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Coronation Street star Alex Bain has given an update on an injury from hospital. Alex, 20, who plays Corrie's Simon has been keeping his followers on Instagram informed on his progress.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain has jetted off and said 'bon voyage' to the UK after he landed up in hospital. The actor, who is best known for playing Simon Barlow in the ITV soap, reportedly ended up in A&E before his trip on Monday (May 23).

Coronation Street star Alex Bain has revealed on Instagram that he is doing just fine after he was rushed to A&E at the weekend.The actor, who propelled to fame on the famous ITV soap as Simon Barlow, took to his Instagram story sharing a now deleted snap of himself at Blackburn Hospital.Alex who has since removed his first post, followed up with a reassuring post after he'd clearly been bombarded by concerned friends, fans and loved ones.Sharing an image of a waiting room, he instead penned: "Not where I expected to end up tonight."Along with: "Don't worry guys it's just my ankle."It appeared that his injury couldn't have been overly worrisome as the soap star took to his social media account to confirm that he was jetting off from Manchester Airport.Still allowed to fly, despite his injury, Alex shared a selfie with a caption that read: "Time to see if I've still got my flight legs or something like that!"In a separate update, it was clear that the actor had clearly done some damage to his foot as he was shown being transported via wheelchair as he waited to catch his flight.His ankle was also strapped up in orthopaedic grey leg brace as Alex thanks the "helpful people" at the airport for assisting him on his trip.Alex wrote: "Got a fancy new set of wheels!"Thank you to the helpful people at Manchester Airport! @manairportuk." last month, Alex made a public appearance with new girlfriend Mollie Lockwood as the pair attended the press night of the Addams Family together.The pair first announced they were a couple in 2019 - just months after Alex's romance with his childhood sweetheart Levi Selby broke down,Alex and Levi share daughter Lydia-Rose together - who the actor welcomed at age 17 after sitting his GCSE exams.Fo

Coronation Street star Alex Bain was rushed to hospital over the weekend after hurting his ankle. The actor, 20, who plays Simon Barlow, took to Instagram to share a now-deleted picture of himself at Blackburn Hospital's A&E department.

He's trying to change his bad boy image on-screen but Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan couldn't have looked any cuter as he shared a sweet childhood snap to mark his sister's birthday. The actor is best known to playing Jacob in the ITV soap.

Coronation Street fans were all pointing out the same thing as Simon Barlow squared up to his old associate Jacob Hay in a tense episode of the ITV soap. The teen had a showdown with former drug dealer Jacob after finding out he had been given a job at the Underworld factory by his stepmum Carla Connor.

Coronation Street fans couldn't help that Adam Barlow was bearing a striking resemblance to another member of the family during the latest trip to the cobbles.

Jack James Ryan couldn't look further away from the Coronation Street cobbles as he headed for a mini sunshine break. The actor is best known for playing reformed bad boy Jacob Hay on the ITV soap.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain was seen enjoying an evening out with girlfriend Mollie Lockwood on Monday in a rare appearance together. The actor, known best for portraying Simon Barlow on the soap, was pictured with his girlfriend of two years as they attended the press night of the Addams Family at the Opera House Theatre in Manchester.

His upcoming big birthday may have been widely publicised on ITV this week but William Roache's youthful appearance is still continuing to stun fans. The Coronation Street actor is just days away from marking his 90th birthday, on April 25.

Simon Barlow may be trying to cause trouble on-screen but the actor who plays him looked happier than ever as his girlfriend joined him on the red carpet. Alex Bain was among the soap stars out in Manchester to see the latest musical appearing in the city.

Coronation Street fans have been full of praise for Daniel Brocklebank and Harriet Bibby after the pair shared emotional scenes during Monday night's episode.

Drama is never far away from the Coronation Street cobbles. And it was far from a happy Easter in Weatherfield as trouble seemed to appear around every corner.

Coronation Street youngster Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) finds herself in danger next week.When Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) tackles her in Victoria Gardens, a pale Summer loses her temper and tells Amy to back off.Meanwhile, Jacob Hay (Jack James Ryan) has taken advantage of Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman) over-ordering alcopops and, having bought them, is selling them in Victoria Gardens for a profit to pay the rent.Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) reports Jacob to the police and as they arrive at Victoria Gardens, Jacob does a runner leaving the final two boxes of alcopops on the bench.The police officers find Summer slumped on the bench next to the boxes of alcopops and assuming her to be drunk and take her down to the station.Amy and Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain) call at the police station and tell Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) about Summer's arrest and how they suspect she might be suffering from her diabetes.Craig hurries to the cells where he finds Summer in a diabetic coma. Fearing the worst, Craig shouts for someone to call an ambulance.Elsewhere, Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) returns from Gina’s to find Elaine Jones (Paula Wilcox) and Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) ensconced in front of the TV.Realising that Elaine has got her feet well and truly under the table, Sally’s miffed.When Sally asserts that it’s time Elaine moved out so they can spend some time in the bedroom, Tim hides his anxiety.Sally finally bites the bullet and suggests to Elaine it is time she moved out.As they see her off Tim is sad to see her go whilst Sally can’t wait to take advantage of the empty house.

