Corrie - The Nation's Street

[Ruth*Star]

i can't wait either, its gonna be really good.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by BigSister
cant wait for everything to come out lol The poopie is gonna hit the fan as they say

[cepb]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by cepb
Originally posted by Chewy
Nah I wouldnt go that far lol
Maybe not but they have been through their share of tragedies. Aye, like Bill 'Walrus' Webster coming back (Joke, I think hes great)
No Bill Webster annoys me. I dunno why, he just gets on my nerves.

[jamesh]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by jamesh
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
Corrie is 47 in December? xD Haha, woah, it's been going a looong time hehe.
I'm going to stalk you Chewy. x3 Argh!!! LOL

I know in 2010, Corrie will have ran for half a century

i wonder when corrie is 50 if they'll do another live episode like they did for the 40th, i thought that was really good. I think so, and they will probably do a whole lot more

i hope so lol like some huge celebration.... maybe they could open up the street for a little while for fans to go.. probably won't happen but would be great

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cepb
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by cepb
Originally posted by Chewy
Nah I wouldnt go that far lol
Maybe not but they have been through their share of tragedies. Aye, like Bill 'Walrus' Webster coming back (Joke, I think hes great)
No Bill Webster annoys me. I dunno why, he just gets on my nerves. Aww, I like him :hugesmile: I dunno why though lol

[cepb]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by cepb
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by cepb
Originally posted by Chewy
Nah I wouldnt go that far lol
Maybe not but they have been through their share of tragedies. Aye, like Bill 'Walrus' Webster coming back (Joke, I think hes great)
No Bill Webster annoys me. I dunno why, he just gets on my nerves. Aww, I like him :hugesmile: I dunno why though lol
I think he's a fat arrogant slug.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by jamesh
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by jamesh
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
Corrie is 47 in December? xD Haha, woah, it's been going a looong time hehe.
I'm going to stalk you Chewy. x3 Argh!!! LOL

I know in 2010, Corrie will have ran for half a century

i wonder when corrie is 50 if they'll do another live episode like they did for the 40th, i thought that was really good. I think so, and they will probably do a whole lot more

i hope so lol like some huge celebration.... maybe they could open up the street for a little while for fans to go.. probably won't happen but would be great They might, but I think the 9th December 2010 on ITV1 will be a Corrie filled day

[Cfan]

Bill Webster annoys me too, I hope they get rid of him.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cepb
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by cepb
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by cepb
Originally posted by Chewy
Nah I wouldnt go that far lol
Maybe not but they have been through their share of tragedies. Aye, like Bill 'Walrus' Webster coming back (Joke, I think hes great)
No Bill Webster annoys me. I dunno why, he just gets on my nerves. Aww, I like him :hugesmile: I dunno why though lol
I think he's a fat arrogant walrus. corrected^^:joker:

[cepb]

LoL

[Scarlett.]

Whens Ashley gonna change the Butchers name?
its still down as "Elliott and Sons" lol

[cepb]

Dunno. Blanche will probably say something about the sign and then it'll be changed. It'll probably happen in the typically slow Sunday episodes.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cepb
Dunno. Blanche will probably say something about the sign and then it'll be changed. It'll probably happen in the typically slow Sunday episodes. I think she actually mentioned it once before

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cepb
Dunno. Blanche will probably say something about the sign and then it'll be changed. It'll probably happen in the typically slow Sunday episodes. I think she actually mentioned it once before

[cepb]

Yeah she mentioned another sign before. I can't remember where it was though.

Do you think that Sunday episodes are normally quite slow? There seems to be a lot of scenes around Roy's Rolls and the Rovers.

[Scarlett.]

Yeah, but its because its sunday, not much else happens

[cepb]

K but it's a soap. They could make anything happen whenever they want.

[Scarlett.]

Lol true, The Peacock fire was on a sunday

[Scarlett.]

I wonder when their next fire is?

[cepb]

Well generally speaking they're quite slow.

I have no idea where the next fire will be. Doubtlessly it will be quite soon.

[Scarlett.]

I bet it will be at NYE, at The Rovers, when Liz and Vernon are getting married

(The set has already been confirmed to be given a re-vamp)

[Dizzy]

What've I missed?

Sorry I was watching Top Gear then I watched Have I Got News For You, now I'm watching um... nothing. xD LOL.

[cepb]

Ooh thaht should be interesting. Yet another fire on the Street.

Oh right, it actually makes sense. So the revamp will be after the fire?

[cepb]

Nowt much Dizzy. Just crap about Corrie tbh.

[Scarlett.]

[[you didnt miss much Dizzy :D]]

The fire isnt confirmed its just my theory, but it fits

I thought a firework is shot into the Rovers would make sense

[Scarlett.]

JIM SPOILER
Ooh, those Corrie scriptwriters are spiteful so-and-sos. They’re planning to make fiery Jim “What’s the craic?” McDonald walk back into Weatherfield shoeless when he returns later this year. Soap fans learned last week that Jim has been released early on licence from his eight-year jail term for murdering drug dealer Jez Quigley. But while he’s been staying in a bail hostel, he has his shoes half-inched by another ex-con.

A sheepish Jim is forced to return to the Street in his socks to beg for help from Weatherfield’s answer to Alan Sugar, cab boss Steve. Wracked with guilt about his dad’s plight, Steve gives Jim a full-time job as a cleaner.

But Jim’s presence on the Street prompts ex-wife Liz to realise she still has feelings for him – even though she’s planning to tie the knot on New Year’s Eve with Rovers cellar-man Vernon. “Despite their volatile relationship, in which he handed out severe beatings to his wife, Jim has never stopped loving Liz,” revealed an insider. “He would do anything for her if she would give him another chance.”

Viewers will see cleavage queen Liz wrestle with her conscience as she tries to decide whether to give her ex another chance or go ahead with the wedding and put the past behind her.

Source: Daily Star

[cepb]

Good fire theory, and I'm keeping my eye off this Jim spoiler. :wink:

[Scarlett.]

Goody goody:thumbs:

[cepb]

LoL

[Dizzy]

Thanks for the spoiler =]
Hey, but that's nothing in the spoiler about Jim having a pint? What is the meaning of this?! >.>

[Spike]

I like the sound of the Jim spoiler but it is in the Daily Star so it might me untrue.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
Thanks for the spoiler =]
Hey, but that's nothing in the spoiler about Jim having a pint? What is the meaning of this?! >.> I know

I think it might be real, I heard something similar once before

[Scarlett.]

The bomb episodes are gonna be uploaded!!!!

[cepb]

Oh yeah they were amazing episodes. :dog:

It was funny when Vernon came out of the cellar and then out of the pub thinking that the police and everyone were there because of him. :laugh:

[cepb]

Can you put those episodes on the forum too please? :spin:

[Scarlett.]

Lol, I know, I cant wait to see them again:colour:

[cepb]

LoL haven't you got them on your computer?

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cepb
Can you put those episodes on the forum too please? :spin: I'll link them when the person put them up :spin:

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cepb
LoL haven't you got them on your computer? Im not uploading them

[cepb]

Ok so they're not coming from your computer then are they?

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cepb
Ok so they're not coming from your computer then are they? No, the person who is doing it said thanks for putting the David ones up:spin2:

[cepb]

K. :cat:

[Scarlett.]

