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A mum has said she 'doesn't want her daughter to be the next Sophie Lancaster' after she was subjected to a vile attack on her way home from school.

Coronation Street fans claim to have spotted Kelly Neelan's return to the soap - thanks to her 'double'. The character, played by Millie Gibson, was last seen in Weatherfield back in 2022.

There could be a romance heading Kelly Neelan's way in Coronation Street, the actress who plays her has revealed. Millie Gibson has teased that a friendship could blossom into a romance for her character on the ITV soap when chatting about her latest storyline.

Coronation Street star Millie Gibson gave a glimpse of the aftermath of celebrating her recent award win. The 17-year-old actress, who plays the ITV soap's Kelly Neelan, picked up a gong at the British Soap Awards on Saturday (June 11).

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 favourites left the famous cobbles behind as they headed to London for The British Soap Awards. After a two-year absence due to the Coronavirus pandemic, The British Soap Awards is back for 2022 on ITV.

Coronation Street fans have tipped Charlie De Melo for a new major role after he bumped into some famous faces at a star-studded awards bash over the weekend. The actor, who plays Imran Habeeb in the ITV soap, represented the cast at the Bafta TV Awards 2022.

Coronation Street won the Best Soap & Continuing Drama gong at the 2022 BAFTA TV Awards on Sunday 8 May.The ITV soap went up against Casualty, Emmerdale and Holby City in the coveted category. Corrie stars Sally Dynevor and Charlie de Melo, who play Sally Metcalfe and Imran Habeeb on the ITV soap, took to the stage to accept the gong. During the winner's speech, Sally paid tribute to campaigner Sylvia Lancaster following her passing last month.

The mother of murdered Sophie Lancaster will be laid to rest with her daughter following her sudden death. Sophie died aged 20 after being kicked to death in Lancashire because she was dressed as a goth.

Corrie's Asha Alahan actress Tanisha Gorey, at Manchester's Science and Industry Museum over the weekend.The 17-year-old actress danced the night away as she enjoyed a night off work.Tanisha posted a snap with her pal Millie, which she captioned: "Crimbo party only 4 months late :))".In the comments section, Millie wrote: "That the love of my life?!"(sic)Tanisha wrote back: "Always my baby."The two girls were complimented by their fans, with many saying how gorgeous they looked at the party.Millie has been on the soap since 2019 and has previously spoken about how her northern accent helped her bag the role.She trained at the Oldham Theatre Workshop from 11 and has a natural northern accent.But her on-screen character Kelly attended private school, and Millie feared she might have to fettle some pronunciations.She explained The Mirror: "There were lots of girls in the waiting room that looked nothing like me."They were all quite well-spoken and I’ve got a bit of a Manc twang in my voice so I was a bit like, ‘Oh no, am I going to have to play her in a different way?’"But in the end, I didn’t because my take on Kelly was while she was a private schoolgirl, I knew she did not quite fit in as the rest of them. “So I think not having that well-spoken, posh put-together voice worked quite well."Despite her tender age, Millie has been at the centre of one of Coronation Street’s most tragic storylines – the murder of Seb Franklin, based on the real-life hate crime killing of Sophie Lancaster, 20, in a park in 2007.Sylvia was the mother of Sophie, who was murdered after she and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were targeted for being goths.Since her daughter's death in 2007, aged 20, Sylvia has spent the last fifteen years campaigning

Two people were convicted of murder, while three others were convicted for grievous bodily harm.Earlier this week, it was revealed that one of Sophie’s killers, Ryan Herbert, will soon be released from prison following a review by the Parole Board. Herbert has served 15 years in prison so far.In a new statement about the decision, Sylvia Lancaster said: “I’m obviously very disappointed in the result of the parole hearing.“Once again we have a justice system that fails to deliver justice.

Mollie Gallagher held back tears during her speech at the National Television Awards 2021 after she won Best Serial Performance. The Coronation Street actress, who plays Nina Lucas on the ITV soap, described how it was a 'dream come true' to win the award after her storyline, which is based on the real life murder of Sophie Lancaster, has been praised for its sensitive handling on the subject of hate crime.

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The shocking storyline was inspired by the real-life murder of Sophie Lancaster, who was attacked and left for dead just because of the way she looked.

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