Horrifying Coronation Street pictures reveal Gail Platt rushed to hospital before sad exit

Coronation Street legend Gail Platt faces danger next week in a scary new health plot, as she’s rushed to hospital ahead of her devastating exit from the ITV soap

Coronation Street has confirmed devastating scenes for Gail Platt next week (
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Coronation Street has confirmed devastating scenes for Gail Platt next week on the ITV soap, as she possibly suffers a heart attack.

Pictures show the moment a stressed Gail is left in agony and fearing for her life. After a row with her loved ones over her plans to sell their home, she’s left clutching her arm in pain.

Struggling to breathe, Gail will be rushed to hospital as her new love interest Jesse Chadwick calls for an ambulance. Holding onto her, Jesse rushes to her aid as her worried children feel guilty over putting pressure on her.

But will Gail be okay amid her looming exit from the show? Fans had feared Gail would be killed off, as actress Helen Wort h quit the role after 50 years earlier this year.

Amid speculation Jesse isn’t genuine, will Gail’s hopes of a starting afresh be left in tatters? Spoilers for next week reveal that an escalating row breaks out between Jesse and Gail’s children David and Sarah Platt.

Gail has enough and snaps at them and she urges her kids to get out of the house. As it all gets too much for her, she takes a turn for the worst.

Sarah and David are convinced Jesse is up to no good and might be out to get Gail’s money. But they are forced to push their concerns aside next week when their mother is taken ill.

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Jesse finds Gail collapsed into her seat, breathing unsteadily and clutching her arm. As she begs for help a panicked Jesse dials 999 and gets help.

Soon an ambulance arrives and the paramedics check Gail over. It’s decided she needs to go to hospital, and she’s taken away in the ambulance.

Sarah and David find out what’s happened and frantically head home to see their mother being taken away, with Jesse there too. David and Sarah blame themselves for starting the row with Jesse, but will that be the end of the family drama?

Will Gail be okay or could a devastating health twist be on the way before she leaves? it comes as Helen spoke about her exit and her decision to quit after five decades.

She announced: ““This year felt like the perfect time to leave the show after celebrating 50 years in the most wonderful job on the most wonderful street in the world. I made the decision at the start of the year and spoke to the producers who were very kind and understanding.

“I have been truly blessed to have been given the most incredible scripts week in week out, and to have worked with fantastic actors, directors and a brilliant crew. The past 50 years have flown by and I don’t think the fact that I am leaving has quite sunk in yet.”

Coronation Street’s Jesse made his big return to the ITV soap ahead of love interest Gail Platt’s exit ( 
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Just recently it was reported that Gail was set for yet another wedding before she leaves the show for good. The Mirror exclusively revealed that Gail was set to head down the aisle, but will it be a happy ending for the icon?

It is understood the wedding scenes are currently being filmed at the Manchester set. But viewers will have to wait to see if the Street legend says ‘I Do’. One inside source said: “Helen and Gail have been part of the fabric of Coronation Street since 1974, so only a truly big exit storyline would be fitting for her.

“The wedding scenes are being filmed at the moment and when they air, viewers will be gripped. As with any soap wedding, they will have to wait to see whether Gail makes it down the aisle or not. And with a character as popular as her, they will be hoping she finally gets a happy ending.”

Martin Lewis’ wife Lara axed by BBC as hit show cut after 15 years

Martin Lewis’ wife, Lara Lewington, has had her BBC technology show, Click, axed, announcing on X, formerly Twitter, that it would ‘gaze into the future no more’

Martin Lewis’ wife has been axed by the BBC after 15 years (
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Martin Lewis’ wife has been axed by the BBC after 15 years.

Lara Lewington, 45, broke the news on X that her show, Click, had been canned, posting: “Here’s to the future… some PERSONAL NEWS: After 15 years of covering some of the greatest technology on earth, sadly in a few months BBC Click will gaze into the future no more.

“I’ve many exciting plans, documentaries to finish, being AI agony aunt on @lorraine and a compelling future health tech related project coming next year.”

Lamenting the loss of the technology show, she continued: “The BBC gave us an amazing opportunity to cover the tech that has, and will transform our lives, in ways we could never have imagined. It is a shame to see our dear show come to an end at this moment of AI transformation and incredible acceleration in innovation and possibility, but such are the economic constraints.”