Lol, this time last year I had joined my first ever forum the ITV one

[cepb]

Ooh LoL.

Your username here used to be Antparker. Is that your name?

And this the only forum I have really ever used.

[Scarlett.]

Nah it was a characters name out of my soap

my real name is David Chew :thumbs:

and yes I have heard them all
-Chewy
-Chewbacca
ect.

[cepb]

K LoL. Chew? Funny surname, having said that mines not much better.

Anyway,

when do you think this person will have uploaded the bomb episodes? I can't wait to see them again. :cheer2:

I can't remember exactly what happened though? And when was that episode originally broadcast?

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by cepb
K LoL. Chew? Funny surname, having said that mines not much better.

Anyway,

when do you think this person will have uploaded the bomb episodes? I can't wait to see them again. :cheer2:

I can't remember exactly what happened though? And when was that episode originally broadcast? it was around March, not much happened really it was all comedy, They have to download the torrents then convert them, then upload them so Im not sure

[cepb]

And that will be on youtube will it?

[Scarlett.]

Yeah:thumbs:

[cepb]

KK thanks! :cat:

[Scarlett.]

Bloody hell 53 pages! on monday it was 20 something, we are a talkative bunch!

[cepb]

LoL yeah, all corrie 24/7 lately.

[Scarlett.]

literally, me and Cfan where talking at 4:30 am this moring, everyone else came in to join us too:bigsmile:

[Scarlett.]

Its crazy, I am the top poster of the past three days too

[cepb]

LoL all Corrie addicts.

[Scarlett.]

I bet it will calm down on Monday though

[cepb]

Aye probably.

I normally post a lot more during the weekends.

I probably won't post much this week. I've got a hell of a load of work to do.

[Scarlett.]

Aye same here

[jamesh]

i don't know whether anyone wants it or not but i could upload the hour long episode that was on on wednesday with the whole david car canal thing. just say if you want me to upload it cos i have it on my pc.

[Scarlett.]

Cool! It might already be on youtube though

[cepb]

Oh yeah LoL that would be great!

Could you post it on the thread as well?

[jamesh]

yeah ill post it on the thread. should i put it on youtube or what? where should i upload it. upload it so you can download it?

[Scarlett.]

Youtube would be the best option (best quality)

[jamesh]

ok then ill try and upload it soon as possible

[cepb]

kk thanks jamesh!

[Scarlett.]

Cool, thanks Jamesh

[jamesh]

sorry to disapoint but my pc won't let me rip the episode from the dvd. ill try and fix it soon and try and get it uploaded. sorry.

[Scarlett.]

Its okay :thumbs:

[Dizzy]

I'm back - again. xD
Has anyone seen this weeks InsideSoap magazine?

[Scarlett.]

No, is there anything good in it?

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
No, is there anything good in it?

Yep!
I can show you the bit about John xD I can scan it tomorrow, right now I'm on my laptop x]

[Scarlett.]

Awesome :thumbs:

[Cfan]

Thanks Dizzy =)

[Scarlett.]

is Kevin drinking a pint in this magazine?

[Dizzy]

Welcome =3 I'll scan any other corrie bits aswell
No, Kevin sadly, isn't drinking a pint in my magazine... =[
So tragic... >.>

[Scarlett.]

Aw well

Just found this clip of Ashley, Fred and Maxine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXW7FxQr41Y

[Dizzy]

LOL.
Ashley is really annoying.

It's 1:23am, aaahhh.
I never keep track of the time, I'm sat here on my laptop watching some... strange thing on TV and eating a bowl of cereal, and some huge yellow elephant sat beside me, lol!

[Scarlett.]

lol a yellow elephant?

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
lol a yellow elephant?

Yep!
I won him in Blackpool ^-^ LOL.
On some Camel game... xD haha
And then I went mental and got transfixed by the 2p machines o__o i have a habit of going mental on 2p machines... xD

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
lol a yellow elephant?

Yep!
I won him in Blackpool ^-^ LOL.
On some Camel game... xD haha
And then I went mental and got transfixed by the 2p machines o__o i have a habit of going mental on 2p machines... xD LOL same here (wish I had a yellow elephant:sad:) :D

[Scarlett.]

STREET MADE BRUCE A BULLYING MONSTER
STREET MADE MY HUSBAND A BULLYING MONSTER
Exclusive by David Jeffs, Assistant Editor
The wife of sacked Coronation Street star Bruce Jones has revealed how her marriage turned into a nightmare after years of physical and mental abuse from the drunk hellraiser.

Speaking for the first time about her stormy 24 years with the man known to millions of soap fans as loud-mouthed lout Les Battersby, Sandra Jones confessed: "Corrie turned him into an absolute monster.

"I really hated him for what he had become. The physical and mental abuse I suffered drove me to the brink of a breakdown. Lesser women would have crumbled.

"It would get to the point where I would shake like a leaf with fear when I heard him put the key in the door after a long night down the pub. What kind of marriage is that?"

Sandra, 53, revealed how her harddrinking husband:

Flew into violent rages after long boozy sessions in the pub with mates.


Terrified her so much she walked out on their marriage twice in the middle of the night to flee his foul temper.


Humiliated her with a string of cruel insults despite Sandra staying loyally by his side.


Drove her on to anti-depressants to cope with his wild mood swings.


Speaking candidly about Bruce, 54, who played layabout Les for 10 years until he was dumped last summer following a booze and racism scandal, Sandra said: "Basically I was married to the real-life Les Battersby during his time in the show.


"After work he'd be straight down the pub and that's when problems started.


"Some nights he wouldn't come home until the early hours. Like the loyal or perhaps foolish wife I'd stay up and wait for him and that's when he'd kick off in true Battersby style.


"Once through the door all his aggression and stress would explode.


He would use any excuse to start a fight with me - complain about the food I'd cooked for him or the state of the house.


"Usually he'd start pushing and shoving me with his breath stinking of booze.


"On other occasions he'd grab my arm tightly and start shaking me as I tried to calm him down. I could see the wild rage and anger in his eyes.


"It was like he was a man possessed.


A couple of times he's punched me on the side of the head when he's been out of it on booze.


"They weren't hard punches but heavy enough to make my head spin. Next day he would remember nothing about it.


"Once Bruce clipped me on the face with his hands and I went running into another room and locked the door to get away from him I was that scared.


"I would only come out when he had calmed down or collapsed on the bed.


"Another thing he liked to do was throw stuff around the house, books, cups, you name it.


"When he was like this I could feel my whole body convulsing with fear. The next morning of course it was like the real Bruce I'd first met and fallen in love with had come back to me.


"He'd be all sweetness and light, begging for forgiveness."


During his decade in the show, the twice-married father of four was dogged with stories of his heavy drinking.


A year after joining the show he pleaded guilty to drink driving after being found more than twice over the limit.


Previously convicted of the same offence in 1992, he was banned from driving for three years. And in 2000 he spent three weeks in rehab at The Priory where he confessed to turning to the bottle to deal with the pressures of being one of Britain's most recognisable soap stars.


Earlier this year Bruce, who earned £120,000 a year, admitted: "The pressure the show put me and my marriage under is huge. If Sandra had had her way, I would have left the show five years ago."


