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direct to your inboxCorrie viewers are aware teenager Simon Barlow has been drawn into drug dealing by his friend Jacob Hay while trying to support his grieving mum Leanne Battersby.However next week the dark events take another turn when 10-year-old Sam Blakeman is drawn into his new life on the soap.When Sam's dad Nick calls round with breakfast for Leanne and Simon, the boy begs Simon to take him on a bike ride.

Alex Bain says Coronation Street saved him as he opened up about his mental health struggles.

Coronation Street actor Alex Bain has bravely opened up on how vile trolling has affected his mental health.

Geoff is barely dead and buried but the residents of Coronation Street can’t rest easy just yet as there is a new villain set to join the cobbles.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain has opened up about the bullying he endured at school in a new interview.The 19-year-old actor, who joined the ITV soap opera back in 2008 as Simon Barlow, admitted that it had affected his mental health.In more recent times, Alex has also faced cruel trolling online after becoming a dad at the age of 17.He said that he’d been through some “dark times,” but his two-year-old daughter Lydia-Rose, who he shares with his ex-girlfriend Levi Selby, and his new partner have helped him through them.Alex and the mother of his baby separated in May 2019.He is currently dating Mollie Lockwood, also a performer, and credits her for supporting him through his difficult patch.Recalling his school days, the actor said: “I

Corrie's Alex Bain has explained how his little girl has helped him through lockdown.

Coronation Street has a new famous face joining the cobbles, that of Will Mellor, who’ll be luring Simon Barlow back into the world of drugs. If you’ve been keeping up with Corrie over the past few weeks then you’ll have seen Simon, played by Alex Bain, get pulled into the murky world of drug gangs.

direct to your inboxWill Mellor is set to join Coronation Street in a 'villainous' role.The actor, from Stockport, will arrive in Weatherfield next month as drug lord Harvey.His arrival comes as Leanne Battersby, played by Jane Danson, finds herself forced into a dangerous world of drugs and despair.Corrie fans will have seen the start of Simon Barlow's decent into drug carrying and in the coming weeks viewers will see a still grieving Leanne battling to save her son from the hands of an evil drugs gang he's got mixed up in.

direct to your inboxCoronation Street's Alex Bain has opened up about how he has spent the last year in and out of lockdown.The actor, known for portraying Simon Barlow, has been part of the ITV soap since 2008.When the coronavirus pandemic hit last year, Corrie was among the various soaps and TV shows that halted filming, something that hit the cast and crew hard."When we were off for all that time, not working, I did feel a bit lost because I was working all the time and it is hard to get out of that work rhythm," Alex said during a recent interview with media including the Manchester Evening News."I remember still getting up the day after we finished thinking I need to be ready for work and then remembering, oh no we're off because of

Coronation Street has cast actor Will Mellor in the role of a drug lord who lures Simon Barlow into the dark and murky world of drugs gangs.

Jack James Ryan is currently gearing up to cause drama on the cobbles on Coronation Street. His character Jacob Hay is on his way to make life very tricky for Simon Barlow.

Simon Barlow will be left horrified this evening after discovering mum Leanne Battersby unconscious on the sofa next to a bottle of sleeping pills on Coronation Street tonight.

Coronation Street actor Alex Bain has become somewhat of a household name among fans of the soap, playing the part of Simon Barlow. Alex rose to fame as a child star and first appeared on the cobbles back in 2008, and he’s since been involved in a series of tense plots.

Coronation Street stars looked completely different to their Weatherfield alter-egos as they arrived on set to shoot for new episodes.

Alex Bain has found love with his new flame following his split from the mother of his child last year.

Simon Barlow is left devastated over his adoptive mum Leanne's cruel confession on Coronation Street next week.