Martin Lewis’ wife, Lara Lewington’s BBC technology show, Click, will be off air in three months ( 
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Lara, who presented the weekly programme with Spencer Kelly, has now joined the Lorraine show on ITV as its resident tech expert in a role created specifically for her.

Announcing her career news earlier this year, she took to X, posting: “Excited to announce I’ve joined the @ITV @lorraine team as TV’s first AI Agony Aunt. I’ll be breaking down the facts and answering viewers’ questions on AI and tech. Much important stuff to discuss on what it means to be human in the age of AI.”

Having spent six years at Channel 5 as a weather presenter and showbiz correspondent, Lara featured in a weekly sketch on ITV1’s The Impressionable Jon Culshaw. She was a panellist on ITV1’s Win, Lose or Draw and has made appearances on Newsnight, Big Brother’s Big Mouth, The Weakest Link and BBC’s Let’s Dance for Sports Relief.

However, despite her popularity with viewers, she has been slammed by trolls for being attracted to Money Saving Expert, Martin, solely for his money.

Martin shut down the claims responding to an offensive tweet on X, saying: “I know you think it’s a joke, but actually it’s offensive both to me and my wife – you’re accusing her of being a gold digger.”

Lara has been married to the journalist for 15 years and the couple share a daughter, who Martin says is his “mini MSE”. The numbers man has been behind some incredibly successful campaigns over the last two decades, including taking on unfair bank charges, uncapped energy bills and student finance.

Emmerdale Tina Dingle’s shocking secret rumbled as her criminal past exposed

Emmerdale returnee Tina Dingle caused quite a scene at her late father Zak Dingle’s funeral as her plan was rumbled, and now viewers have learned a ‘shocking’ secret about her

Emmerdale’s Tina Dingle found her criminal past exposed on the ITV soap this week, with fans learning her secret.

The character, now played by Samantha Power after original actress Jacqueline Pirie turned down the chance to return, headed back to the village after 28 years on Thursday night. As the Dingles gathered to say goodbye to icon Zak Dingle after his sudden and heartbreaking death, his estranged daughter Tina soon joined her family leaving them reeling.

But a bigger shock came for the family after Tina taunted them all about their lives and what’s gone on in her absence. Having called them all ‘ex-cons’, she soon had a criminal secret of her own.

Charity Dingle, Chas Dingle and the others were stunned to spot Tina was wearing an electronic tag, realising that she had likely been in prison herself. Charity taunted her saying: “Tina Dingle is that a tag? So we’ve been a naughty girl then have we? Ex-con, ex-con, ex-con.”

Soon the police arrived and announced she had broken the conditions of her tag or her release a day early. Tina revealed the tag was coming off the next day, but the police took her away.

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It wasn’t revealed if she would head back to court or prison, while given she went away willingly it doesn’t seem she will face trouble. That said it wasn’t actually revealed why she was wearing it and if she’d been locked up.

We also don’t know what crime she had committed to end up with the tag, and if she was in prison, how long she was in there for. It is clear though that she has committed a crime just like several of her relatives.

There’s still plenty to find out about the returning character given she’s been offscreen for 28 years. Zak had said in the past that he was not in contact with his daughter, and no one else seemed to know where she was either.

That said, Tina confirmed to the family on Thursday that she had remained in contact with her cousin Mandy Dingle. Mandy seemed awkward about this, while it was clear none of them knew about it.

Mandy tried to suggest it was only through Christmas cards and the odd message, but it seems they’ve done a lot of talking. Tina seemed to know everything about her estranged relatives leaving them stunned. Whether Tina will bring more drama remains to be seen!

Mum of OnlyFans model who ‘slept with 158 men’ in two weeks reveals she helps ‘clean up’ after daughter

Ah, the joys of supportive parents

The mother of an adult star who’d ‘slept with 158 men’ in two weeks has revealed she helps ‘clean up’ after her daughter has finished filming her X-rated content.

