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Coronation Street villain Stephen Reid plans to add his name to the long roster of serial killers haunting the cobbles, after antagonist Pat Phelan's reign ended in 2018.Soap viewers saw Stephen grapple with Jenny's beau Leo, who came close to discovering his defrauding schemes, before ultimately killing him and driving away without informing the authorities. Stephen manages to dispose of the body and begins an elaborate set-up to ensure everyone thinks Leo has emigrated to Canada – but actor Todd Boyce has teased that this won't be his last kill.READ MORE: Corrie Mikey North's exit 'sealed' as Gary Windass forced to dig his own graveExplaining what's to come in the soap, Todd explained: "Stephen goes back to the scene of the crime at the back of Underworld, and he sees Leo’s phone, which they were scuffling over and had been forgotten about on the ground.

ITV Coronation Street fans have figured out a possible connection between Mason and Weatherfield, and it's not related to Gary. Mason has been revealed as a bully, with Maria and Gary discovering the truth about his treatment of Liam at school.

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has shared a glimpse at her reunion with her former co-star as she revealed some sweet news. The actress spent some time with Nicola Thorp as she met her newborn daughter for the first time.

Former Coronation Street Nicola Thorp has announced the safe arrival of her first child. The actress-turned-presenter announced back in September she was pregnant with her and her fiance Nikesh Patel's first baby.

Former Coronation Street star Nicola Thorp has announced she is pregnant with her first child.

It's been several years since Nicola Thorp left the cobbles but she is now a regualr on our TV screens on the likes of This Morning and is also a columnist.

Coronation Street icon Sue Cleaver had her fans mesmerised by her weight loss, as she took to social media to showcase her transformation with a new blonde bob and gorgeous pink suit.

EastEnders, is convinced they are all in crisis. He said: “Soaps are in a pretty poor way.

CORRIE fans are convinced accused murderer Laurence Reeves is related to former serial killer Pat Phelan in revenge plot. Viewers know that Laurence (Robert Shaw Cameron) was accused of killing his late wife during their holiday in the alps.

CORONATION Street's Sue Cleaver has revealed she has a secret side career as a psychotherapist. The actress, who has played cobbles matriarch Eileen Grimshaw for 23 years, developed an interest in the discipline after spending time in the therapists chair herself. Speaking in the new edition of Prima magazine, she said: "It might surprise people to know that I’m also a trained psychotherapist.

Emmerdale, Coronation Street and EastEnders have had viewers hooked for decades - but do you know which soap character is disliked most by fans?A new survey by Bingo site Tombola analysed more than 109,668 tweets by viewers of three of the most watched UK soaps, to reveal which characters we have said goodbye to, who the public loved and disliked the most, as well as the most talked about soap exit.By analysing the positive vs negative sentiments of each tweet, the data has now revealed that Emmerdale icon Viv Hope has been revealed as the most disliked character across the three soaps.READ NEXT: EastEnders' iconic comebacks unveiled - from Dirty Den, Sean Slater and Kathy Beale More than 69% of tweets about Viv Hope, who died in a post office explosion in the dales in 2011, reportedly included negative sentiments.Tombola reported that "it seems her character and her exit wasn't best received."Closely behind Viv Hope was EastEnders Lucy Beale, whose exit and character received 63% of negative sentiment tweets.Despite this, her famous exit from Albert Square in the Who Killed Lucy Beale? storyline was the most talked about across the three soaps, with her exit mentioned most in viewer's tweets.Out of 18,760 tweets about the character, 495 referenced her exit storyline, with the total number of tweets making Lucy the most talked about character across EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale.Her exit also came just ahead of Peggy Mitchell's sad death, with more than 408 tweets referencing her exit from the soap.More than 6,201 tweets were also about Peggy, making her the fifth most talked about soap character behind EastEnders Ian Beale and Emmerdale's Kim Tate.Coronation Street villain Pat Phelan also took third place

A former Coronation Street star has announced he is set to step in as the host of Countdown later this year. Comedian Les Dennis, who starred as Michael Rodwell in the ITV soap between 2014 and 2016 will present the Channel 4 game show this August.

Coronation Street viewers have witnessed many scandals on the Weatherfield cobbles since the soap began in 1960.From murders to affairs, to false accusations and jail time, many characters have been embroiled in some of the biggest scandals to have played out in the soap.However, life away from the cobbles has been just as scandalous for some of the stars of the popular ITV programme too.In recent years, Coronation Street has been rocked as some of its cast members have become involved in huge scandals including vile outbursts, drunken behaviour and lying about their age.Here, Daily Star takes a look at some the stars involved in some of Coronation Street's real life scandals.Bruno Langley joined Coronation Street in 2001 as Eileen Grimshaw's son Todd, becoming involved in huge storylines including scamming the residents of Weatherfield alongside Pat Phelan.However, his time on the cobbles came to an end after accusations of sexual assault at a Manchester nightclub.Following the accusations, Bruno's contract was terminated, with an ITV spokesperson saying: "Bruno Langley is no longer contracted to Coronation Street."The actor later pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault at Manchester Magistrates Court, and was given a 12 month community order, 12 weeks on an electronically monitored curfew and 40 days of rehabilitation.He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for five years.Bruce Jones played soap icon Les Battersby in Coronation Street.However, the actor was sacked in 2007 after he was accused of making insulting comments about the soap on a night out.It is also reported that he got drunk and and spilled Coronation Street plotlines to undercover reporters, although this has never been confirmed.Les

Coronation Street favourite Sally Carman looked a far cry from her mechanic character Abi Franklin as she struck a pose on the red carpet at The British Soap Awards. Sally, who is currently at the centre of the drama in Weatherfield in her fight for custody of her baby boy Alfie, swapped Abi's overalls for a glitzy black jumpsuit for the awards in London.

