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06-11-2010, 11:11 PM
This is the first official picture showing Coronation Street favourite Tina McIntyre behind the bar at The Rovers.
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The former shop worker becomes the iconic pub's 52nd barmaid later this year, taking on the new position just in time for the ITV1 soap's 50th anniversary celebrations.
With a huge smile on her face, Tina is thrilled to get started in the new role - following in the footsteps of some legendary predecessors like Bet Lynch and Raquel Watts.
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However, in a dark twist, Tina's first night pulling pints is the night of the devastating tram crash which will change life in Weatherfield forever.
Just as Tina starts to settle in behind the bar, she hears a huge explosion at rival venue The Joinery and rushes outside to see what's going on.
Moments later, a horrified Tina witnesses the tram dramatically career off the viaduct and crash into The Kabin. Could her boyfriend Graeme, who's in the flat above, lose his life in the carnage? And as Tina rushes down the street towards the scene of devastation, could she also perish on a fateful night for the street?
Michelle Keegan as 'Tina McIntyre' in Coronation Street
Speaking of the twists in store for her character, actress Michelle Keegan commented: "I was so thrilled to be given the chance of being a Rovers barmaid. It is a real honour to be following in the tradition of characters like Bet and Raquel who are two of my favourite Corrie characters.
"Being told I was going to be a barmaid was exciting enough, but then I found out that at the same time we would be filming the tram crash. One minute I was pulling pints in the bar and then the next I was running down the street screaming my head off.
"It is such an exciting time on the show at the moment. Being involved in the 50th anniversary and being behind the bar of the Rovers Return is such a privilege."
The Coronation Street tram crash will air as part of the soap's 50th anniversary celebrations next month.
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The former shop worker becomes the iconic pub's 52nd barmaid later this year, taking on the new position just in time for the ITV1 soap's 50th anniversary celebrations.
With a huge smile on her face, Tina is thrilled to get started in the new role - following in the footsteps of some legendary predecessors like Bet Lynch and Raquel Watts.
http://i1.cdnds.net/10/44/550w_soaps_corrie_tina_mcintyre_2.jpg
However, in a dark twist, Tina's first night pulling pints is the night of the devastating tram crash which will change life in Weatherfield forever.
Just as Tina starts to settle in behind the bar, she hears a huge explosion at rival venue The Joinery and rushes outside to see what's going on.
Moments later, a horrified Tina witnesses the tram dramatically career off the viaduct and crash into The Kabin. Could her boyfriend Graeme, who's in the flat above, lose his life in the carnage? And as Tina rushes down the street towards the scene of devastation, could she also perish on a fateful night for the street?
Michelle Keegan as 'Tina McIntyre' in Coronation Street
Speaking of the twists in store for her character, actress Michelle Keegan commented: "I was so thrilled to be given the chance of being a Rovers barmaid. It is a real honour to be following in the tradition of characters like Bet and Raquel who are two of my favourite Corrie characters.
"Being told I was going to be a barmaid was exciting enough, but then I found out that at the same time we would be filming the tram crash. One minute I was pulling pints in the bar and then the next I was running down the street screaming my head off.
"It is such an exciting time on the show at the moment. Being involved in the 50th anniversary and being behind the bar of the Rovers Return is such a privilege."
The Coronation Street tram crash will air as part of the soap's 50th anniversary celebrations next month.