Stars from Coronation Street past and present are set to leave the cobbles behind to take part in a night-time walk for charity. Michelle Keegan, who plays Tina McIntyre, and Brooke Vincent - aka Sophie Webster - are among those who are involved in the Cancer Research UK's Shine Event in Manchester on May 1. Also taking part are former Corrie actresses Lucy-Jo Hudson and Kirsty Leigh Porter - who now stars in Emmerdale. Shine is a night-time walking event in which participants can complete either a half or full marathon and choose to fund the area of cancer research which is closest to their hearts. The actresses are taking part of the walk as part of Team Vital, which is honouring the memory of former Corrie producer and writer Gavin Blyth who died of cancer last November. "Having recently lost someone very close to me to cancer I wanted to do the Shine half marathon walk in their honour and for Gavin, who was working on Coronation Street when I first joined the show," Michelle said. Lucy-Jo added, "Gavin was a dear friend of both mine and my husband Alan, so I want to do the Shine walk in his honour. He was a truly talented man and was taken so quickly. So if I can help raise money to try and stop this happening to anyone else, then I will. "I also lost my gran to cancer a couple of years ago and she will always be in my heart so I'm doing it for her too."