OnlyFans creator Bonnie Blue gained quite the following online after revealing that she travels to universities in countries such as the UK, US and Australia in order to sleep with inexperienced male students in exchange for filming their romps – with videos of young men queueing up outside her room going viral across the internet.

Given her highly X-rated profession and infamy on the internet, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Bonnie 25-year-old would’ve had a hard time explaining her job to her parents.

The adult content creator has made hundreds of thousands from her explicit videos (Instagram/@bonnie_blue_xo)

However, it turns out that Bonnie’s mother is not only supportive of her work but has actually helped clean up after she’s finished filming her, ahem, ‘messy’ scenes.

Appearing together on a recent episode of The Reality Check podcast, the explicit content creator was joined by her mum – and the show hosts wasted no time in grilling her over Bonnie’s choice in career.

Hosts CJ McKenna, Shuan Maroof and Josh Spooner wasted no time in getting all of the juicy details about what it was like for Bonnie’s mother to go in and clean up after her daughter had finished filming a 27-man gangbang.

“Messy,” she replied, before going on to reveal there was ‘hundreds of condoms, boxer shorts’ and a ‘stained bed-sheet’ to deal with.

The damp bedroom wasn’t the only clean-up the pair had to deal with either, with Bonnie adding that one of the men had defecated in the toilet cistern.

The conversation then turned to what Bonnie’s mother thinks about her daughter deciding to earn money by making videos for OnlyFans, with Maroof asking: “How do you feel hearing all of these stories that your daughter is saying?”

“It’s just part of her job,” she replied. “I’m proud of her, I don’t mind.”

Bonnie’s mum was shocked at first but is now supportive of her daughter (YouTube/The Reality Check)

Her mum did reveal that it was harder to cope with her work at the start but she has since gotten used to it.

“I was gutted at first I really was,” she said, but went on to add that she’s ‘happy’ as long as Bonnie is happy.

“Bonnie’s going to do what she wants to do, so I’m always there to support her.”

Going viral for creating X-rated has clearly paid off for Bonnie, as she previously revealed that she’d been able to make a whopping £200,000 in just three weeks thanks to the content she creates.

She has also addressed backlash for the decision to sleep with 18-year-old ‘schoolies’ in her videos, stating that she always organises ‘proper consent’ prior to engaging in any sexual activity with the men.

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Scandals within the British royal family always capture attention, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are no exception. Camilla Tominey, a leading royal commentator, has revealed startling details about Prince Harry’s conduct during his royal tour. These revelations might change how you view the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, so grab your tea and prepare for a juicy story. It’s not just gossip; it’s a glimpse into the complex dynamics between Harry, Meghan, and the royal family.

 

The tour was filled with tension and rebellion, showcasing a royal couple grappling with the demands of their roles. Curious?

While most royal tours appear flawless, with everyone smiling and dressed to impress, Camilla Tominey claims that Prince Harry’s behavior during this tour was quite shocking. The purpose of the tour was to strengthen ties with Commonwealth countries, and Prince Harry, known for his charm, was leading the effort. However, tensions were brewing behind the scenes. So, what did Harry do that raised eyebrows?

Prince Harry has always had a rebellious streak. He has openly discussed his mental health struggles and has faced controversies, including wearing a Nazi uniform at a party. But this time, he reportedly crossed a line. Tominey asserts that Harry broke royal protocol during meetings, shocking everyone with his informal approach and refusal to stick to the script. This behavior was seen as a direct challenge to the monarchy. Was it the pressure of balancing his personal desires with royal duty, or perhaps Meghan’s influence? Whatever the cause, Harry’s actions were unpredictable, and the palace certainly took notice.

It’s hard to discuss Harry’s changes without mentioning Meghan. She is often viewed as the one who liberated him from royal constraints, but did she also distance him from his family? Many speculate that Meghan encouraged Harry’s rebellious nature. Tominey highlights how Meghan’s American perspective clashed with the palace’s traditions, adding to the existing tensions. One source told Tominey that Meghan was assertive in a way that unsettled the palace, causing friction despite her being new to royal life. However, it’s worth noting that Harry had already begun moving away from tradition before Meghan’s arrival; she merely amplified his defiance.

