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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Soap legend joins An Audience with Coronation Street event in Glasgow
A soap opera legend has been added to the line-up of a live Coronation Street event taking place in Glasgow. Amanda Barrie, known for playing Alma Halliwell in the ITV soap for two decades, has been confirmed to join the cast of An Audience with Coronation Street at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on September 24. The event, hosted by This Morning's resident soap expert Sharon Marshall, promises to bring fans closer to their favourite Corrie stars as they share behind-the-scenes secrets and stories from the show. Amanda Barrie will join the cast of An Audience with Coronation Street at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (Image: Supplied) Read more: Corrie Stars to host exciting live event in Glasgow as part of UK tour Coronation Street star to star in stage adaptation of iconic 90s thriller Amanda said: "Returning to celebrate Coronation Street is like stepping back into a cherished chapter of my life. Alma was a character I loved deeply, and I still hear from fans who remember her with such fondness. "The show's heart has always been its people, on screen and off, and I'm so looking forward to sharing those memories with the audiences who made it all so special." The Corrie icon will be joined by other Coronation Street favourites such as Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Alahan), Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth), Julia Goulding (Shona Platt), and Vicky Myers (Lisa Swain). Tickets for the event are available from £29.50 via
The Sun
02-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
This Morning chaos as technical blunder sees Sharon Marshall forced to call chef Phil live on air
A TECHNICAL blunder on This Morning forced Sharon Marshall to call chef Phil live on air. The ITV show is no stranger to experiencing technical blunders on some occasions. 4 4 4 Viewers had already seen Phil, 64, cooking up a tasty meal in This Morning's allotment. Presenters Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley ran into an unfortunate technical blunder while trying to get an update. Ben, 46, told the audience: "Phil is cooking up a delicious dish for the whole family and he's live from The This Morning allotment." "It looks wonderful down there, Philip. We're trying to connect up his ear - can you hear us, Phil?" The technical blunder saw Phil unable to hear Ben as he instead continued preparing the dish he was working. Cat laughed as she quipped: "He could be just ignoring us", while Ben remarked: "Oh, dear." Looking for a solution, Ben asked out loud: "Has anyone got a phone? Someone phone him. Can the cameraman hear us?" He added: "So, nobody can hear us at the moment. This is quite fun, we can just watch them and see what they get up to." In the background, soaps expert Sharon Marshall said she was calling Phil on her phone. After showing a contest for viewers, however, the show was soon back on track. This Morning star reveals HUGE change to the show amid ITV cuts The presenters managed to successfully connect to Phil in the allotment this time. Elsewhere, a This Morning star revealed bosses have made a U-turn on a bizarre rule amid ITV cuts. Sweeping changes were announced last month to ITV Daytime shows that will impact the likes of This Morning, Loose Women and Lorraine. More than 220 jobs will be lost as part of the shake-up — meaning almost half of the 450 employed on the four flagship shows GMB, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women will be let go. But amid the changes, This Morning have introduced a style change. Ben Shephard's career to date 1998 - Got his big break when he hosted The Bigger Breakfast for Channel 4 2000 - Joined GMTV breakfast (now GMB) presenting Entertainment Today before becoming a permanent host in 2005 2004 - Ben hosted the first three series of The X Factor's spin-off series Xtra Factor 2006 - Presented singing contestant Soapstar Superstar alongside Ferne Britton 2006 - Landed his own Saturday show with Magic Radio 2008 - Hosted Who Dares, Sings! with Denise van Outen 2009 - Ben presented revived the classic game show The Krypton Factor 2010 - Signed a reported £495k deal with Sky Sports to front Goals on Sunday and other sporting specials 2013 - Returned to ITV daytime with Tipping Point 2015 - Co-hosted Ninja Warrior UK with Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara 2019 - Quit Sky Sports and Goals on Sunday 2024 - Left Good Morning Britain to join This Morning with Cat Deeley The show has long had an unwritten rule in place that meant presenters could not wear a specific item of clothing. However, show staple Rochelle Humes said on TikTok: "There's a new rule, we didn't used to be allowed to wear jeans, did we? "But we can wear jeans now. This is amazing news for me." This Morning airs on ITV1 and ITVX. 4
Daily Mail
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
This Morning's Ben Shephard squirms as soap star shares VERY flushed pic of him at university party live on show - and swipes 'he's in trouble!'
This Morning's Ben Shephard looked worse for wear in a throwback snap from his university days that was shown on Wednesday's instalment of the ITV show. The 50-year-old squirmed as soap star Beth Cordingly shared a flushed picture of him at a party during her chat on the sofa, since the pair studied together 25 years ago. This Morning's soap guru Sharon Marshall appeared on the show to chat about what fans can expect in the coming weeks. And actress Beth Cordingly, 46, who plays Ruby Fox-Miligan in Emmerdale, joined her to chat about her alter-ego's upcoming storylines. But Sharon was desperate to know what Ben was like when he was younger. She said: 'Oh tell us about being at uni with Ben, come on!' The 50-year-old squirmed as soap star Beth Cordingly (pictured on the right) shared a flushed picture of him at a university party during her appearance Cat chimed in: 'That's exactly what I want to know.' Ben joked: 'It sounds very similar to the Emmerdale cast... it was like one big happy family!' Beth chimed in: 'You were this interesting mix because you were big in the rugby thing...' The show then put a snap of a baby-faced Ben on our screens. The TV star rocked a green open shirt, black leather jacket and a moustache. Ben joked: 'That's the interesting mix, right there!' But a confused Cat asked: 'What are you doing there?' while Sharon asked: 'Can we zoom in on those eyes please?' Ben said: 'No, no, don't get too close!' Sharon joked: 'That man is in trouble.' Ben asked Beth: 'Was that at the end of year party, I think? It was a 70s party...' 'I think I'm dressed as Tony Ferrino. That wasn't real hair!' Cat joked: 'I was about to say... is that your own moustache?' Ben chimed in: 'We had all these incredibly talented actors, I was in the dance department, which was a small department next to it. 'It was just a brilliant, extraordinary time. 'It's been amazing watching the likes of Beth, Elliot and Claudia, all those guys that we were at university with, go on and be acclaimed in their field.' Beth replied: 'It's really lovely.' Ben graduated from University of Birmingham with a BA in Dance, Drama and Theatre Arts. The telly favourite has previously opened up about how he fell into the showbiz industry. Ben said: 'I fell into television, I'd been at university and I'd done a degree in dance. 'And I think in my head I was going to go on to drama school and I was going to get into acting at some point down the line.'
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Alison Hammond shows concern for co-host with hayfever
Sharon Marshall was struggling with her voice on This Morning with hayfever - causing Alison Hammond to call for the first aid kit.
