CORRIE’S top brass have slammed the door on Kerry Katona’s bid to land a role in the Street.
The troubled reality star has made no secret of her desire to work on the Manchester soap.
Kerry, 29, recently confessed: “I will make bosses see that I have changed and I think I could be a great asset to the show.”
Former stars – including Julie Goodyear, 68, Ken Morley, 67, and Kevin Kennedy, 48 – have been repeatedly linked with a return to Weatherfield to help the soap celebrate its 50th year.
But the show’s new boss Phil Collinson has vowed there will be no celebrity “stunts” or returning of old faces to mark their big day in December. He said: “I want the anniversary to be about Corrie celebrating being 50 years young.
“There’s always that temptation to look at bringing back old characters or famous cameos but I think the show is better than that. “Our 50th is about looking forward to the future. It can easily go for another 50.”
Speaking about EastEnders’ 25th anniversary show in February, Phil said: “They do the big stunts very well and of course we want to be even bigger and better.”
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