Doctors, the actress landed a recurring role in another rival soap.In 2007, she starred as Jodie Morton, the daughter of Teresa and Jerry Morton, for more than 63 episodes of the popular ITV programme.Along with her siblings Daryl, Mel, Kayleigh and Finlay, Jodie ran Jerry's Takeaway on the cobbles, where she had recurring rows with Cilla Battersby.Dev Alahan also attempted to flirt with Jodie on multiple occasions, but his attempts were unrequited by Jodie.Speaking about potential romance for Jodie at the time, Samantha told Digital Spy in 2007: "Dev! It's a possibility. Jodie would never say never.

Coronation Street star Wendi Peters has revealed her iconic soap bath scene featured an unexpected third person.The Cilla Battersby-Brown actress appeared on Thursday's episode of Steph's Packed Lunch, where the classic scene was shown as part of her introduction. Speaking with host Steph McGovern, Wendi then revealed the iconic scene - which saw Cilla and Les (Bruce Jones) fall through their ceiling after dog Schmeichel invaded their bath - took more than two days' of work to complete.

Gemma Collins’ big money stint on stage touring the nation in glitzy musical Chicago has been panned by industry bigwigs.Theatre bosses have signed up gobby reality TV star the GC to give ticket sales a boost in the production.But sniffy luvvies have turned on the popular Towie queen, claiming she’s depriving time-served actors out of a lucrative role.Corrie star Wendi Peters – the Street’s Cilla Battersby – shared news of Gemma’s new role on Twitter with the message: “No words.”Her tweet prompted a fierce debate among fans and industry workers.Stage performer and former Hollyoaks actor Amy-Jane Ollies said: “Wow! It’s times like these I’m grateful to still be raising my little one as I’d hate to be touring in anything with that woman.“Not least because she shouldn’t be doing the job – but she’s clearly not going to be good for company morale with her attitude!”Musical director Peter Golding commented: “Oh God.

Coronation Street this week, after reminding her that her sister Kate Connor was entitled to a share of Johnny's inheritance.Kate Connor was the daughter of the late Johnny Connor, who died after he tried to save wife Jenny during super soap week.Following the death of her own partner in 2019, Kate Connor left the ITV cobbles and has not been seen since, not even making an appearance at her own dad's funeral later last year.Her absence from the funeral and the soap left fans confused, but she's not the only character to have seemingly disappeared from Coronation Street throughout the years.Daily Star looks at other characters who have vanished from the cobbles and have not been heard from since, and whether they might return in the future.Fiz and Chesney's mum, Cilla Battersby-Brown, caused a huge drama when she caught the eye of Les Battersby in 2003 while working as a barmaid in the Rovers Return.After Les decided to leave wife Janice, he and Cilla got married, but sadly their romance was not to last when he slept with ex-wife Janice and later left to join a ZZ Top tribute band.In 2007, Cilla suddenly left her children in Weatherfield after deciding to move away from the cobbles - with no reason or explanation as to why.The mystery of Cilla's dissapearance was later solved when Fiz and Chesney visited their mother in South Africa during the Out of Africa Coronation Street specials, where Cilla was now living.Despite the character making a brief return in 2014, Cilla has not been seen since and is not mentioned by Fiz whatsoever in the soap.The only reference to Cilla is Chesney's occasional visits to see her - leaving viewers wondering what happened to Cilla and whether she will ever return to Weatherfield.However

CORONATION Street fans got a blast from the past tonight as Yana actress Jayne Tunnicliffe turned up on Keith Lemon's new show. The actress - who played Cilla Battersby-Brown's best friend between 2004 and 2007 - showcased her crafting skills on The Fantastical Factory of Curious Craft.

Keith Lemon's new show crafting show has caused come controversy amongst horrified viewers.

If we needed anything to get us through this tough time it would be the return of Cilla Battersby to the cobbles.