Coronation Street as they continue to question whether she is managing her diabetes effectively on her own. But according to Coronation Street spoilers, things will take a turn for the worse for the young student.When Amy Barlow tackles her in Victoria gardens a pale Summer loses her cool and tells Amy to back off.Meanwhile, reformed bad boy Jacob Hay has taken advantage of Evelyn Plummer over-ordering alcopops at the shop and having bought a few, he decides to sell them in Victoria Gardens for a profit to pay his rent.Seeing that he's up to no good, Simon Barlow reports Jacob to the police and as they arrive at Victoria gardens Jacob does a runner leaving the final two boxes of alcopops on the bench.When the police officers arrive at the scene they find Summer slumped on the bench next to the boxes of alcopops.As they immediately assume that she is drunk they feel they have no other choice than to take her down to the station.When hearing that Summer may be in trouble, Amy and Aadi Alahan call the police station and tell Craig Tinker about Summer’s arrest and how they suspect she might be suffering from her diabetes.Panicked, Craig hurries to the cells where he finds Summer in a diabetic coma.

They're used to hanging out on the cobbles but a few of Coronation Street's favourite stars ditched Weatherfield for an awards bash on Tuesday night - and they looked stunning.

Coronation Street viewers are wondering if the ITV soap has sent a subtle message of support to the people of Ukraine. Monday night's episode featured teenager Amy Barlow negotiating in the cafe with her granddad, Corrie icon Ken (William Roache).Amy wanted to get the inheritance her grandma - Ken's late wife, Deidre - had left for her in order to fund her education at university after cutting ties with her mum and dad.Amy, played by Elle Mulvaney, was left furious last week when Steve McDonald and Tracy Barlow didn't believe that her new boyfriend Jacob Hay had been sticking up for her when he punched her cousin, Simon Barlow.On Monday night's episode, Amy was stating her case on why she needed the money when she said to Ken: "Grandad, this is the day.

Nothing gets past soap fans and eagle-eyed Coronation Street viewers think they've spotted a subtle yet poignant tribute in latest scenes.

Coronation Street fans are hoping for a new romance on the cobbles after spotting a potential couple in Weatherfield.

Coronation Street favourite Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) finds herself in danger next week as she spirals out of control.The mechanic orders more drugs as she struggles with her late son Seb’s birthday.Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Jack Webster (Kyran Bowes) return from holiday, confiding in Debbie (Sue Devaney) Kevin says he wants to talk to Abi and hopes they can patch things up.However, after returning home, he finds Abi and her dodgy pal Dean cosy on the sofa, high on drugs and alcohol.Kevin orders Abi to pack her things and get out. While she’s in the bathroom, Dean steals Kevin’s garage keys.

Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan has rushed to defend his co-star sister Rebecca Ryan, after admitting she gets "hate" from soap fans.Jack, best known for playing ex-drug dealer Jacob Hay on the ITV cobbles, knows what it’s like to get flack for his character after leading Simon Barlow down the wrong path last year.But with his sister Rebecca currently appearing as the villainous Lydia Chambers - who is intent on destroying Adam and Sarah’s marriage - Jack said she has been "killing it" on the soap.Since arriving on the cobbles, it has been revealed that Lydia is set on getting revenge after Adam forgot a romance he’d had with her back at university - and now she is looking to get the solicitor arrested and destroy his business.On a candid Q&A posted to Instagram, Jack leapt to his sister’s defence, as one fan asked what it is like to work with his sister.The star responded: "An absolute dream come true, we’re super close outside of work so it’s just like getting to work with your best mate."Side note: I’m so proud of her, she’s been killing it on Corrie! I know first hand how hard it is for the fans to get behind the villains but she deserves all the love!!!"He added: "If you hate Lydia then you know Rebecca is doing an incredible job. She couldn’t be any less like her character in real life, she is a literal angel."He also shared an adorable throwback snap of himself, his sister Rebecca and brother - and fellow actor Charlie - alongside another relative.One fan asked: "When did you know you wanted to be an actor? When did it all click?"As Jack responded: "LOOK AT US!!! I’ve known I wanted to be an actor from a really young age.