Dame Maureen Lipman has announced she is engaged as she popped the question after rubbing shoulders with royalty

Tributes are being paid to the actor Geoffrey Hinsliff, best known for playing Don Brennan in Coronation Street, who has died at the age of 87. Hinsliff, who was born in Leeds, first found fame in the ITV soap in 1987 with his cobbles career lasting a decade.

Coronation Street viewers were taken aback to learn that two characters who never crossed paths on the iconic cobbles are actually related in real life. Tommy Orpington, a footballer for Weatherfield County on the soap who had a fling with Tracy Barlow earlier this year, is portrayed by actor Matt Milburn.

The iconic Coronation Street actor, who re-joined the cast of Corrie in 2018 as Evelyn Plummer, popped the question to her partner while on a train in a spur of the moment decision

Coronation Street royalty Maureen Lipman has revealed she is engaged - after getting down on one knee and proposing to her partner David Turner on a long train journey. The Evelyn Plummer actress said she slid between the table that separated the pair and asked for his hand in marriage,

CORONATION Street star Maureen Lipman is engaged to get married. The actress, 78, asked boyfriend David Turner to marry her while they were on the train – 20 years after the death of her

Yorkshire-born Coronation Street star Maureen Lipman has revealed she's set to wed at 78 after having popped the question to boyfriend David Turner on a train. The Hull-born actress, famed for her portrayal of Evelyn Plummer in the ITV soap,