Sandra, speaking at their smart home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, agreed. She said: "Coronation Street turned Bruce into a bullying control freak.


"He simply wasn't prepared for the level of attention and pressure he would be put under.


"Ok, he was earning great money and had all the trappings of fame but it was destroying the marriage I had worked so hard at.


"I hated him for the way he had become. I begged him to quit but at the same time I also knew he loved the job.


"A lot of my friends have told me I was mad to stick by him especially when I ran off to stay with them my face red raw with tears after yet another late night bust-up.


"On two occasions I walked out in the middle of the night still in my night-dress to escape his foul temper.


"If he wasn't getting physically abusive he'd stand in front of me saying things with a cruel sneer like 'What am I doing with someone like you', or 'You are not worthy of me'."


And in a further twist of the knife he'd torment Sandra with boasts about all the women who wanted to have sex with him.


"Bruce would say things like he could have any bird he wanted and why was he hanging around with someone like me."


Twice-married Sandra herself saw the effect his soap fame had on women.


She recalled: "Once we were doing a personal appearance in a club in Sheffield and I heard two girls in their twenties say in front of me, 'I'm going to have Bruce's babies'.


"Women would throw themselves at him all the time because of who he was. Let's face it, if he wasn't a famous soap star women wouldn't give him a second glance."


After Bruce came out of The Priory, Sandra begged him to seek marriage guidance but he refused.


His wife said: "Bruce didn't think there was a problem but I was close to a breakdown, depressed and on antidepressants.


"When he wasn't working or drinking he'd be sitting around the house like a zombie refusing to do everyday things like shopping and housework."


But following Bruce's shock dismissal from the Street in May, the couple are now trying to rebuild their marriage.


Sandra said: "He still likes a drink but nothing like on the scale he used to. We are more like a normal married couple again." Bruce told The People: "Lesser women would have walked out on me long ago. I wasn't proud of the way I was then.


"Sandra wouldn't know what mood I would be coming home in and I wouldn't know myself.


"I wouldn't say I was physically abusive. It was a just a 'get out of my way' kind of thing because I wanted to be on my own. I'd just push her away.


"I hated myself sometimes and would wake up in the morning questioning myself 'Why?' "


Bruce stars in Jack and the Beanstalk next month in Westonsuper-Mare and intends to take Sandra with him for the duration of the panto. He said: "We are going to be staying in a hotel together.


"I've got a lot of making up to do to Sandra after everything that has gone on. The Les Battersby of old both on and off the camera is a thing of the past, I promise."


Sandra added: "I hope my story gives other women who find themselves in my situation hope.


"Bruce now knows if he ever turns back to his old ways our marriage will be history for good.


"Leaving Corrie was the best thing to happen to us."

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
STREET MADE BRUCE A BULLYING MONSTER
STREET MADE MY HUSBAND A BULLYING MONSTER
Exclusive by David Jeffs, Assistant Editor
The wife of sacked Coronation Street star Bruce Jones has revealed how her marriage turned into a nightmare after years of physical and mental abuse from the drunk hellraiser.

Speaking for the first time about her stormy 24 years with the man known to millions of soap fans as loud-mouthed lout Les Battersby, Sandra Jones confessed: "Corrie turned him into an absolute monster.

"I really hated him for what he had become. The physical and mental abuse I suffered drove me to the brink of a breakdown. Lesser women would have crumbled.

"It would get to the point where I would shake like a leaf with fear when I heard him put the key in the door after a long night down the pub. What kind of marriage is that?"

Sandra, 53, revealed how her harddrinking husband:

Flew into violent rages after long boozy sessions in the pub with mates.


Terrified her so much she walked out on their marriage twice in the middle of the night to flee his foul temper.


Humiliated her with a string of cruel insults despite Sandra staying loyally by his side.


Drove her on to anti-depressants to cope with his wild mood swings.


Speaking candidly about Bruce, 54, who played layabout Les for 10 years until he was dumped last summer following a booze and racism scandal, Sandra said: "Basically I was married to the real-life Les Battersby during his time in the show.


"After work he'd be straight down the pub and that's when problems started.


"Some nights he wouldn't come home until the early hours. Like the loyal or perhaps foolish wife I'd stay up and wait for him and that's when he'd kick off in true Battersby style.


"Once through the door all his aggression and stress would explode.


He would use any excuse to start a fight with me - complain about the food I'd cooked for him or the state of the house.


"Usually he'd start pushing and shoving me with his breath stinking of booze.


"On other occasions he'd grab my arm tightly and start shaking me as I tried to calm him down. I could see the wild rage and anger in his eyes.


"It was like he was a man possessed.


A couple of times he's punched me on the side of the head when he's been out of it on booze.


"They weren't hard punches but heavy enough to make my head spin. Next day he would remember nothing about it.


"Once Bruce clipped me on the face with his hands and I went running into another room and locked the door to get away from him I was that scared.


"I would only come out when he had calmed down or collapsed on the bed.


"Another thing he liked to do was throw stuff around the house, books, cups, you name it.


"When he was like this I could feel my whole body convulsing with fear. The next morning of course it was like the real Bruce I'd first met and fallen in love with had come back to me.


"He'd be all sweetness and light, begging for forgiveness."


During his decade in the show, the twice-married father of four was dogged with stories of his heavy drinking.


A year after joining the show he pleaded guilty to drink driving after being found more than twice over the limit.


Previously convicted of the same offence in 1992, he was banned from driving for three years. And in 2000 he spent three weeks in rehab at The Priory where he confessed to turning to the bottle to deal with the pressures of being one of Britain's most recognisable soap stars.


Earlier this year Bruce, who earned £120,000 a year, admitted: "The pressure the show put me and my marriage under is huge. If Sandra had had her way, I would have left the show five years ago."


Sandra, speaking at their smart home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, agreed. She said: "Coronation Street turned Bruce into a bullying control freak.


"He simply wasn't prepared for the level of attention and pressure he would be put under.


"Ok, he was earning great money and had all the trappings of fame but it was destroying the marriage I had worked so hard at.


"I hated him for the way he had become. I begged him to quit but at the same time I also knew he loved the job.


"A lot of my friends have told me I was mad to stick by him especially when I ran off to stay with them my face red raw with tears after yet another late night bust-up.


"On two occasions I walked out in the middle of the night still in my night-dress to escape his foul temper.


"If he wasn't getting physically abusive he'd stand in front of me saying things with a cruel sneer like 'What am I doing with someone like you', or 'You are not worthy of me'."


And in a further twist of the knife he'd torment Sandra with boasts about all the women who wanted to have sex with him.


"Bruce would say things like he could have any bird he wanted and why was he hanging around with someone like me."


Twice-married Sandra herself saw the effect his soap fame had on women.


She recalled: "Once we were doing a personal appearance in a club in Sheffield and I heard two girls in their twenties say in front of me, 'I'm going to have Bruce's babies'.


"Women would throw themselves at him all the time because of who he was. Let's face it, if he wasn't a famous soap star women wouldn't give him a second glance."


After Bruce came out of The Priory, Sandra begged him to seek marriage guidance but he refused.


His wife said: "Bruce didn't think there was a problem but I was close to a breakdown, depressed and on antidepressants.


"When he wasn't working or drinking he'd be sitting around the house like a zombie refusing to do everyday things like shopping and housework."