Where does the “mud” come into play? On a particularly challenging day, Prince Harry literally got stuck in the mud. This wasn’t just a metaphor; he found himself ankle-deep in a muddy field, which prompted laughter from those around him. However, instead of brushing it off, Harry’s frustration was evident, revealing a side of him we hadn’t seen before. Under significant pressure and faced with crucial decisions, was this the moment Harry realized he couldn’t keep up with royal expectations? Tominey believes that this muddy incident was more than just a humorous moment—it was emblematic of Harry feeling trapped in a system that no longer suited him.

Looking back, this tour marked the onset of Harry and Meghan’s journey away from the monarchy. Tominey believes that the tensions and defiance during the tour hinted at the Sussexes’ eventual separation from royal duties. Questions remain: could the royal family have prevented this split? Was this a missed opportunity for reconciliation, or was a break inevitable?

As you read this, you may wonder about the monarchy’s future. Harry and Meghan’s departure has raised significant questions about the royal family’s relevance in today’s world. Will they adapt to modern values, or will they cling to tradition? How will their relationships with the Sussexes evolve? The monarchy has weathered scandals before and will likely survive this one too, but the real challenge lies in how it will adapt in the coming years.

Now it’s your turn! What are your thoughts on Harry and Meghan’s decision to leave royal life? Do you believe the royal family could have approached things differently, or was Harry simply seeking freedom?

Tominey’s account paints a picture of a man wrestling with his identity. Meghan’s presence provided him with the courage to change, but was that transformation worth the cost? The media played a significant role in Harry and Meghan’s decision to step back from royal duties. From the outset, they faced intense scrutiny, particularly Meghan, who endured a barrage of negative comments. Each move she made was examined closely, and she was often seen as an outsider disrupting royal customs. This dynamic created a rift between the couple and the palace, and Harry’s frustration with the press mirrored his feelings regarding his mother’s treatment. He was determined to shield Meghan from a similar fate.

Was Meghan’s treatment indicative of broader issues, such as racism and sexism, or was it simply part of royal life? Could the royal family have done more to protect them? Behind the scenes, Harry and Meghan’s relationship with the royal family was strained. The royal tour revealed deep fractures, and despite glamorous appearances, tensions simmered beneath the surface. A private meeting between Harry and a senior adviser marked a turning point; the adviser urged Harry to adhere to royal protocol, but Harry, tired of the media scrutiny, refused. This moment underscored Harry’s realization that he couldn’t fit into royal life alongside Meghan, who longed for freedom.

Now, everyone wonders what the future holds for Harry and Meghan. Their life in California has been a mix of triumphs and challenges. They’ve launched the Archewell Foundation and given interviews, including one with Oprah, which strained their ties with the royal family. Nevertheless, the couple continues to support causes close to their hearts, advocating for mental health, climate change, and social justice—all while charting their own path.

Harry and Meghan are navigating their new lives, grappling with universal struggles. They seek freedom, autonomy, and a balance between personal desires and family obligations. Leaving royal life has had significant repercussions, prompting the royal family to ponder whether it can modernize or remain steadfast in its traditions. Tominey’s reporting illustrates a monarchy at a crossroads, needing to evolve to remain relevant while finding it challenging to relinquish time-honored customs.

The family remains divided, with Prince William and Kate assuming more responsibilities while Harry and Meghan embark on a fresh start in the U.S. This dichotomy reflects the royal family’s journey as they, like the rest of us, grapple with how to blend the old with the new.

Ultimately, Harry and Meghan’s narrative transcends royal life; it speaks to the broader theme of finding one’s voice in a world that often seeks to define you. What lessons can we glean from their experiences? It’s about remaining true to oneself, even amid adversity—whether in familial conflicts, significant life transitions, or the quest for purpose.

What are your thoughts on Harry and Meghan’s choice to step away from royal duties? Do you believe the royal family can modernize? How does their story resonate with your own experiences? We’re eager to hear your perspective on this ongoing royal saga.

Reflecting on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s exit from royal life, we witness the monarchy’s struggle to adapt. The British monarchy is viewed as a symbol of tradition but faces increasing pressure to align with modern values, including personal freedom and transparency. Many of us can empathize with their choice to leave, having experienced moments of uncertainty regarding whether to remain in a situation that no longer feels right.

