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Coronation Street spoilers for the week of March 17 tease six scandalous spoilers! Rob Donovan’s (Marc Baylis) proposition, Debbie Webster’s (Sue Devaney) worrying symptoms, Dee-Dee Bailey’s (Channique Sterling-Brown) shocking offer and more.

Betsy’s Afraid As Rob Is Still Free

Next week, Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) will come face-to-face with her ex-fiancé Rob, who is a killer-will she fall for him again?

Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) informs Carla Connor (Alison King) that Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin) is too frightened to go outside while Rob is still free. In response, Carla offers to take a day off to care for Betsy.

However, a situation at Underworld forces Carla to leave, leaving Betsy alone and scared when the doorbell rings. Later, Carla sees Rob’s prison guard girlfriend, Mandy Waring (Rebecca Atkinson), at the hospital and contacts Lisa, asking Roy Cropper (David Neilson) to keep an eye on Mandy.

Rob...

Coronation Street spoilers and updates tease six explosive twists next week. Nick Tilsey (Ben Price) shares a forbidden kiss, Ken Barlow (William Roache) has a big fall and Abi Webster’s (Sally Carman-Duttine) at the end of her rope!

Coronation Street Spoilers – Nick Tilsey’s Forbidden Kiss, Toyah Battersby’s Secret Spilled

At the Bistro, Toyah is shocked to receive a delivery of yellow roses, which symbolize the loss of her baby daughter Rose. She believes that Rowan Cunliffe, (Emrhys Cooper) who reported her to the police, is responsible for this.

An angry Toyah confronts Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) with the roses and the card, and Leanne confesses that she told Rowan about Rose.

When Nick comes home, he tells Leanne that she must sever all ties with Rowan and the Institute, or their relationship will be over. Despite everything that happens in between, Nick feels guilty after kissing Toyah,...

'Coronation Street' won eight awards, including Best Soap, at the British Soap Awards 2013 on Saturday (18.05.13). Michelle Keegan took home the Sexiest Female gong, Natalie Gumede won for both Best Dramatic Performance and Villian of the Year, Best Actor went to Alan Halsall, Nigel Havers picked up an award for Best Exit and Patti Clare won for Best Comedy Performance while Kirsty's abuse of Tyrone was voted Best Storyline. 'Sex And The City' actor Chris Noth presented the Best Soap Award at the ceremony which took place at Media City in Salford, Manchester. 'Hollyoaks' left with a total of...

'Coronation Street' won eight awards, including Best Soap, at the British Soap Awards 2013 on Saturday (18.05.13). Michelle Keegan took home the Sexiest Female gong, Natalie Gumede won for both Best Dramatic Performance and Villian of the Year, Best Actor went to Alan Halsall, Nigel Havers picked up an award for Best Exit and Patti Clare won for Best Comedy Performance while Kirsty's abuse of Tyrone was voted Best Storyline. 'Sex And The City' actor Chris Noth presented the Best Soap Award at the ceremony which took place at Media City in Salford, Manchester. 'Hollyoaks' left with a total of...

Coronation Street's Mary Taylor isn't best pleased as Hayley Cropper returns home in tonight's (August 6) double bill of the soap. Mary (Patti Clare) feels that she's getting ever closer to Roy (David Neilson) after helping him out at the café. However, she is soon left out in the cold when Hayley bursts through the door. Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh) is relieved to be back following her trip away, but does she (more)...

Sue Johnston's arrival on Coronation Street will reportedly upset the locals next month. The Royle Family actress will play Michelle Collins's character Stella Price's mum Gloria, who arrives in Weatherfield this September. Soon after arriving, Gloria starts making putdowns towards several residents when she begins to co-run the Rovers Return, reports the Daily Star. She provides a suggestion box to improve the pub, but one customer describes her as "vulgar and loud". When Gloria discovers that it was Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden) and Mary Taylor (Patti Clare), (more)...

The winners of this years British Soap Awards 2012 have been announced. The ceremony held on Saturday night (28th April) was hosted by Phillip Schofield and the usual war between Eastenders and Coronation Street ended in a tie this year with both soaps taking home seven awards.

However, Eastenders got the biggest gong as it was named Best Soap again. Pam St Clement (Pat) was given the Lifetime Achievement Award and Eastenders writer Simon Ashdown got the Special Achievement Award.

The full list can be found below, the winners are highlighted red. The ceremony can be seen in full on ITV1 on Wednesday 2nd May.

Sexiest Female (Last year’s winner was Michelle Keegan, Coronation Street)

Coronation Street: Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre)

EastEnders: Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning)

EastEnders: Preeya Kalidas (Amira Masood)

Hollyoaks: Jorgie Porter (Theresa McQueen)

Sexiest Male (Last year’s winner was Scott Maslen, EastEnders...