But following Bruce's shock dismissal from the Street in May, the couple are now trying to rebuild their marriage.


Sandra said: "He still likes a drink but nothing like on the scale he used to. We are more like a normal married couple again." Bruce told The People: "Lesser women would have walked out on me long ago. I wasn't proud of the way I was then.


"Sandra wouldn't know what mood I would be coming home in and I wouldn't know myself.


"I wouldn't say I was physically abusive. It was a just a 'get out of my way' kind of thing because I wanted to be on my own. I'd just push her away.


"I hated myself sometimes and would wake up in the morning questioning myself 'Why?' "


Bruce stars in Jack and the Beanstalk next month in Westonsuper-Mare and intends to take Sandra with him for the duration of the panto. He said: "We are going to be staying in a hotel together.


"I've got a lot of making up to do to Sandra after everything that has gone on. The Les Battersby of old both on and off the camera is a thing of the past, I promise."


Sandra added: "I hope my story gives other women who find themselves in my situation hope.


"Bruce now knows if he ever turns back to his old ways our marriage will be history for good.


"Leaving Corrie was the best thing to happen to us."



o.O!! Woah... That must've been scary for Sandra.

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
lol a yellow elephant?

Yep!
I won him in Blackpool ^-^ LOL.
On some Camel game... xD haha
And then I went mental and got transfixed by the 2p machines o__o i have a habit of going mental on 2p machines... xD LOL same here (wish I had a yellow elephant:sad:) :D

xD Muhahahahahaha, you'll never get a yellow elephant hehe. Oh, and I have RJ the Racoon from that film Over The Hedge, and some green fluffy bear ^-^ I have quite a lot of cuddly toys all stuffed away somewhere, LOL.

[Scarlett.]

Rosie and John! :O
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/703014n.jpg
Steve and Jim Macdonald
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/701778h.jpg
Liam and 'peadophile'
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/702769l.jpg

[Dizzy]

I went to bed at 3am, ROFL. I was going downstairs to get something to eat at about 2:30am and walked into the door... Twice. xDD ROFL.

Anyway, back on subject...

And actioooon! ---
*Kevin strolls into the bar and orders a pint.
Everybody runs past the pub, stalking John.*

xD

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
STREET MADE BRUCE A BULLYING MONSTER
STREET MADE MY HUSBAND A BULLYING MONSTER
Exclusive by David Jeffs, Assistant Editor
The wife of sacked Coronation Street star Bruce Jones has revealed how her marriage turned into a nightmare after years of physical and mental abuse from the drunk hellraiser.

Speaking for the first time about her stormy 24 years with the man known to millions of soap fans as loud-mouthed lout Les Battersby, Sandra Jones confessed: "Corrie turned him into an absolute monster.

"I really hated him for what he had become. The physical and mental abuse I suffered drove me to the brink of a breakdown. Lesser women would have crumbled.

"It would get to the point where I would shake like a leaf with fear when I heard him put the key in the door after a long night down the pub. What kind of marriage is that?"

Sandra, 53, revealed how her harddrinking husband:

Flew into violent rages after long boozy sessions in the pub with mates.


Terrified her so much she walked out on their marriage twice in the middle of the night to flee his foul temper.


Humiliated her with a string of cruel insults despite Sandra staying loyally by his side.


Drove her on to anti-depressants to cope with his wild mood swings.


Speaking candidly about Bruce, 54, who played layabout Les for 10 years until he was dumped last summer following a booze and racism scandal, Sandra said: "Basically I was married to the real-life Les Battersby during his time in the show.


"After work he'd be straight down the pub and that's when problems started.


"Some nights he wouldn't come home until the early hours. Like the loyal or perhaps foolish wife I'd stay up and wait for him and that's when he'd kick off in true Battersby style.


"Once through the door all his aggression and stress would explode.


He would use any excuse to start a fight with me - complain about the food I'd cooked for him or the state of the house.


"Usually he'd start pushing and shoving me with his breath stinking of booze.


"On other occasions he'd grab my arm tightly and start shaking me as I tried to calm him down. I could see the wild rage and anger in his eyes.


"It was like he was a man possessed.


A couple of times he's punched me on the side of the head when he's been out of it on booze.


"They weren't hard punches but heavy enough to make my head spin. Next day he would remember nothing about it.


"Once Bruce clipped me on the face with his hands and I went running into another room and locked the door to get away from him I was that scared.


"I would only come out when he had calmed down or collapsed on the bed.


"Another thing he liked to do was throw stuff around the house, books, cups, you name it.


"When he was like this I could feel my whole body convulsing with fear. The next morning of course it was like the real Bruce I'd first met and fallen in love with had come back to me.


"He'd be all sweetness and light, begging for forgiveness."


During his decade in the show, the twice-married father of four was dogged with stories of his heavy drinking.


A year after joining the show he pleaded guilty to drink driving after being found more than twice over the limit.


Previously convicted of the same offence in 1992, he was banned from driving for three years. And in 2000 he spent three weeks in rehab at The Priory where he confessed to turning to the bottle to deal with the pressures of being one of Britain's most recognisable soap stars.


Earlier this year Bruce, who earned £120,000 a year, admitted: "The pressure the show put me and my marriage under is huge. If Sandra had had her way, I would have left the show five years ago."


Sandra, speaking at their smart home in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, agreed. She said: "Coronation Street turned Bruce into a bullying control freak.


"He simply wasn't prepared for the level of attention and pressure he would be put under.


"Ok, he was earning great money and had all the trappings of fame but it was destroying the marriage I had worked so hard at.


"I hated him for the way he had become. I begged him to quit but at the same time I also knew he loved the job.


"A lot of my friends have told me I was mad to stick by him especially when I ran off to stay with them my face red raw with tears after yet another late night bust-up.


"On two occasions I walked out in the middle of the night still in my night-dress to escape his foul temper.


"If he wasn't getting physically abusive he'd stand in front of me saying things with a cruel sneer like 'What am I doing with someone like you', or 'You are not worthy of me'."


And in a further twist of the knife he'd torment Sandra with boasts about all the women who wanted to have sex with him.


"Bruce would say things like he could have any bird he wanted and why was he hanging around with someone like me."


Twice-married Sandra herself saw the effect his soap fame had on women.


She recalled: "Once we were doing a personal appearance in a club in Sheffield and I heard two girls in their twenties say in front of me, 'I'm going to have Bruce's babies'.


"Women would throw themselves at him all the time because of who he was. Let's face it, if he wasn't a famous soap star women wouldn't give him a second glance."


After Bruce came out of The Priory, Sandra begged him to seek marriage guidance but he refused.


His wife said: "Bruce didn't think there was a problem but I was close to a breakdown, depressed and on antidepressants.


"When he wasn't working or drinking he'd be sitting around the house like a zombie refusing to do everyday things like shopping and housework."


But following Bruce's shock dismissal from the Street in May, the couple are now trying to rebuild their marriage.


Sandra said: "He still likes a drink but nothing like on the scale he used to. We are more like a normal married couple again." Bruce told The People: "Lesser women would have walked out on me long ago. I wasn't proud of the way I was then.


"Sandra wouldn't know what mood I would be coming home in and I wouldn't know myself.


"I wouldn't say I was physically abusive. It was a just a 'get out of my way' kind of thing because I wanted to be on my own. I'd just push her away.