Harry and Meghan’s journey mirrors the choices we all face between duty, family, and personal happiness. This story is not just about the Sussexes; it captures the tension between tradition and progress—a dilemma many encounter daily, whether breaking free from expectations or forging a new path.

Are the royals still relevant in today’s world? The Sussexes’ departure has ignited discussions about the monarchy’s relevance. Younger generations prioritize transparency and equality, often viewing the monarchy as antiquated. Harry and Meghan’s openness about mental health and social issues signifies a departure from tradition. However, can the monarchy endure without these changes? Will it remain relevant in a world that values authenticity over protocol?

Tominey’s revelations suggest that change is imperative for the monarchy’s survival. Harry and Meghan’s story underscores the importance of authenticity; by stepping away from royal life, they demonstrated that being true to oneself can lead to genuine happiness. This raises an intriguing question: what would you do if you had to leave something that no longer aligned with your values?

This bold choice came despite immense pressure to conform. Harry and Meghan opted for happiness and well-being over royal expectations, making a decision crucial for living authentically.

Sarah Ferguson Was Reportedly Upset After Meghan Markle Stole the Spotlight. Sarah Ferguson was said to be upset with Meghan Markle as her second daughter, Princess Eugenie, prepared for her wedding day. 

The Duchess of York was reportedly shocked when Meghan diverted attention from the bride by announcing her pregnancy with her first child.

In his book, **Tom Bower** wrote: *”Many wondered why Meghan chose to reveal her news on the bride’s big day.”*

**MailOnline** reported that Meghan made a significant social misstep by choosing that moment to reveal her pregnancy. *”Meghan put her foot in it when she decided that it would be the ideal moment to announce that she and Harry were expecting their first child,”* the report stated.

**Dylan Howard** and **Andy Tillett**, authors of *Royals at War: The Untold Story of Harry and Meghan’s Shocking Split with the House of Windsor*, elaborated on the incident, writing: *”This was a huge social gaffe, even if you were not a royal. Stealing the limelight from Eugenie, who was furious, as was her mother, Sarah.”*

In 2019, **Prince Harry** quickly announced the birth of their first child, Prince Archie, as he addressed the media outside Windsor Castle.

*“I’m very excited to announce that Meghan and myself had a baby boy this morning, a very healthy baby boy. I haven’t been at many births—this is definitely my first birth. It was amazing, absolutely incredible. I’m so incredibly proud of my wife. And as every father and parent would say, your baby is absolutely amazing,”* Harry expressed at the time.

The seven-year-old who will inherit Liam Payne’s vast fortune: Incredible sum he left Bear is revealed by KATIE HIND

As he held his newborn son in his arms, Liam Payne knew he was truly in love, perhaps for the first time in his life.

One hand supporting little Bear’s neck and the other on his bottom, the singer clasped him like he was the most precious thing in the world, just minutes after his birth at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital on March 22, 2017.

He later posted the photograph on Instagram, alongside the words: ‘My close friends and family know there are very few times when I’m left speechless… wow!’

It was a moment that Bear’s mother, the singer and former X Factor judge Cheryl Tweedy, who is believed to have taken the photograph, will hold in her heart for ever, now that their little boy will never see his father again. Liam, the former One Direction star, died on Wednesday evening, after falling from a third-floor balcony at the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

He was only 31. He did everything so early in life: fame at 16, fatherhood at 23, and now a terrible, senseless death before he really got to know his son properly.

Liam Payne with Cheryl Tweedy at the BRITs in 2018 before they announced their split

For Cheryl, 41, losing Liam is the latest sadness in what has been a tormenting few years for her. She had struggled to maintain the relationship between her much younger ex and their son, as Liam’s behaviour became increasingly erratic.

For Liam was far from a traditional dad, and he acknowledged himself that he was more ‘rock ‘n’ roll’. While he would regularly call Bear, he was rarely physically present in his life – although he didn’t shirk parental responsibility.

For, as I can reveal today, there were some areas in life in which Liam showed almost prescient maturity, and he provided well for Bear.

The seven-year-old stands to inherit the £30 million fortune that Liam made during his boyband years and which, despite his drug and alcohol addictions, he managed to cling on to.

