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Coronation Street actor Jimmi Harkishin has played the street's shop owner and businessman Dev Alahan since 1999, but he leads a very quiet life away from the Weatherfield cobbles

Jane Danson - best known to viewers as Leanne Battersby on Coronation Street - has been with Emmerdale star Robert Beck for over two decades as he makes his return to the iconic soap

Actor Jonny Labey played Ben Mitchell's love interest Paul Coker in EastEnders before leaving the show in 2016 in tragic scenes and has since taken on quite a different career

Coronation Street spoilers have teased the possible new buyer of the Rovers Return Inn pub, with a character returning to the popular ITV soap after five years away

Emmerdale announced Robert Beck was returning to the ITV soap after 24 years this week, but there's a twist - and some fans are not impressed

Emmerdale star Robert Beck was 'thrilled' to be back on the ITV soap that he first appeared in 24 years ago, revealing it was the reason he met his wife and Corrie star Jane Danson

Emmerdale fans are convinced they've worked out a huge twist to do with Julie, who is married to Amelia's online stalker Lloyd, amid Dan's fears he could be sent down

Former Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley has responded after a party planner said to be acting on her behalf was accused of asking a bakery for freebies in exchange for 'social media exposure'

Emmerdale fans were quick to slam Lloyd's wife Julie on Tuesday's episode as she threatened and intimidated Amelia Spencer in the village

EastEnders fans were left frustrated on Tuesday's episode as Bobby Beale failed to spot a major Cindy Beale clue ahead of the iconic character's return

EastEnders fans went wild on Tuesday as Freddie Slater spoke to his mother, Little Mo Slater, on the phone with actress Kacey Ainsworth taking to Twitter after the scenes aired

Emmerdale fans were quick to react on Tuesday's episode as two characters shared a surprise scene together with viewers forgetting about their family link

Emmerdale's Charity Dingle star Emma Atkins has teased details about the upcoming super soap week, where her character will be at the "centre" of it

Coronation Street star Jane Danson has shared a loved-up post to her Emmerdale star husband, Robert Beck, as he is set to return to the ITV soap after 24 years

The 33-year-old, who last appeared on Emmerdale in 2012, shows off his incredible body transformation on social media

Emmerdale is set for explosive scenes next week as Nate Robinson finds himself caught in the dark underworld thanks to a "dangerous" new client as he turns to the Dingles for help

Coronation Street star Georgia Taylor and her former on-screen boyfriend Charlie de Melo looked happily loved up as they holidayed in Italy together

Lee Boardman played one of Coronation Street's most fearsome villains and things have changed for the actor since he left the ITV soap back in September 2000

EastEnders actress Deborah Sheridan-Taylor looks a world away from her days in Walford when she played bad boy Steve Owen's glamorous girlfriend, Saskia Duncan

Coronation Street's infamous love rat Des Barnes' actor Phil Middlemiss now looks totally different from his soap days as he shared a snap with heavyweight boxer Dillian Whyte

A Coronation Street teen will apparently make a move on Roy Cropper in upcoming scenes on the ITV soap, as she tries to kiss the café worker after a misunderstanding

A Coronation Street character will appear on the ITV soap next week, but she will look very different as the actress originally playing her has left the role

Coronation Street star Sam Robertson, who plays cobbles lothario Adam Barlow, has been romantically linked with a number of famous faces in real life over the years

EastEnders fans believe a recent announcement may have revealed who is killed off on Christmas Day, ahead of a sad exit from the BBC soap

EastEnders' Ben Mitchell has been hiding a devastating mental health battle from his loved ones, but next week spoilers reveal that the truth will be discovered