Corrie: Who is Liz McDonald's new man?
Coronation Street's Liz McDonald is soon to get a new love interest. But her new man is NOT played by East Is East star, Jimi Mistry as previously rumoured.
"It's not true but I wish it were!" says Beverley Callard who has recently returned to ITV soap, Corrie as Rovers Return landlady, Liz. "I don't know where that rumour came from. I saw it on Twitter. Jimi has just joined the Corrie cast and is gorgeous but, no he's not for Liz!"
Although Corrie bosses are keeping the identity of Liz's new fella under wraps for the moment, Bev had one request when they cast her love interest.
"They will hate me for saying this, but we have a lot of short men on Corrie!" laughs Bev. "I said, 'Please don't cast anyone too short' Otherwise Liz will be there, towering above them in her high heels!"
Meanwhile, Jimi will make his first appearance in Weatherfield next month as Kal, an ex-squaddie friend of Gary Windass.
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Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!
Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.
Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)
And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.