"I hated myself sometimes and would wake up in the morning questioning myself 'Why?' "


Bruce stars in Jack and the Beanstalk next month in Westonsuper-Mare and intends to take Sandra with him for the duration of the panto. He said: "We are going to be staying in a hotel together.


"I've got a lot of making up to do to Sandra after everything that has gone on. The Les Battersby of old both on and off the camera is a thing of the past, I promise."


Sandra added: "I hope my story gives other women who find themselves in my situation hope.


"Bruce now knows if he ever turns back to his old ways our marriage will be history for good.


"Leaving Corrie was the best thing to happen to us."



o.O!! Woah... That must've been scary for Sandra.
Aye to think I used to like Les

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
I went to bed at 3am, ROFL. I was going downstairs to get something to eat at about 2:30am and walked into the door... Twice. xDD ROFL.

Anyway, back on subject...

And actioooon! ---
*Kevin strolls into the bar and orders a pint.
Everybody runs past the pub, stalking John.*

xD PMSL:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
Rosie and John! :O
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/703014n.jpg
Steve and Jim Macdonald
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/701778h.jpg
Liam and 'peadophile'
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/702769l.jpg

Oh noooez It's John! xO
And it seems Steve and Jim are looking for John... Hmm.
Liam goes all badass, LOL!

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
Rosie and John! :O
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/703014n.jpg
Steve and Jim Macdonald
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/701778h.jpg
Liam and 'peadophile'
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/702769l.jpg

Oh noooez It's John! xO
And it seems Steve and Jim are looking for John... Hmm.
Liam goes all badass, LOL! LOL imagine it being a comic book

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
I went to bed at 3am, ROFL. I was going downstairs to get something to eat at about 2:30am and walked into the door... Twice. xDD ROFL.

Anyway, back on subject...

And actioooon! ---
*Kevin strolls into the bar and orders a pint.
Everybody runs past the pub, stalking John.*

xD PMSL:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

They should make a totally stupid episode of Corrie where really stupid things happen, like everybody in the pub suddenly gets up and they all gather in a line and start line dancing, ROFL!

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
Rosie and John! :O
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/703014n.jpg
Steve and Jim Macdonald
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/701778h.jpg
Liam and 'peadophile'
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/702769l.jpg

Oh noooez It's John! xO
And it seems Steve and Jim are looking for John... Hmm.
Liam goes all badass, LOL! LOL imagine it being a comic book

ROFL!
That'd be a funny!
No doubt a top seller too ;D

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
I went to bed at 3am, ROFL. I was going downstairs to get something to eat at about 2:30am and walked into the door... Twice. xDD ROFL.

Anyway, back on subject...

And actioooon! ---
*Kevin strolls into the bar and orders a pint.
Everybody runs past the pub, stalking John.*

xD PMSL:laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:

They should make a totally stupid episode of Corrie where really stupid things happen, like everybody in the pub suddenly gets up and they all gather in a line and start line dancing, ROFL! LOL like when they did the Coronation Street Pantomine back in 2005

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
Rosie and John! :O
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/703014n.jpg
Steve and Jim Macdonald are looking for Rosie and John
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/701778h.jpg
Liam and 'peadophile' have spotted John and Rosie, and Liam is sad he missed his chance
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/702769l.jpg

Oh noooez It's John! xO
And it seems Steve and Jim are looking for John... Hmm.
Liam goes all badass, LOL! LOL imagine it being a comic book

ROFL!
That'd be a funny!
No doubt a top seller too ;D Lool look at the original post:bigsmile:

[Dizzy]

ROFL!!
xDD

[Scarlett.]

Tonight Sally nearly catches John and Rosie

[Scarlett.]

and Kevin has a pint!!!!!! :0

[Dizzy]

O.o! LOL!
And everybody has a break stalking John! Which he's relieved about.... LOL.
Speaking of Sally, I'll scan those pages in later >.> tis funny. ^-^

[Scarlett.]

OH yeah! forgot about them!!!

[Scarlett.]

Corrie christmas pic
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/untitled1.jpg

[Dizzy]

LOL! x3 My scanner is connected to my computer which is in my mum's room, and my mum is either getting ready or sleeping right now, so yeah... xD

[Scarlett.]

Lol, oh well :D

[Dizzy]

^ Yay, they've put the the tree up! =D

[Scarlett.]

Lol, for some reason that post keeps disappearing :s
Im determined to find some snowy Corrie pics

[Dizzy]

Oh, it's disappeared on me too o.O AH, GHOST!
LOL!
Do they use fake snow?? Or find real snow from somewhere else??

[Scarlett.]

LOL they use fake snow, it'd just melt, and it would be time consuming The post is on the page before

[Scarlett.]

Cant find any photo's oh well

[Dizzy]

I want fake snow! o.O LOL, imagine someone throwing loads of fake snow all over the school yards, they'd get all cautious and close the school, hehe. =D They did that to us before, but sadly, not last year =[

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
I want fake snow! o.O LOL, imagine someone throwing loads of fake snow all over the school yards, they'd get all cautious and close the school, hehe. =D They did that to us before, but sadly, not last year =[ Lol, a storm blew out a window at Fisher More but they didnt close it, silly barstools


I hope they cover the street in snow this year

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
I want fake snow! o.O LOL, imagine someone throwing loads of fake snow all over the school yards, they'd get all cautious and close the school, hehe. =D They did that to us before, but sadly, not last year =[ Lol, a storm blew out a window at Fisher More but they didnt close it, silly barstools

=/ Well that must've sucked, lol!
It was really snowy once at Park High so they had to close the school because they kept thinking people would slip on the stairs and break their necks, rofl!
Oh, it was so funny once, this guy found one of those wet sign things, one of the yellow ones, rat on it and rode down the stairs on it xD Our school is crazy...

Take 9,000,0000,00000....
Kevin refuses to leave the bar and ends up having a fight with the producers, which leads to him being fired but he still refuses to leave the bar...
Dun, duun, duuuuun!

[Scarlett.]

No!!!! then he agree's and goes to the Weatherfield Arms instead

[Dizzy]

... Yep, but he sneaks a pint along at the same time...
Meanwhile, John is getting frustrated with his current plot and demands that he's left alone, but then the producers suddenly have a change of mind and also start stalking him...
o.O

[[We're just making up random storylines now aren't we? xDD]]

[Scarlett.]

Lol yeah, I heard Curly Watts could be returning with Terry Duckworth for Vera's last episode

[Dizzy]

^.^ Sounds good.
When is Vera's last episode??

[Scarlett.]

Around January-Febuary time

[Scarlett.]

I opened a NYE wedding poll

[Dizzy]

=[ I don't want her to leave!
Oh, I'll go vote, hehe.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
=[ I don't want her to leave!
Oh, I'll go vote, hehe. I dont either :bawling: Jack will be so lonely with out her, I hope Paul doesnt take advantage

[Scarlett.]

Heres a video I made a while ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCH71W8ibC4

[Dizzy]

^ That's a really good video, Chewy =P
Yeah, I find Paul really slimey... Ugh, I can see why Tyrone is wary of him =O

[Ruth*Star]

Omg i loved Curly, he was so awesome, even seeing him for 1 eppy would be awesome.