Coronation Street star Patti Clare has revealed that her eccentric character Mary Taylor will harbour a huge grudge against Sylvia Goodwin in a forthcoming storyline. A feud plot for the pair begins when Sylvia (Stephanie Cole) has an argument with Weatherfield busybody Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden), which infuriates Mary due to her strong feelings for him. "Mary basically comes to think that Sylvia is the most evil woman in the whole world," Clare told Inside Soap. "Norris has a few accidents and Mary blames Sylvia. "I'm not 100% sure where they're going with it, but it's going to be funny - and possibly a little bit scary!" Clare also admitted that she does (more)...

Michelle Keegan, EastEnders, Coronation Street, and the other winners for the 2011 British Soap Awards have been announced. The 13th Annual British Soap Awards is an “awards ceremony to honor the best of British soap operas. The first event took place in 1999 and takes place in May each year. Although it is an ITV production, the events are held at the BBC Television Centre, in London.” The full listing of the 2011 British Soap Awards winners is below. Click to enlarge the photos.

Full list of Soap Awards winners 2011:

Sexiest Male – The winner is: Scott Maslen

Sexiest Female – The winner is: Michelle Keegan

Villain Of The Year –The winner is: Emmett J Scanlan

Spectacular Scene Of The Year – The winner is : The Tram Crash – Coronation Street

Best Young Performance – The winner is: Alexander Bain

Best On-screen Partnership – The winner is: Jessie Wallace And Shane Richie

Best Newcomer – The winner is:...

The remaining nominations for the British Soap Awards 2011 have been announced today. Fans have been taking part in the final round of voting for the viewer-voted categories over the past two weeks, but organisers have now revealed details of the categories and nominees judged by the panel. The panel shortlist follows below: Best Comedy Performance (Last year's winner was Craig Gazey, Coronation Street)

Coronation Street: Patti Clare (Mary Taylor)

EastEnders: Tameka Empson (Kim Fox)

Emmerdale: Charlie Hardwick (Val Pollard)

Hollyoaks: Alex Carter (Lee Hunter) Best Dramatic Performance (Last year's winner was Lacey Turner, EastEnders)

Coronation Street: Jane Danson (Leanne Barlow)

EastEnders: Lindsey Coulson (Carol Jackson)

Emmerdale: Danny Miller (Aaron Livesy)

Hollyoaks: Claire Cooper (Jacqui McQueen) Best Young Performance (Last (more)...

Becky Hindley has revealed that she thinks her Coronation Street character Charlotte Hoyle could have a brilliant friendship with motorhome dweller Mary Taylor. Corrie fans have recently seen Charlotte develop an unsettling obsession with former colleague John Stape, after the pair became embroiled in the death of Colin, the man whose identity John stole in order to teach. Meanwhile, magazine competition fan Mary, portrayed by actress Patti Clare, has displayed a magnetic attraction to local shop gossip Norris Cole. Hindley told Inside Soap that she thinks the two (more)...

Coronation Street star Patti Clare has revealed that the soap's producers have come up with a "very clever" way to keep their 50th anniversary storylines under wraps. The actress, who plays eccentric Mary Taylor on the ITV1 show, claimed that cast members are currently unaware of what the writers have in store for any character besides their own. Speaking on Lorraine about plots which will air in December, Clare explained: "We don't know! We've only been sent our scenes - we're not even sent the whole episode. So nobody knows!" (more)...

Hayley and Roy Cropper will face a wedding day ''disaster.'' The unconventional couple are set to legally marry during celebrations of the 50th anniversary of 'Coronation Street', but actress Julie Hesmondhalgh - who plays transsexual seamstress Hayley - admits the occasion will be far from stress-free. She explained: ''It's all very dramatic. There's a bit of a disaster on the way, as the steam train taking Hayley to the church is sabotaged by Mary (Patti Clare). So I end up chasing the train on this pump trolley, powered by Becky (Katherine Kelly) and Fiz (Jennie McAlpine). It should be hilarious to watch.'' Hayley - ..

Patti Clare has admitted that she was obsessed with joining the cast of Coronation Street. Clare, who plays Mary Taylor in the ITV soap, told The Mirror that she had been knocked back by the show's casting director on many occasions. "I used to write and write to the casting director asking for a job and he'd write back saying, 'Nothing doing at the moment'," she revealed. "I could really see myself in Corrie and was very persistent." She confessed that she had been so desperate to land a role that she had created a new character and written a scene for her. "So I wrote him a scene making up a character for myself called Cherise, who was to be Raquel's half-sister," she said. "She sat in the bar and didn't say anything and wore glasses and was quite dowdy and (more)...