He was also careful to invest in property, having bought a mansion in Buckinghamshire.

Friends say that some years ago Liam made arrangements for his money to go to his only child in the event of his death, despite the fact that there would often be thousands of miles between them, as the singer spent a lot of time in America. Most of their interaction occurred via video calls on FaceTime.

‘Liam had some very sensible people around him for a time and he adored Bear so much,’ said a source close to the late star. ‘He always wanted to do the right thing by him financially.

‘It is a small consolation that Bear will never want for anything, that he will at least benefit from that.’

But it will be Cheryl, supported by her loyal mother Joan, who will be left to deal with the emotional fallout from Liam’s death.

Despite the sudden ending to their relationship in 2018, friends say Cheryl will be devastated. Although she’s had ‘a few dates’, Cheryl is not publicly known to have had any serious boyfriends since Liam.

While Cheryl has fiercely guarded Bear’s privacy and never shown his face to the world, those who know him say he is an ‘absolutely beautiful’ little boy.

One adds: ‘Well, he would be with his genes though, wouldn’t he?’

Only this summer Liam described Bear as his ‘mini me’, before adding wryly: ‘As if we needed any more me in the world’.

‘It’s tragic that they never had a proper father and son bond,’ said a friend of Liam’s,

‘Liam was there, a lost soul, on his own, thousands of miles away from home – it is awful. He would always call Bear; they would speak to each other a lot and Liam would see him as much as he could.

‘Despite his difficulties, which we now know the full extent of, Liam loved Bear so, so much.’

Liam holds his then-newborn son Bear in his arms in March 2017 like he was the most precious thing in the world

Like his fans, Cheryl was able to see the social media videos charting Liam’s increasingly worrying behaviour, and she would surely have been aware of his drug-taking.

Vehemently anti-drugs after losing a childhood friend, budding footballer John Courtney, to a heroin overdose in 2005 when he was just 21, Cheryl supported Liam in his battle with addiction.

In the book Cheryl Cole: Her Story – The Unauthorised Biography, John’s mother Angie revealed that Cheryl had written her son a letter begging him not to destroy his life.

‘It put me off drugs for life,’ Cheryl later said. ‘That nightmare devastated all John’s family and friends.’

I’m told: ‘Cheryl did her best to look after Liam even though they weren’t together. She wanted Bear to have a daddy, even if he wasn’t there as much as perhaps she would have liked him to be.’

When, in July last year, Liam revealed he had completed 100 days in a Louisiana rehab after hitting ‘rock bottom’, he thanked Cheryl for her support.

‘More than anything, I want to say thank you to [Bear] and his mum for giving me a little bit of freedom to go and get well in that moment because I had to,’ he said in a YouTube video.

Cheryl and Liam’s relationship was complicated, and short-lived. They were revealed to be dating in 2016 following Cheryl’s split from French playboy husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.

The end of her second marriage – she had previously been married to footballer Ashley Cole from 2006 to 2010 – had left her bruised.

Liam had first met Cheryl in 2008 when making a bid for stardom aged 14 on The X Factor, auditioning with a version of Frank Sinatra’s Fly Me To The Moon.

Liam with Bear where only this summer the pop star described Bear as his ‘mini me’

Pop veteran Cheryl, then 25, had been catapulted to fame six years earlier in ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals, when Girls Aloud was formed. She was already a bona fide star – although Payne was clearly not too overawed by her celebrity, as he pointedly gave her a cheeky wink during his performance.

Two years later, when Liam returned to The X Factor and was put in a band that became One Direction, he was still only 16 and Cheryl was 27.

While Simon Cowell was assigned as the band’s mentor, she was still critiquing him live on television every Saturday night.

Their relationship started in 2016, when he was 22 and she was 32.

Although the ten-year age gap raised eyebrows, friends of Liam said that he couldn’t believe his luck. ‘He fell head over heels in lust for her,’ said one.

They attended several showbiz events together, and Cheryl was a regular visitor to Liam’s £5 million bachelor pad in Woking, Surrey.

However, Cheryl’s real yearning was to be a mum. I’d had many conversations with Cheryl over the years about her desire to be a mother, and by her early 30s she was keen to find her dream man.