[Scarlett.]

I think some old faces will return for Vera's funeral, The Producers are talking with Curly to try and get him back

[Dizzy]

Sounds good! ^^

[Scarlett.]

And they also hinted that if Danny was gonna return it would be when Jamie was leaving

[Dizzy]

Ooh =3 Good.
Meh, don't like Jamie either... Do you like him??

[Scarlett.]

I think he is ok, didnt like him when the whole Frankie-Danny-Jamie thing was going on, since I wanted Danny and Frankie to get back together, twas good when Danny rung up on NYE and Jamie swore! :laugh:

[Dizzy]

LOL, yeah! That Frankie/Danny/Jamie storyline was annoying, I wanted Frankie and Danny to get back together too, but Jamie was always in the way xO

[Scarlett.]

Aye, but Danny going missing was good

[Dizzy]

Yeah, it was =]

[[I'll be back in a few minutes, I have to get dressed, LOL. Nope, still not dressed... xD lol @ me]]

[Scarlett.]

LOL :laugh3:

I bet Jason will move onto Becky after Sarah leaves

[Dizzy]

I'm back! Oh noez, looks like I need a new shirt, this one is fraying a bit xD And I'm on a quest to find my jacket too... Hmm, it's vanished. o.O

Or better still, Jason could move onto John instead... Ya never know!

[Scarlett.]

LOL:laugh3:

Another video I made a while ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glK__ItT6uQ

[Scarlett.]

and heres another Christmas one (the ending of the Christmas episode 2007, famed for having incidental music for the first time in years)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOUUsPQuLog

[Dizzy]

Good video!
I don't have the patience to make videos, lol!

[Scarlett.]

Lol:laugh2:

I cant wait til Corrie Christmas

[Dizzy]

Neither can I! Should be good!
Ugh. Nothing on TV... Mostly repeats... OHNO. X Factor is on again! Aahh!
Oh wait, Top Gear is on, I'm safe from the Crap Factor, LOL!
I'm setting fireworks off later, hopefully we won't be hitting any cars this time. xO
Ooh, did you watch Soapstar Superstar? It was funny. =D

[Scarlett.]

Im not too keen on Soapstar Superstar, Just think, The Street will be decorated right now:dog::cheer:

[Dizzy]

Me neither, but it was funny xDD
Yeah, and when I look out of my window all I see is a blank sky, no sun, no rain, no snow... =[ I want it to snow this Christmas! It didn't last year =[

[Scarlett.]

I know :(

LOOK AT MY AVATAR!!!! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!:banana::banana::cheer2::b anana::banana:

Finally found one

[Scarlett.]

I hope someone on the street over decorates their house

[Dizzy]

Woo! Snow! Cool! =D
I love snow <3 tis good!!

[Dizzy]

http://www.treherneminis.com/Dovecouchpotato.jpg << Is it time for Coronation Street yet??

Aww, LOL!

[Scarlett.]

Awww Lol

I think John should be snowballed

[Dizzy]

xD
John snowballed? ROFL. I can imagine that!
And then Kevin walks outside with his pint to see what's going on and someone knows it out of his hand with a snowball xO

[Scarlett.]

BTW Digi spy are thinking about the same thing as us
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a78831/has-christmas-come-early-this-year.html


Poor Kevin wont be able to walk outside

[Scarlett.]

Larger picture of Lauren Wilson (Violets sister
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w193/antparker/550x550_street_lucyevans_lauren01.jpg

[Dizzy]

xD LOL.
EastEnders is also set for an early christmas, I saw on the webcam thingy, they had the christmas tree up and everything, and snow too. xD
Poor Kevin... =/ well, least he can stay in the pub happily content with his pint, aye? =) Lol, I can just imagine him on christmas day, 'still' in the pub haha

[Scarlett.]

Lol, poor Kev might be in jail then

[Dizzy]

Oh yeah... =O How long for d'you think??

[Scarlett.]

Hopefully John wont press charges

[Dizzy]

And if he does, everyone will be like "O.o where's Kevin? he ain't in the pub..."
LOL. What do you think of the Morton family?? I think I've warmed to them now, wasn't too keen on them at the start.

[Scarlett.]

We talk about Kevin and John waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much LOL :laugh3:

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
And if he does, everyone will be like "O.o where's Kevin? he ain't in the pub..."
LOL. What do you think of the Morton family?? I think I've warmed to them now, wasn't too keen on them at the start. I like most of them, Darryl, Mel and Grandad Morton are my favourite family members

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
We talk about Kevin and John waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much LOL :laugh3:

Yeah, I kinda realized. :laugh3: :laugh3:
LOL!

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
We talk about Kevin and John waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much LOL :laugh3:

Yeah, I kinda realized. :laugh3: :laugh3:
LOL! We should pick two different people now:joker:

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
And if he does, everyone will be like "O.o where's Kevin? he ain't in the pub..."
LOL. What do you think of the Morton family?? I think I've warmed to them now, wasn't too keen on them at the start. I like most of them, Darryl, Mel and Grandad Morton are my favourite family members

I like Mel =3
Grandad Morton scares me... >.> LOL.
Jerry is just plain annoying! x[

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
We talk about Kevin and John waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to much LOL :laugh3:

Yeah, I kinda realized. :laugh3: :laugh3:
LOL! We should pick two different people now:joker:

Hmm... *thinks*

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
And if he does, everyone will be like "O.o where's Kevin? he ain't in the pub..."
LOL. What do you think of the Morton family?? I think I've warmed to them now, wasn't too keen on them at the start. I like most of them, Darryl, Mel and Grandad Morton are my favourite family members

I like Mel =3
Grandad Morton scares me... >.> LOL.
Jerry is just plain annoying! x[ I know, they need to make him more Jolly (Actually I can picture him being dressed up as santa)

[Dizzy]

Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
And if he does, everyone will be like "O.o where's Kevin? he ain't in the pub..."
LOL. What do you think of the Morton family?? I think I've warmed to them now, wasn't too keen on them at the start. I like most of them, Darryl, Mel and Grandad Morton are my favourite family members

I like Mel =3
Grandad Morton scares me... >.> LOL.
Jerry is just plain annoying! x[ I know, they need to make him more Jolly (Actually I can picture him being dressed up as santa)

I can picture it too...
o_o *twitch* Meh.
LOL.

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
Originally posted by Chewy
Originally posted by Dizzy
And if he does, everyone will be like "O.o where's Kevin? he ain't in the pub..."
LOL. What do you think of the Morton family?? I think I've warmed to them now, wasn't too keen on them at the start. I like most of them, Darryl, Mel and Grandad Morton are my favourite family members

I like Mel =3
Grandad Morton scares me... >.> LOL.
Jerry is just plain annoying! x[ I know, they need to make him more Jolly (Actually I can picture him being dressed up as santa)

I can picture it too...
o_o *twitch* Meh.
LOL. And I have a feeling we will see it this December:laugh:

[Dizzy]

Nooo!
I'll be sure to hide then. o___o LOLZ

[Scarlett.]

Lol, it would be funny if they made the Rovers into a Santa's grotto for the day, with Jerry as Santa

[Dizzy]

Yeah, that'd be pretty good actually xD
Christmas this year should be just pure comedy, no violence or dramatic twists, just comedy, I'd prefer it as comedy. =D

[Scarlett.]

