Coronation Street couple spotted filming wedding scenes

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Coronation Street couple Carla Connor and Peter Barlow are set to get hitched at Christmas, and the cast have been seen filming the scenes.

Alison King, who plays Carla, was spotted on set wearing a full-skirted white wedding dress and veil, while Chris Gascoyne's character Peter looked a bit more casual with his tie missing and shirt open at the neck in photos from the Daily Mail.

Kym Marsh, who plays Michelle Connor, was also on set as Carla's bridesmaid, dressed in a long, glittery gold frock with matching platform heels.

Other guests included Hayley Cropper (Julie Hesmondhalgh), Maria Connor (Samia Ghadie), Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) and Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine).

Chris recently told the TV Times he didn't expect the wedding to go smoothly: "Peter is not very happy. He's lost the bookies and doesn't know what he's doing in the factory.

"It's Peter doing the same old thing. Whenever things are going well he presses the self-destruct button. As for the wedding, if it happens, it can only be a disaster if it's got a Barlow in it!"

 

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