It was the biggest night in soap as The British Soap Awards returned for 2022 on ITV. After a two-year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, the annual event saw the UK’s biggest soaps compete against each other to bag a variety of awards.

Coronation Street fans renewed calls for soap baddie Pat Phelan to make a comeback to the cobbles - despite seeing him being killed off four years ago. Actor Connor McIntyre received a warm welcome at The British Soap Awards in London as he took to the stage to present long-time Corrie writer Jan McVerry with The Tony Warren Award for her achievements, named in honour of the soap's legendary creator.

Coronation Street and although he seems to have impressed Fiz Stape, her ex Tyrone Dobbs is still not convinced by Phill's charm. Coronation Street spoilers can reveal that Tyrone is still suspicious of Phill and what he has been up to.

Coronation Street fans believe Hope Stape is set to dig up a dead body as her mum Fiz moves into a new house with boyfriend Phill.Frantic fans are convinced Phill is harbouring a sinister link to serial killer Pat Phelan after noticing some key details about the new house, which is away from the cobbles of Corrie.They recognise the place from a storyline in which Phelan kept Andy Carver hostage in the basement, chained to a grubby mattress against the wall, before eventually murdering him after numerous escape attempts.If it is in fact the same house - which Phelan was once supposed to be doing up - it makes sense that he could have hidden other secret victims around the property just waiting to be discovered.Spoilers have already revealed that Hope is set to jump into the driver’s seat of a digger and destroy Phill’s car before Phill gets into a rather filthy fight with Tyrone, but could she also take some time to dig up a corpse?Fans certainly seem to think so, as one took to Twitter to share their thoughts.They wrote: “Seen the theory Phill’s new house is Phelan’s - Hope is going in with the digger… can we expect her to find a dead body?!”Someone else echoed on Facebook: “Bodies buried in the garden!”It comes after fans first recognised the link between Phelan’s old place and the house Fiz is set to move into, with one writing on social media: “Corrie - Fiz’s house, was that the house Phelan was working on and where he kept Andy tied up and as a hostage?”As someone else echoed: “Now you say that I think it could be! Spooky.”A third viewer theorised: “I thought it was the same house as John Stape held Rosie Webster hostage - plus Rosie is coming back!”“Maybe it’s their go to house for hostage situations, doesn’t bode

Coronation Street just wouldn’t be Coronation Street without its relationship dramas.But it's even better when you discover that real-life relationships blossoming behind the scenes too.It's always exciting to find out that an on-screen couple - or even rivals - have got together off-screen, but this doesn’t just happen in Hollywood.Even on our classic soaps, romance blossoms when actors spend so much time together. And the world of Corrie has given us its fair share of co-star romances.

Coronation Street's Fiz Stape could be in more danger than she has been since marrying serial killer John Stape, at least where fans are concerned.Worried viewers are now convinced they’ve spotted a harrowing twist about the house Fiz recently moved into with her new beau Phill, after separating from fiancé Tyrone Dobbs.But Fiz might soon be wishing she’d stayed with Tyrone after all despite his affair with Alina Pop, because fans now think the house she’s moved into was owned by the notorious murderer Pat Phelan.Even creepier, they think it’s the same location Pat held Andy Carver hostage for months before finally killing him - adding him to a long list of victims including Michael Rodwell, Luke Britton and Vinny Ashford.Fans were stunned at the time when Andy - who was presumed dead already - showed up with a full beard, held hostage in a grotty basement with nothing but a mattress and chains securing him to the wall to keep him company.Despite numerous escape attempts, Pat finally killed him before he could get away.Taking to Facebook, fans have predicted danger for Fiz - just days after Phill’s connection to another infamous serial killer, John Stape, was confirmed by spoilers.One of Phill’s pals is the very lawyer who prosecuted Fiz when she was accused of conspiracy to murder - though she was eventually freed after an appeal.An eagle-eyed fan said on Facebook: “Corrie - Fiz’s house, was that the house Phelan was working on and where he kept Andy tied up and as a hostage?”Another theorised: “I thought it was the same house as John Stape held Rosie Webster hostage - plus Rosie is coming back!”Someone else couldn’t help joking: “Maybe it’s their go to house for hostage situations, doesn’t bode well for Fiz!”“You know,

Coronation Street fans were left confused on Monday's episode as George Shuttleworth finally revealed his secret to Eileen Grimshaw. During the latest instalment, Eileen, who had suspected George was keeping a secret as he refused to let her stay over due to his overprotective cat Ridley, decided to play detective with Sean Tully.