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Scottish Sun
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Coronation Street star in shock comeback months after quitting cobbles – and will clash with love rival
CORONATION Street is bringing back a fan-favourite character for a long stint this summer - and she's already started filming. The ITV soap has tempted scene-stealer Amy Robbins to reprise her role as Christina Boyd for a major new storyline. 2 Amy Robbins is returning to Coronation Street Credit: Rex 2 Christina will be back on the cobbles later this summer - but without daughter Daisy Credit: ITV Actress Amy made her apparently final exit as the nightmare mother of former Rovers barmaid Daisy Midgeley earlier this year as part of Daisy's exit storyline. But now The Sun can exclusively reveal that Amy is back playing Christina once again - and she'll be back on screen soon. A source said: 'Amy is back and has returned to filming. 'Obviously with Charlotte leaving it would have been easy to think you'd never see her again but the character is so juicy that everyone jumped at the chance to have her back. 'Christina will be back to her usual tricks causing chaos on the cobbles. 'There's going to be some incredible scenes with her and Jenny clashing. 'And this time she's back for a long stint. She returned to filming recently and she'll be back on screen later this summer. 'It's definitely going to be explosive.' Christina was last seen on the cobbles in May when her daughter Daisy got the better of her and took Jenny Connor's money for herself. While Daisy is now living the life of riley abroad on the cash, Christina was left penniless after trying to double-cross her daughter. Coronation Street's Christina curses Daisy's wedding by inviting bullies And she'll be back in Weatherfield to come face to face with Jenny once more. But who will come out on top between the battle of the Rovers icons? Coronation Street has been contacted for comment.
The Irish Sun
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Coronation Street star in shock comeback months after quitting cobbles – and will clash with love rival
CORONATION Street is bringing back a fan-favourite character for a long stint this summer - and she's already started filming. The ITV soap has tempted scene-stealer Amy Robbins to reprise her role as 2 Amy Robbins is returning to Coronation Street Credit: Rex 2 Christina will be back on the cobbles later this summer - but without daughter Daisy Credit: ITV Actress Amy made her apparently final exit as the nightmare mother of former Rovers barmaid Daisy Midgeley earlier this year as part of Daisy's exit storyline. But now The Sun can exclusively reveal that Amy is back playing Christina once again - and she'll be back on screen soon. A source said: 'Amy is back and has returned to filming. 'Obviously with Charlotte leaving it would have been easy to think you'd never see her again but the character is so juicy that everyone jumped at the chance to have her back. Read more on Coronation Street 'Christina will be back to her usual tricks causing chaos on the cobbles. 'There's going to be some incredible scenes with her and Jenny clashing. 'And this time she's back for a long stint. She returned to filming recently and she'll be back on screen later this summer . 'It's definitely going to be explosive.' Most read in TV Christina was last seen on the cobbles in May when her daughter Daisy got the better of her and took Jenny Connor's money for herself. While Daisy is now living the life of riley abroad on the cash, Christina was left penniless after trying to double-cross her daughter. Coronation Street's Christina curses Daisy's wedding by inviting bullies And she'll be back in Weatherfield to come face to face with Jenny once more. But who will come out on top between the battle of the Rovers icons? Coronation Street has been contacted for comment.