Aye, I mean EE are having a death and a explosion, they are going overboard

Corrie meanwhile are just having normal storylines

[Scarlett.]

Another storyline could be Dev trying to cook a turkey, with salad cream and scotch eggs

[Dizzy]

Oh, come on.. That's stupid! I mean, last year EastEnders had a death... And then one christmas Dennis was stabbed, it's stupid.
I'm glad no deaths or anything are happening in Corrie thought =)
LOL - that'd be a good comedy storyline, rofl!!
A lot of people must love violence and death because EE always draws in a big crowd =/

[Scarlett.]

I know
Dennis-2005
Pauline-2006
???-2007

its just ridiculous, Corrie Christmas day epiosdes are special, not just another episode with a murder, thats why Corrie had Charlie murdered in January not at Christmas

[Dizzy]

This year it'll probably Phil or someone... =/
Yeah, I would've hated it if Charlie was murdered at christmas.
EastEnders have a habit of making christmas really miserable and violent.

[Scarlett.]

I know, the worse thing that happened in Corrie was Maureen finding out about Bill's affair, but that was hilarious

Originally said by David Platt
So Billy boy, who will you be sleeping with tonight, your wife, or me gran?

xD Classic

[Dizzy]

Rofl! That was funny! Classic line by David =D

[Scarlett.]

I know, they should have framed it at The Rovers :D

[Dizzy]

:joker: LOL, yeah!
And action!
*Kevin pulls out a photo of a pint from his pocket and sobs* "One day we'll be reunited again..."
xD

[Scarlett.]

LOL!!! I knew Kevin would be mentioned xD

I think the Barlows needs re-decorating the snot green wallpaper is horrible

[Dizzy]

xD Well... He does love a pint, doesn't he?
Yeah o_o I hate that wallpaper! Blegh! >.<
Woah 57 pages... o.O! We chat a lot don't we?? xD

[Scarlett.]

Yeah :o

The Connor-Baldwin house is nice though

[Scarlett.]

Bradley Walsh gained an army of fans thanks to his cheeky-chappy role as Danny Baldwin on ITV1 soap Coronation Street.

However, the actor and comedian is about to take a step in a very different direction.

His latest project, the drama Kommandant, set in Colditz Prisoner of War camp, sees him play an army officer.

A source close to Walsh said: "It's a very serious role for Bradley - quite a new direction. He's thrilled."

But will it keep him away from Weatherfield's cobbles even longer?
The Press Association

[Dizzy]

Oh, sounds interesting.
Shame he isn't coming back to Corrie just yet... hope he does soon though

[Scarlett.]

He will return, its just a matter of when, Corrie boosted his career a lot, so its natural for him to return

[Dizzy]

Yep!
Wonder what sort of storylines he'll have when he comes back...
*fights the urge to write something witty about Kevin and a pint* Gah!

[Scarlett.]

LOL, probably get that Factory back from the Connors

[Scarlett.]

and probably get his old house back too

[Dizzy]

Yeah.
He'll have a fight with Liam. xD hehe

[Scarlett.]

Nah him and Liam got on well with each other

[Dizzy]

I know, but it'd be funny to see them fight xDD
*still fighting the urge* Must. Not. Type. About. Kevin. And. Pint.

[Scarlett.]

Maybe he and Liam could go to the pub for a drink :D

[Scarlett.]

with ....K... whats his name again?

[Dizzy]

Noo! XD
Stop it!
*Still fighting urge*
:joker:

[Scarlett.]

Lol

I wonder what Roy will be doing this Christmas?

[Dizzy]

Roy will be... Going into... the pub... and... ordering... a..... p-... nevermind, LOL. No, he'll go and beat Christian up xD

[Scarlett.]

PMSL!!!!! He will be all alone in his flat eating....TRAINS!!!!

[Scarlett.]

and thinking of ways to cut down on his Carbon footprint

[Dizzy]

ROFL!!!
And then deciding whether he should eat a train [what the...?!] with ketchup or salad cream...

Wow, how random. xD

[Scarlett.]

LOL
and he'll be sending dirty pictures of himself to Hayley :joker:

[Dizzy]

Eww...
*cringe*
LOL!
And then Christian walks in and is all like: "OMGZ. o.O!!!"

[Scarlett.]

LOL:bigsmile:

[Scarlett.]

Then Kevin walks in with a pint:joker:

[Dizzy]

NO, Chewy!!! xO
You just 'had' to bring... whathisname into it, didn't you? xD
But anywayz...
Then Kevin realizes it's not his scene and walks back out and heads back to the pub where's he's joined by Danny and Jim xD

[Scarlett.]

PMSL xD

And Roy joins him

we have gone waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off topic

[Dizzy]

Yes! And then they all line up and start line dancing of course!

It's not off topic, they're from Corrie, aren't they? XD LOL!!!

[Scarlett.]

True lol:spin2::bigsmile::laugh2:

[Dizzy]

xD
I'm watching the Omnibus, David just drove into the water, hehe!

[Ann]

when,s the fire that's in your avatar, chewy?

[Scarlett.]

Originally posted by Dizzy
xD
I'm watching the Omnibus, David just drove into the water, hehe! LOL cool


its not a fire, its christmas decorations :joker:

[Dizzy]

I thought it was a fire at first, ROFL!

[Scarlett.]

Lol, it does look kinda like one

[Scarlett.]

Look at this video I found

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNDwPw6n94E

[Scarlett.]

Alison King was banned from watching TV as a child.

The 'Coronation Street' star - who has appeared in several TV shows before taking the role of The Street's Carla Connor - didn't watch any shows growing up after her parents got rid of their TV set.

Alison, 34, revealed to Britain's Inside Soap magazine: "My parents threw out the TV when I was eight. They just thought there was too much sex and violence on the box."

Not having her own TV didn't stop the soap star becoming a TV sex symbol when she got older, but Alison insists she was not always beautiful.

She said: "I was an ugly child. One day I was riding my sister's bicycle and a boy shouted, 'Look, there's a monkey on a bike!' "

[Scarlett.]

Tonights episode was pretty good, it was a Sunday one, so it was naturally slow, but still good, John and Rosie :shocked: :laugh2:

[dbh-g]

PLATT'S ALL FOLKS

The battle of the soap weddings was won hands down by East Enders this week.

Local bike Stacey Slater finally wed her man (without him finding out she'd been knocking off his dad). It was classic Enders drama - and is set to get rockier after Max and Stacey were secretly taped talking about their affair. While Corrie's Jason and Sarah Lou wedding was good, it was too predictable. David Platt tried to ruin it by faking a suicide. (Shame he failed.) Apart from the excellent car-into-the-canal crash, it fell flatter than an X Factor reject.

Source - The People

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The ratings show Corrie was the clear winner, the EE wedding was crap, face it

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From a genuine Corrie extra
I'm pleased to say that as a "Corrie Extra" I will be at the Granada Studios on Thursday 15th November filming scenes in the Rovers for the Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day storylines, sounds as though they will be quite exciting!!
Cool

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I should be getting the Jim return week spoilers soon :thumbs:

[BigSister]

ooh how cool i would lilke to be an extra and yay chewy for jim spoliers

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I might be able to give you teasers tommorow

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A truce has finally been called betweenn us Corrie fans and the EE fans

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So guys, who do you think Sarah will leave?