As friends of Liam have pointed out to me, he was the ‘perfect baby daddy’. After all, in addition to being extremely handsome, Liam was also very rich and very kind.

As for Liam, he was not expecting to become a father so soon. Aged 23, he was a young man on the verge of signing a multi-million-pound deal to become a solo artist, and was aware that he desperately needed his female fan base. He knew that being a father with an older girlfriend might make him less appealing.

Nevertheless, they gave their romance a shot and Cheryl moved into Liam’s Surrey home, where they enjoyed preparing for their baby.

But after Cheryl gave birth, the pressure of being a young dad was too much for Liam and there were some ‘spectacular rows,’ I’m told.

By the beginning of 2018, with Bear yet to reach his first birthday, the couple’s relationship was all but over.

There was a forced joint appearance at the BRIT Awards. Cheryl and Liam, keen to keep their split private, dressed up and posed on the red carpet.

By July, though, the game was up, and they announced on social media that their romance had reached the end of the road.

Despite their split, both worked hard to keep their son out of the spotlight, only allowing occasional glimpses of him in social media posts.

In a rare insight into their parenting dynamic, Cheryl described herself in a 2019 interview as ‘the strict one’, adding: ‘[Liam] is much softer than me’.

Then, around that time, Liam helped to pay for a £4 million home for Cheryl and Bear in the Buckinghamshire village of Chalfont St Peter. Liam later bought himself a home nearby.

One friend said: ‘Bear is the only beautiful thing to have come from that rocky relationship.’

Bear remains Cheryl’s focus, and she is determined that he will not suffer the same pitfalls of fame as his father. Or indeed the ones she has suffered.

Apart from a brief foray into the limelight earlier this year with the Girls Aloud reunion tour, Cheryl took herself out of public view at around the time she had Bear. Friends say that in the end she just couldn’t cope with fame and wanted to retreat.

‘By the end, Cheryl hated being talked about all the time,’ a friend said. ‘She actually didn’t like being famous at all and it made her very unhappy.

‘The same, we now know, was the case for Liam. If anyone knows the pitfalls of celebrity it is Cheryl, and she will do everything she can to protect Bear from it all.’

But the real sadness for Bear is that Daddy died just as he was getting to know him.

A look back at Liam Payne’s haunting final videos shows the singer looking dazed, wobbly on his feet and occasionally slurring his words as he chatted with fans in the hours and days before his death.

Payne was dropped by record label Universal Music just days before his death

Haunting final videos of Liam Payne show the singer looking dazed, unsteady on his feet and occasionally slurring his words as he spoke to fans in the hours and days before he fell to his death.

Footage shared on TikTok showed the former One Direction star meeting well-wishers in Buenos Aires before the fatal fall on Wednesday – which police believe may be linked to drug and alcohol consumption.

While Payne, 31, is seen smiling and joking as he charms fans by taking the time to speak to each of them individually, aspects of his body language appear concerning.

In one clip, Payne looks unsteady on his feet as he hugs a fan and tells her ‘that was a really big squeeze’. He then says something else but the words appear slurred and are hard to determine.

Another video shows the singer ruffles his hair as he poses with a fan for the camera before he briefly looks down at the ground and furrows his brow.

In one clip, Payne looks unsteady on his feet as he hugs a fan and tells her ‘that was a really big squeeze’. He then says something else but the words appear slurred and are hard to determine

Another video shows the singer ruffles his hair as he poses with a fan for the camera before he briefly looks down at the ground and furrows his brow

Despite the apparently concerning aspects of his body language, Payne maintains his usual friendly demeanor and patiently listens to each fan who comes up to him.

A man named Guillo tells Payne that he ‘saved my life in so many ways’ and shows the 31-year-old how he had got the same tattoos inked on his body.

Payne hugged Guillo and said it was a ‘pleasure’ to meet him and thanked him for his kind words, saying they could take some ‘cool pictures’ and asking for his ‘nombre’.

In a fourth clip, Payne signs an autograph for a woman, asking the gathered crowd for the Spanish word for ‘pen’ because he didn’t have one. When they reply ‘lapicera’, he joked: ‘I feel like you’re trying to make me say something rude.’