The 42
11 hours ago
- Sport
- The 42
Duff, Kenny and Bradley face different battles with Europe on horizon
TWO IMAGES STOOD out after Shelbourne's 1-0 win away to St Patrick's Athletic on Monday night. The first was when Damien Duff dropped to his knees and bowed down in front of the travelling supporters at Richmond Park. Those rival fans using this as an attempt to point out his hypocrisy over his row with Stephen Bradley about winning with class were misguided. The Shels boss had no issue with his Shamrock Rovers counterpart celebrating the previous Friday's 2-1 victory at Tolka Park by gathering his squad in front of the away end and saluting them. As also became clear after further inquiries over the course of this week, it wasn't even just that the Rovers players chose to blare the Mauro Picotto tune Komodo (a Shels anthem) from their dressing room while Duff's players began the post-mortem that was the sole source of ire. Other issues along the corridor that houses both dressing rooms, like switching on and off lights and banging doors, was deemed a bit excessive. Duff salutes the Shels fans. James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO Regardless, the row among two men who have a shared history as colleagues at Rovers and then League of Ireland rivals that has led to their relationship breaking down was old news by full-time on Monday. That is when the second image, captured just seconds before Duff saluted the fans, caught the eye. Duff made a beeline for Paddy Barrett and gripped the centre back with a kind of intense, teeth-grinding hug. The big Waterford man, who was tied down to a new contract in the weeks prior to winning the Premier Division season, has endured a rotten campaign with injury, a torn quad during an 11 v 11 training game ruling him out for 11 weeks, but his return to fitness just before the mid-season break could not have been more timely. The big man is back and Duff loves him. Advertisement Duff embraces Paddy Barrett. Dan Clohessy / INPHO Dan Clohessy / INPHO / INPHO 'I keep on saying the dirty side but it's a beautiful side, I love it. I feel like we lost that, we went away from that side and just to show that side again I think that was the most pleasing thing,' Barrett said of Shels' ability to put their bodies on the line for the win over Pat's in the second half, after outclassing them in the first. 'Look, nobody said it to me, nobody's pulled it up. I just think it did leave us. And I think that's why obviously results haven't been going our way. We've been conceding sloppy goals, individual mistakes, collectively. That's not us. We grind out results when we need to. Hopefully going forward we can still keep on showing that side when it's needed.' No wonder Duff looked so enthused to have Barrett back in the heart of defence. The European draws over the following two days also brought into focus a new dynamic to the season for three of the most high profile managers in the country: Duff, Bradley, and Stephen Kenny at St Pat's. Even before they drew Linfield in the first round of Champions League qualifying, Duff didn't agree with the assertion that a positive European campaign could energise his players and lead to improved performances domestically. He bristled at such a suggestion and instead chose to put the emphasis on players needing to have the mentality to go and attack every game regardless. Duff already turned down one approach from an English club to discuss their vacant manager's position earlier this season and masterminding the kind of European success that Kenny and Bradley have proven capable of will surely increase the profile of just how impressive a job he has done at Tolka Park. Beating Linfield ensures three ties as a minimum in Europe (due to the champions' path) and would mean the least Shels can look forward to is a play-off to reach the league phase of the Uefa Conference League. That is the kind of forward thinking everyone except managers and players talk about. Duff's stature as a player with Chelsea and others in the Premier League, not to mention 100 caps for the Republic of Ireland, was never something he sought to use a shortcut. He has been earning his stripes since the 6am training sessions with Shamrock Rovers' U15s and there is no doubt that taking Shels into the league phase of European football would bring a different kind of spotlight. Bradley got a sense of that when Millwall came looking for him in the days before Rovers played Chelsea just before last Christmas. They still had the knockout stages of the Conference League to come and a repeat of such an achievement would feel even greater this year given there is no room for error once they start in the second qualifying of the competition against either Cliftonville or St Joseph's of Gibraltar. Other job opportunities have also been passed on by Bradley and he spoke with Off The Ball in a series of interviews recently about ending a video interview with the FAI top brass over the then vacant senior men's manager's job because they were 15 minutes late for the call. That was down to basic respect but also a man who knows his value, and a trust in his ability borne out be achievements that others are aware of it too. He's only just turned 40 and could potentially take charge in a third European group/league with the same club that he has on course for a fifth league title in six seasons. By any metric that is a clear indication of a managerial star on the rise, and masterminding more tactically astute and confident performances in Europe will only serve to reinforce the sense that Bradley is someone whose story has barely begun. So what of the post-Ireland chapter for Kenny? It definitely felt as thought Europe enthused him as he began to adapt to life with St Pat's back in the League of Ireland. Some of the performances and results harked back – somewhat – to the days at Dundalk ahead of their Europa League adventure in 2016. Mason Melia stood out to such a degree that Everton, Celtic and Tottenham Hotspur all firmed up their interest, with the latter eventually agreeing a transfer that could eventually rise to €4 million for a striker who is still only 17. Kenny took St Pat's to the Conference League play-off against Istanbul Basaksehir and, had they not lost 2-0 in Turkey after a goalless firs leg in Dublin, would have been the first Irish club that weren't champions to reach the group/league phase. Pat's are at a low ebb after Monday's defeat and while those two images involving Duff and Barrett stood out there was a third that also told a story as Kenny and his players went on a lap of appreciation around a ground that seemed restless and frustrated. Lithuania's FC Hegelmann are first up and the Saints really could do with a repeat of last year to provide the impetus required for a strong conclusion to this season. 'It definitely helped us because the tempo and level you were playing and you were bringing that into your league form so it definitely was advantageous, but there's no guarantees you're replicating that,' Kenny said on Monday night. 'You've got to earn the right to do that.'