EDIT - Sarah is leaving Christmas day

[BigSister]

i think just after christmas about middle of january

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Originally posted by BigSister
i think just after christmas about middle of january Just discovered her last day of filming (16th), according to the Genuine Corrie extra, thats when they are filming Christmas day (or even boxing day)

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A comment left on a youtube video of mine
jim mcdonald returning to coronation street
soon frankie returns some time next summer
so the actress said danny baldwin may return
in march for 6 episodes

[BigSister]

ah so she might leave on christmas day

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Aye, hope its Karen Macdonald Style, on a snowy street getting into a cab:thumbs:

[Cfan]

Originally posted by Chewy
Aye, hope its Karen Macdonald Style, on a snowy street getting into a cab:thumbs:
LoL, that was a classic exit, I think most people leave Corrie in a cab though.

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but hers was special, with the snow, the band actually playing the theme tune to Corrie outside the pub, and Christmas eve was fantastic that year

[Cfan]

Oh I know, there was a load going on I remember. I loved the part where Steve found the burning car and we all though caron and Amy were in it.

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Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien says her need for a change was behind her decision to leave the top soap.

Her character, Sarah Platt, will depart for Italy over Christmas and Tina told whatsontv.co.uk at the National TV Awards that she's looking forward to new experiences.

"I've been there for eight years, and eight years in the same job is a long time for anyone... I feel like, even though I might go and do something that's not as successful, at least I'll be doing something different, for myself, so I can do things that make me feel it's a bit new."

But she's made sure she hasn't burnt her bridges - a return at some stage is on her agenda. "It's definitely something that I'd never cross off. I've really enjoyed Coronation Street. I'd be a fool to say that I wouldn't be happy to go back!"

Tina was escorted by off-screen boyfriend Ryan Thomas, who plays her on-screen partner Jason Grimshaw, and he said the couple definitely leave their break-up traumas behind when they're off set...


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Originally posted by Cfan
Oh i know, there was a load going on I remember. I loved the part where Steve found the burning car and we all though caron and Amy were in it. Yeah that was fab, and the show down on Underworlds roof

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It was a really memorable xmas.

Btw, I remeber that vid too, wasn't it shown on Corrie's 40th.

Oo and nice avy.

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Twas a good chrimbo

Yep its the 40th Anniversary


And :cheer2: I fanally found a Coronation Street snowy pic

[Cfan]

LoL, I think it's safe to say that that's the most Wintery one you've had :P

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Yup! I wonder why Sarah leaves for Italy?

[Cfan]

Hmmmms, I haven't watched the episode yet. I'm taping it just now on itv2 so I'll be watching it in a mo. I just feel sorry for her though. I'm amazed after everything that's happened, David suddenly gets preferential treatmen. FFS, lil brat!

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Lol I know, it looks like the rumor of Sarah planting drugs in David room is true

(Sarah doesnt leave til Christmas Day)

[Cfan]

Serves him right I say. I mean, I've felt sorry for David in the past, but recent events have just made me hate him and feel sorry for Sarah. What the hell were his motives really for destroying her wedding, he's a twisted lil sack of ****, a great character though ;P

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She got all the attention when he was growing up, what with Bethany being born, who is 8 years younger than him (I think)

[Cfan]

No excuse LoL, he's always been a brat.

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True even in that 40th Anniversary vid you can see that

Oh forgot to mention, Sarah planting the drugs ruins Gails plans for Davids holiday to Italy

[Cfan]

Originally posted by Chewy
True even in that 40th Anniversary vid you can see that

Oh forgot to mention, Sarah planting the drugs ruins Gails plans for Davids holiday to Italy
Can you spoiler them?

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Yeah will do :spin2:

[Cfan]

Thanks ;) I'm glad to see Sarah getting her own back though.

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Aye, I rerember when she told Mel all about David:laugh3:

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Its the Street's bonfire night tonight :cheer2:

[Cfan]

Oh yeah, double episode too =) I doubt there'll be much to do with it being bonfire night though.

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Aye, although alot of the Street will be there

[Cfan]

I think it'll probably be a more light hearted episode compared to last week allthough I might be wrong :P I'm loving the John/Websters stroyline atm, I think it's one of the best we've had from them in ages and it's nice to see Sally getting a big one for a change.

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Yeah, the main part of tonight will be
David burning Sarah's wedding dress
also Finlay Morton is rushed to hospital

[Cfan]

Thanks for spoiling it btw but I won't be reading it, I like the suprise. Were do you get all this news from anyway? =)

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All over :laugh:

its not such a big episode tonight, but it should be good

[Cfan]

Have you noticed episode follow a certain pattern depending on what day of the week it lands on;
Monday- The big storyline.
Wednesday- The aftermath of Monday.
Friday- Brings the week to an end somewhat.
Sunday- Always quite quiet mainly with minor scenes with alot happening in the caf.

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Violet and Jamie kiss and make up and that, says Coronation Street star Jenny Platt, leaves Sean out in the cold!

Jamie and Violet are getting back together. What happens? "It's been a gradual build-up. They've been friends again for a while and are enjoying each other's company."

But then it becomes something more, right? "One evening Jamie turns up at the pub ready to go out on the pull with his mates. He and Violet get chatting and he ends up staying with her until closing. He goes to kiss her goodbye and suddenly it gets very passionate!"

Has she always loved him? "Yes, she has. I think he feels the same and accepts he was in a bad state of mind when all the Frankie stuff happened. I think he has since regretted that he ever let Violet go."

So where does that leave Violet and Sean and their baby? "Not looking good the way Sean's behaving. He's being a total idiot. Violet discovers he's told everyone the sex of her baby after going behind her back to his boyfriend Marcus who did the scan. Violet didn't want to know the baby's sex and she's livid."

What does she do? "She tells Sean that it's her baby and not his!"

That wasn't the original deal between them though was it? "They didn't really make a deal. Basically Violet wanted a sperm donor and Sean said it would be better if she had a baby with somebody she knew. To her mind the idea was never that they'd be a family unit."

That doesn't seem to have been Sean's understanding... "Sean wants to be involved, but Violet thinks that if he's going to be like this during the pregnancy he'll be a nightmare once the child is born. But Sean is adamant - he wants to be a father."

Does she really mean it when she tells him it's 'her' baby? "It's said in the heat of the moment and she does calm down a bit afterwards. But the truth is she doesn't want him to be a hands-on dad."

How will he feel when he finds out Jamie and Violet are back together? "Not happy. He'll see Jamie as a threat, somebody who will be stepping into his role as a father."

Will Violet want Jamie to be involved with the baby? "I'm sure she will. She's glad to have somebody on her side."

Can she still be friends with Sean? "She always forgives Sean, but whether or not they can stay friends depends on how Sean behaves. If he were cool about things there wouldn't be a problem!"

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Originally posted by Cfan
Have you noticed episode follow a certain pattern depending on what day of the week it lands on;
Monday- The big storyline.
Wednesday- The aftermath of Monday.
Friday- Brings the week to an end somewhat.
Sunday- Always quite quiet mainly with minor scenes with alot happening in the caf. Yeah, apart from if there is a big storyline

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So Norris/Doreen/Rita what will happen?