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Emma Brooker
Emma Brooker is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Alexandra Mardell. She first appeared on-screen during the episode broadcast on 20 April 2018. Emma's storylines have included short-term relationships with David Platt ( Jack P. Shepherd), Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) and Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni), surviving a roof collapse at the local factory, discovering that Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) is her biological father, a relationship with Curtis Delamere (Sam Retford) who suffers from factitious disorder and running over an elderly man in her car. Mardell announced her departure from the show in February 2022, departing on 8 April 2022. Storylines Emma applies for an apprentice position at Audrey's when Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) struggles to handle her workload with owner Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) being in hospital and David Platt ( Jack P. Shepherd) taking some time off work due to personal reasons. Her applicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Mardell
Alexandra Mardell (born 27 July 1993) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Emma Brooker in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. For her portrayal of the role, she won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer, and was nominated for Newcomer at the National Television Awards. Early and personal life Mardell was born in Leeds on 27 July 1993. She was born to parents Janet and Michael; her father Michael died in 2016 from cardiomyopathy. Mardell studied acting at the Guildford School of Acting (GSA), graduating in 2018. In 2015, while attending GSA, Mardell met fellow actor Joe Parker, with whom she began a relationship in 2017. In April 2021, she announced her engagement to Parker. Career In 2017, Mardell made her professional acting debut in an episode of the ITV crime drama series '' Vera''. Later that year, she starred in the short film ''Chocolate Pieces''. In 2018, she was cast in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as series regular Emma Brooker. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Aston
Samuel David Aston (born 7 June 1993) is an English actor, who has portrayed the role of Chesney Brown on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since 2003. Career Aston made his television debut at the age of five, as an extra in ''Eddie Mountain''. He also appeared in '' Where the Heart Is'' and ''The Bill''. In 2003, he was cast in the role of Chesney Brown on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' after four auditions. In 2004, Aston was awarded Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards. The following year, Aston won Best Dramatic Performance for a Young Actor or Actress at the British Soap Awards. In October 2005, Aston presented the Queen with a bouquet at a party to celebrate fifty years of ITV. He appeared as Horrid Henry in the ''Children's Party At The Palace'', an event to celebrate the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II in June 2006. Aston has also appeared on ''All Star Family Fortunes'' with his family. Personal life In 2017, Aston became engaged t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Connor
'' Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn. Beth Tinker's ( Lisa George) grandmother, Agnes Tinker ( Juliette Kaplan), and Hamish Young ( James Redmond), a potential love interest for Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh), were introduced in January, while Linda Hancock ( Jacqueline Leonard), the estranged mother of Izzy (Cherylee Houston) and Katy Armstrong (Georgia May Foote), began appearing from February. Michael Rodwell's (Les Dennis) long-lost son, Gavin Rodwell (Mark Holgate), began appearing from March, as did Jackson Hodge ( Rhys Cadman), the father of Faye Windass' (Ellie Leach) baby. Faye and Jackson's baby daughter Miley Windass (Erin, Eilah & Elsie Halliwell), Eileen Grimshaw's (Sue Cleaver) new love interest Adrian Mortimer (Mark Moraghan) and the first regular character of the y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Worth
Helen Worth (born Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth; 7 January 1951) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Gail Platt in the ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', a role that she has played since 1974. In 2014, she received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the British Soap Awards. Early life Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth was born to Alfred and Gladys Wigglesworth in Ossett and grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire. She was brought up in a middle-class family and attended private school. When she was eight her parents fostered Ghanaian-born Wilson Kpikpitse, who was sent to England as an overseas student at the age of eleven and remained with the family for eight years, but moved on following the death of Worth's mother, who was killed in a hit-and-run road accident while she was on a visit to Brighton. Career After graduating from drama school, Worth worked in repertory theatre, which included a year with the BBC Radio repertory company. She has had uncr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Platt
Gail Rodwell (also Potter, Tilsley, Platt, Hillman and McIntyre) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Helen Worth. The character first appeared on-screen on 29 July 1974. Gail is the daughter of Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) and Ted Page ( Michael Byrne) and is the mother of Nick Tilsley ( Ben Price), Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) and David Platt ( Jack P. Shepherd) and has featured in some of the most controversial and high-profile storylines in the soap involving her family and her number of relationships — she is the soap's most married female character, having been married six times (one fewer than Steve McDonald). Gail's storylines include her marriage to Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten); her vicious feud with her mother-in-law Ivy Tilsley (Lynne Perrie); her affair with Brian's cousin Ian Latimer; coping when Brian is killed in a knife attack; marrying the much younger Martin Platt ( Sean Wilson); coping when her t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Tucker
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2018, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Kate Oates or her successor, Iain MacLeod. The first character to be introduced is Josh Tucker (Ryan Clayton), the rapist of David Platt ( Jack P. Shepherd), in January. Gail Rodwell's (Helen Worth) clairvoyant Rosemary Piper (Sophie Thompson), Liz McDonald's (Beverley Callard) new love interest Mike Thornberry (Louis Emerick), school bully Tyler Jefferies (Will Barnett) and Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew), Tim Metcalfe's (Joe Duttine) father, joined the show in March. April saw Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell), a new love interest for David, and Kayla Clifton (Mollie Winnard), a character introduced to continue Bethany Platt's (Lucy Fallon) sexual exploitation storyline, make their first appearances, while the year's first birth, Susie Price, daughter of Aidan C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Nicholls
Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls (born 23 November 1943) is an English actress, known for her roles on British television in ''Crossroads'' (1964–1968), ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' (1976–1979) and, ''Rentaghost'' (1981–1984), and especially for her long-running part as Audrey Roberts in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1979–1982, 1984–present). She also appeared on Broadway in the 1974 revival of the comedy ''London Assurance''. Nicholls first appeared as Audrey in ''Coronation Street'' in 1979 and played the role intermittently for six years, before joining the cast permanently in 1985. She won the 2000 British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance and the 2003 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance, and received the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2019. Early life Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls was born in Darlaston, Wednesbury .She was educated at the School of St Mary and St Anne (now known as Abbots Bromley School for Girls), and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Roberts
Audrey Roberts (also Potter) is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Sue Nicholls. Audrey made her first appearance on 16 April 1979 and appeared on a recurring basis for three years until April 1982. She returned over two years later in July 1984, before becoming a full-time regular character from 1985. Storylines Audrey Potter makes her first appearance at daughter Gail Potter's (Helen Worth) engagement party to Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten). As an unmarried mother, Audrey is not considered a suitable match for widowed local councillor, Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley). With Alf, she gains respectability and a stable life as she has not shown much interest in her daughter. She marries Alf on 23 December 1985, later enjoying the social status of mayoress and believing herself to be better than the other residents. Audrey attempts to revive her career as a hairdresser and persuades Alf to buy the salon from Fiona Middleton (Angela Grif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samia Longchambon
Samia Maxine Longchambon (''née'' Ghadie, previously Smith; born 13 July 1982) is an English actress. She has played the role of Maria Connor in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since 2000. Early life Samia Ghadie was born in Eccles, Greater Manchester to Joseph, a French- Lebanese shop owner and Patsy, an English actress whom he met whilst working in Abu Dhabi. Samia lived there for a period as a child. She has a brother named Tariq. Career Longchambon first appeared as an extra in ''Coronation Street'' at the age of eight and 10 years later she became a regular on the show. She made her first credited TV appearance when she was 11 years old, appearing in an episode of '' Cracker'' ("The Big Crunch"). She also made appearances in ''Children's Ward'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Doctors'', ''There's Only One Jimmy Grimble'' (feature film) and the children's series '' Life Force''. In 2000, she beat both Suzanne Shaw and Kimberley Walsh to get the role of Maria Sutherland in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Connor
Maria Connor (also Sutherland) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Samia Longchambon. The character made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 May 2000. During her time on the show, Maria has been the centre of major storylines. In late-2009, Longchambon took maternity leave and Maria was off-screen from November 2009 until June 2010. Longchambon went on maternity leave again in 2015 and Maria was off-screen from October 2015 until April 2016. In June 2019, it was announced that Longchambon had signed a new contract keeping her with the show for at least another 12 months. Storylines Maria is first seen working in the kennels belonging to her father, Eric (Steve Money). Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and Jack Duckworth (Bill Tarmey) bring Tyrone's greyhound, Monica, in to look for a stud to mate with. Maria and Tyrone are immediately attracted to one another and the pair begin a relationship. Tyrone proposes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Factitious Disorder Imposed On Self
Factitious disorder imposed on self, also known as Munchausen syndrome, is a factitious disorder in which those affected feign or induce disease, illness, injury, abuse, or psychological trauma to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves. Munchausen syndrome fits within the subclass of factitious disorder with predominantly physical signs and symptoms, but patients also have a history of recurrent hospitalization, travelling, and dramatic, extremely improbable tales of their past experiences. The condition derives its name from the fictional character Baron Munchausen. Factitious disorder imposed on self is related to factitious disorder imposed on another, which refers to the abuse of another person, typically a child, in order to seek attention or sympathy for the abuser. This is considered “Munchausen by proxy” and the drive to create symptoms for the victim can result in unnecessary and costly diagnostic or corrective procedures. Signs and symptoms In f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Retford
Sam Retford (born 22 June 1999) is an Australian-English actor, known for portraying the role of Cory Wilson on the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge''. As well as starring in various stage productions, he has also made appearances in television series such as '' Casualty'' and '' Death in Paradise''. In 2021, he joined the cast of the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Curtis Delamere. Early life Retford was born on 22 June 1999 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia. His family then relocated to Crewe, England. He attended Brine Leas High School, and later studied acting at The Lowry Actors Company. Before he began acting professionally, Retford aspired to be a marine biologist. Career Retford began acting in fringe productions around the Manchester theatre scene, such as ''Lord of the Flies'' and ''The Newspaper Boy''. Retford made his television debut in ''Hollyoaks: Tom’s Life,'' a ''Hollyoaks'' spinoff series. The series premiered in 2014 on All 4, and he portraye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