Metro
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Coronation Street fan-favourite to stay on show as star signs new contract
Another Coronation Street favourite's future on the cobbles has been confirmed, with the star having signed a new contract to stay in the cast. Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger) has quickly become a fan-favourite with her outgoing nature behind the Rovers bar, with her penchant for karaoke bringing joy to viewers. In recent weeks, her antics have become even more outrageous since being made manager of the local boozer. Though the Rovers is still on the market with owner Carla Connor (Alison King) having yet to find a buyer, Glenda's future on the cobbles has been confirmed. 'I've just re-signed my contract! The poor things have got stuck with me for another year!' Jodie told Bella Magazine. 'I'm thrilled. I love it there. I used to always say to my agent, 'Would you ask if I can be on Corrie?' 'I was that crazy person outside, pitched in a tent, wanting to get in – and now I'm in!' Metro has reached out to Coronation Street for comment. Glenda first appeared on our screens in 2022, arriving on Coronation Street after working as an entertainer on a cruise ship. As the sister of George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) she quickly found her place among the locals and settled in behind the bar of the Rovers. However, she didn't entirely leave her entertaining background behind, as she purchased a franchise of theatre school Little Big Shotz in 2023. More recently, she embarked on a brief romance with Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell), and was left terrified after being attacked during a break-in at the pub. More Trending She also found herself at odds with brother George after learning that she had inherited half of the family business. Prior to taking on the role of Glenda, Jodie had an illustrious stage career, after winning the reality TV series I'd Do Anything. View More » The show aimed to find a new star to take on the role of Nancy in the West End revival of Oliver!, with Jodie beating out the likes of Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley and star of stage and screen Samantha Barks for the coveted prize. MORE: Huge update on 'missing' Coronation Street legend – and he's coming back MORE: EastEnders' Heather Peace shares positive update after cancer diagnosis MORE: ITV legend speaks out after influx of messages and urges fans to 'please listen'
Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Todd seriously concerned in Coronation Street as Theo story takes a turn
Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce) is facing a complicated journey with Theo Silverton (James Cartwright) in Coronation Street. Shortly after Todd started seeing Theo, he learnt that he was in a relationship with a woman called Danielle (Natalie Anderson), and that they also have children together. As far as Danielle was concerned, she had no idea that Theo wasn't a straight man. Amid this, Theo has also opened up about his life before Danielle, revealing that his church had put him through conversion therapy when he was younger in an attempt to change his sexuality. The experience had scarred him and meant he was unable to accept himself, even at the same time as he was unable to deny his feelings for Todd. In tonight's episode, Todd and Theo headed to the pub for Glenda's (Jodie Prenger) drag night. The evening started off well, but Todd then realised Theo was quite distracted by his phone and texts from Millie, his daughter. Todd put Theo's phone on airplane mode, wanting him to enjoy the night a bit more. He ended up doing just this but when he reached for the device to swap numbers with Billy (Daniel Brocklebank), Theo discovered what Todd had done. As a result of having his phone off, Theo had missed the news that Millie was in hospital. He angrily confronted Todd which brought the mood down drastically. Outside, Todd gave Theo some space but then attempted to support him. Unfortunately, a furious Theo pushed Todd and said he would knock his teeth out, should he come anywhere near him again. After time passed, Theo arrived with Millie in tow. She was fine, but Theo revealed she wanted to stay with him after clashing with her mum. This wasn't a problem for Todd, as he was more focused on the fact Theo had returned. By way of an apology, Theo suggested getting a takeaway at the Bistro. Just as they sat down to wait, Todd went to the loo. While on his own, Theo was confronted by a person he did not recognise. The man turned out to be the drag act from the Rovers, only this time he wasn't wearing his alter-ego's outfit. Theo was confronted due to his behaviour in the pub, and he immediately went into a defensive mode after. As a result of trying to protect himself though, Theo reacted with anger and tipped his chair on the floor. Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who's leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale? Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro's WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers! Todd rushed out just in time, but Theo had ran off back to the house. More Trending As Theo called out for Millie, telling her that they were leaving, he began snapping an elastic band on his wrist. Seeing how distressed Theo had become, Todd tried his best to comfort him, but he was terribly worried. Todd is trying his best, but it's clear Theo is a complex individual with a dark and traumatic history. View More » Can he really help him on his own? MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as legend 'disappears' MORE: Coronation Street character rushed to hospital in unexpected turn of events MORE: All 28 Coronation Street pictures for next week as legend confirms diagnosis