Coronation Street actress Patti Clare has described her character Mary as "oddly uninhibited". Speaking to the Radio Times, the actress also praised Malcolm Hebden - who plays Norris Cole - for his "comic" ability. She said: "She gets things wrong. She finds it difficult to express emotion, she's socially awkward and desperately lonely. She really does love Norris, though. "There's a lot of passive aggression there - perhaps from looking (more)...

ITV has apologised after the Yorkshire village of Haworth was misspelled in an episode of Coronation Street. In Sunday's episode of the Weatherfield soap, viewers saw a direction sign which displayed the way to "Hawarth". The shot was featured when regular character Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden) made a bid for freedom after growing disturbed by the behaviour of friend Mary Taylor (Patti Clare) as they shared a holiday in Brontë Country. An ITV spokesman told Keighley News: "We can only apologise for the error but we would hope the fact that the area was depicted and talked about in such a positive light would (more)...

Coronation Street actor Malcolm Hebden has revealed that he wants co-star Patti Clare to remain in the soap for "as long as possible". The duo's characters Norris Cole and Mary Taylor are currently taking centre stage in the ITV1 show with a Misery-style storyline taking place in a remote cottage. Although the plot leaves Norris never wanting to see Mary again, Hebden is adamant that the character should stay in Weatherfield for a long time to come. Speaking to Inside Soap, he explained: "Patti Clare, who plays her, is a real find. I want (more)...

Filming for Norris Cole's new Coronation Street storyline was yesterday halted due to snow, it has been confirmed. A location shoot in the Yorkshire Moors for scenes involving Norris (Malcolm Hebden) and his admirer Mary Taylor (Patti Clare) was abandoned after poor weather conditions made it too difficult to film. Norris's new Misery-style plotline sees Mary holding the newsagent captive in a remote cottage near Haworth (more)...

Coronation Street's Norris Cole is set to be kidnapped by a jealous admirer. The gossiping shopkeeper - who is played by actor Malcolm Hebden - is in for a rough ride when he's imprisoned by his ex-love interest, Mary Taylor (Patti Clare) after he turns down her sexual advances. A source at 'Coronation Street' revealed: ''Mary convinces herself they are reincarnations of Heathcliffe and Cathy and keeps trying to share his bed.'' After agreeing to go on holiday to a remote cottage with his former lover, competitions enthusiast Mary sabotages their car and phone and gets violent when the timid shopkeeper tries to go ..

Coronation Street busybody Norris Cole is to be held captive by admirer Mary Taylor in a dramatic new storyline, it has been revealed. The plot begins when the newsagent, played by actor Malcolm Hebden, agrees to go on holiday with Mary to a remote cottage near Haworth where the Brontë sisters wrote their novels. It is believed that crazed Mary (Patti Clare) subsequently sabotages the car and the cottage's phone before turning violent to Norris's horror. Weatherfield producers are thought to have drawn inspiration from Stephen King's 1988 novel Misery when devising the storyline. The book tells the story of a novelist who is kidnapped by unstable fan Annie Wilkes and subsequently held in (more)...

Coronation Street actor Malcolm Hebden has revealed that he "loves" working with co-star Patti Clare. In an interview with the soap's official website, the star claimed that his friendship with Clare makes it easier to create chemistry and humorous moments when they film scenes as Norris Cole and Mary Taylor. Hebden commented: "I think when Patti and I get together it's comedy all the way. We love working together which is a good start (more)...

Coronation Street actress Patti Clare is to reprise her role as Weatherfield's Mary Taylor. Clare joined the Manchester soap at the end of last year and her character quickly bonded with The Kabin co-owner Norris Cole (Malcolmn Hebden) over their love of entering competitions. Despite copious amounts of flirting, Norris failed to respond to her advances and after a scantily-clad Mary tried to seduce him in her campervan, the newsagent quickly became concerned over how far she wanted their relationship to go. Following her mother's death, Mary set her heart on travelling the world with (more)...

Coronation Street actress Patti Clare is to reprise her role as Weatherfield's Mary Taylor. Clare joined the Manchester soap at the end of last year and her character quickly bonded with The Kabin co-owner Norris Cole (Malcolmn Hebden) over their love of entering competitions. Despite copious amounts of flirting, Norris failed to respond to her advances and after a scantily-clad Mary tried to seduce him in her campervan, the newsagent quickly became concerned over how far she wanted their relationship to go. Following her mother's death, Mary set her heart on travelling the world with (more)...