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Tracy McDonald (Kate Ford) plays away when her husband Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) leaves the cobbles in latest Coronation Street spoilers, and Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) is under investigation for arson. Steve is torn between spending time with ex-footballer turned decorator, Tommy Orpington (Matt Milburn) and his daughter, Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) who invites him to spend the week in France. Ultimately, Steve leaves and Tracy is left alone with Tommy.

Fantastic Four actor Ioan Gruffudd, 51, is engaged to his girlfriend Bianca Wallace - two years after his very acrimonious split from actress ex Alice Evans. Bianca, 31, posted a photograph to her Instagram page on Saturday, 20 January, showing the pair kissing, while holding up her hand to show off a three-stone ring on her engagement finger. She captioned it: "The most precious thing happened", followed by the love heart and diamond ring emojis.The couple have been officially dating since 2021, the same year Ioan filed for divorce from his actress ex wife Alice, the mother of his two daughters.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon has been flooded with compliments from her co-stars and her fans alike as she gave them a glimpse into her recent break. The actress ditched the UK and headed on a European break to Amsterdam with some of her pals.

Coronation Street star Sally Carman-Duttine appears to have hinted she had to 'compromise' with her co-star husband as she started to get into the Christmas spirit early. The actress is clearly eagerly awaiting the upcoming season after previously being seen drinking out of a festive-themed mug.

Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon was flooded with compliments as she was seen sporting a cool new piece of clothing she picked up on the high street. The actress impressed her co-stars and her fans as she shared a posed snap of herself to social media during the recent heatwave.

After Coronation Street's Amy Barlow was raped by Aaron Sandford back in February, viewers have been watching the youngster trying to get her life back on track as best as she can. It emerged that Amy – played by Elle Mulvany – was raped by once-friend and housemate Aaron – played by James Craven – after getting drunk. But after trying to report the incident to the police and not being taken seriously, she sadly retracted the allegation in the hope she could just move on.

Britain's Got Talent star Simon Cowell is famous for splitting up groups who audition on his talent shows - now he’s turned his attention to dogs.The music mogul, 63, has never had qualms about ditching less talented singers and friendships have been ruined in the audition room when wannabes have dumped their pals to find stardom alone. But this series of Britain’s Got Talent is the first time the judge has ever put just one half of a dog double act through. Simon, who will be joined by Bruno Tonioli, Amanda Holden and Alesha Dixon on the judging panel this year, says, “It was honestly hilarious because the owner was deadly serious.

Britain's Got Talent star Amanda Holden has revealed that Bruno Tonioli is not just the ITV talent show’s new judge - he’s also their interpreter! Strictly Come Dancing legend Bruno has replaced David Walliams and joins Amanda, Alesha Dixon and Simon Cowell on the judging panel, bringing an exciting new vibe. Not least his ability to speak several languages on top of his native Italian and his second language English. Amanda says, “He's got loads of energy, like putting a Berocca into water and watching it fizz! He gives some good critiques when he's not messing around and being naughty! I swear we need to strap him to his chair, he never sits down! He's a sweetheart and very informed those are the bits that I'm finding really interesting about him! I think he's still bringing all the energy and character that he had on Strictly, but you get to see more of him because obviously now he’s judging more than just dancing.

Fans of Coronation Street were surprised last month when Tracy McDonald - nee Barlow - appeared surprisingly level-headed when her daughter Amy told her she had been raped by her friend Aaron Sandford. However, true to form and never one to shy away from drama, she caused a ruckus earlier this week.

There is often confusion and amusement when characters from any soap go away for while and suddenly return with a different head. But it may not come as any surprise that there are a huge number of Coronation Street characters that have been played by multiple actors.

Kate Ford’s Coronation Street character has a very different life to her own.Tracy Barlow, who Kate plays, has been embroiled in a huge amount of scandal, drama and criminal activity during her decades on the cobbles.The character was first introduced back in 1977 and Kate took on the role for the first time back in 2002.Tracy has blackmailed longtime resident Roy Cropper, been convicted of murderer (and murdered several people, including her then boyfriend Charlie Stubbs) and been caught stealing other residents’ credit cards in order to scam them.The resident villain has certainly made a name for herself, but what about the actress who plays her? Here’s what you should know. Kate, 46, originally hails from Salford in Greater Manchester and first had a taste of the spotlight at the age of 19 when she starred in the music video for The Beatles song Free as a Bird.

When Elle Mulvaney and James Craven were handed the daunting task of taking on a sexual assault storyline, the Coronation Street stars knew they could leave nothing to chance to do the issue justice. Elle has been playing wild child Amy Barlow since she was just eight years old so she’s got the gravitas to carry off one of the soap’s most important storylines, and understands the importance of making sure the scenes are given the respect they deserve. Her co-star James plays Amy’s best friend’s boyfriend Aaron who rapes Amy after she passes out drunk, and he was equally aware that Elle, 20, would need to feel completely safe and comfortable during the traumatic scenes.

Sue Cleaver wowed fans with her impressive weight-loss transformation in a recent social media post.

Their lavish wedding was held in London hotel Claridge's where Rachel walked down the aisle to her own S Club 7 hit, I've Never Had A Dream Come True. The pair put on a visual show for their guests, including ice sculptures and orchids. Guests at the wedding included Coronation Street’s Kate Ford, known for playing Tracy Barlow, as well as former Strictly judge Arlene Philips. Having hit the spotlight in her teens as a singer, Rachel found some success as a solo artist after S Club's split.Her second album then peaked at 28 in the charts and plans for a third were later cancelled.She disappeared from the public eye for some years, before resurfacing in 2008 to compete on Strictly Come Dancing with partner Vincent Simone, and the pair came second.Rachel has since decided to focus on her family. She previously told the Daily Mail: "My first proper job was in fashion, but at lunchtimes I’d nip into the canteen at Sony Music for a free meal, because my brother worked there."One day, two producers came over and asked me if I could sing… [Now] my goal is to create my own fashion and lifestyle brand."

Coronation Street star Jude Riordan has shared his joy as he returned to filming this week. The young actor is best known to viewers for playing Sam Blakeman in the ITV soap.

Coronation Street fans were quick to point out an issue David Platt is set to face as Jack P Shepherd, the actor who plays him, shared a detail about the character that viewers of the ITV soap will have never gotten to see.

Coronation Street 's Kate Ford shared a sweet comment to her on-screen daughter Elle Mulvaney earlier this week. Elle, 19, took to Instagram to share a collection of snaps of herself from co-star Harriet Bibby's, who plays Summer Spellman, birthday night out over the weekend. The actress' 76.9K followers were quick to react to the snaps, captioned "til death do us party", to which co-star Kate, who plays her on-screen mother Tracy Barlow, led the comments.

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.

Coronation Street 's Emma Brooker actress Alexandra Mardell has shared the "cutest" leaving gift from her co-stars on the ITV soap. Taking to Instagram, the actress, 28, who has played Emma since 2018, posted a picture of a gorgeous silver necklace engraved with 20.04.18 on it. Explaining the reason behind the date, Alexandra penned: "First appearance on the cobbles.

Fans are in shock over how unrecognisable Kate Ford looks in a newly-unearthed vintage snap of the Coronation Street actress. A youthful-looking Kate - who is best known as Tracy Barlow on Corrie - was pictured alongside her ex-boyfriend, BAFTA-nominated film producer Bart Ruspoli.