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Despite the apparently concerning aspects of his body language, Payne maintains his usual friendly demeanor and patiently listens to each fan who comes up to him

One fan in Argentina named Guillo tells Payne that he ‘saved my life in so many ways’

Payne says it is a ‘pleasure’ to meet the fan, Guillo, and thanks him for his kind words

Guillo shows Payne how he had got the same tattoos on his body, and they pose for a photo

Payne signs an autograph for a fan, asking the gathered crowd for the Spanish word for ‘pen’

Another delighted fan who got to take a selfie with Payne in Buenos Aires

Today a fan who spoke to Liam Payne minutes before he fell to his death revealed how the singer told her: ‘I used to be in a boy band – that’s why I’m so f**ked up’.

In her compelling account, Rebecca, one of the last people to speak to the popstar at the Casa Sur Hotel in the Argentine capital on Wednesday, claimed that Payne:

Rebecca, not her real name, a 28-year-old IT consultant from Washington DC, took these haunting photographs of Payne in the lobby shortly before his death.

She said his bizarre behaviour and its horrific aftermath had left her ‘shaken’.

Rebecca’s surprise 30-minute long encounter with Payne took place in the foyer of the hotel, where she was staying for a wedding. Payne had been due to check out on Wednesday morning, but still had not done so by late afternoon, she claimed.

Rebecca took her photos from 4.26pm local time (8.26pm UK time) – which is also when Payne made the ‘boy band’ comment. Just 36 minutes later, hotel staff raised the alarm at 5.04pm following Payne’s fall. An ambulance arrived at 5.11pm and Payne was then certified dead.

Liam Payne looks at his laptop in the Casa Sur Hotel lobby in Buenos Aires on Wednesday at 4.26pm local time (8.26pm UK time). The alarm was raised at 5.04pm following his fall

Liam Payne is then pictured next to a lift in the Casa Sur Hotel lobby at 4.28pm on Wednesday

Liam Payne in the Casa Sur Hotel lobby in Buenos Aires just minutes before his death

Liam Payne shakes hands with a woman in the hotel lobby in Buenos Aires on Wednesday

The woman also took this picture at 5.40pm of the early emergency response outside the hotel

Rebecca told MailOnline in an exclusive interview: ‘One of my friends was due to get his suite, so the hotel staff were a little on edge because he still hadn’t checked out at 4.30pm, but also because of his behaviour.

‘I came into the hotel, and he was waiting by the elevator, and it was so clear he wanted someone to recognise him, there was something a bit desperate about him.

‘I was with my friends and we did know who he was, but none of us were that bothered.

‘When the lift came he suddenly said to us without any prompting: ‘Yes, I’m Liam!’ really drawing it out, and then said ‘All right come on you lot, get in the elevator with me, I love a cuddle’.

‘I decided against it and waited for the next one, but some of the other girls got in with him and half way up, he started saying ‘Oh, you’re Americans, I live in West Palm Beach.

‘I know Americans. You guys are f***ing crazy! You guys are f***ing dangerous!

A picture of Payne’s hotel room was published by Argentinian press showing a smashed TV

Pieces of aluminium foil scattered on a desk and traces of white powder in Payne’s hotel room

A burnt candle and more aluminum foil are pictured in a bathtub in Payne’s suite at the hotel

A drone view shows the balcony on the Casa Sur Hotel from where Payne fell to his death

‘And then he grabs a girl who I think was with him and starts fake choking her, only lightly, but the others thought it was really disturbing.’

Rebecca said she returned to the lobby ten minutes later and shortly afterwards, Payne arrived back, dangling his open laptop nonchalantly from one corner.

He then began reading emails after flopping onto a sofa, wearing a white vest, cargo pants and trainers.

‘I have a blind relative and I realised he had the laptop on its accessibility setting, for some reason, so that each time he moved the mouse, hovering over something the machine spoke out loud to say where the cursor was,’ said Rebecca.

‘I assumed he was doing that for the attention too. Then he opened his emails and saw one which obviously upset him. Suddenly he took the computer, shouted ‘f**k this s**t mate!’ and started bashing the computer on the ground.

One of Liam Payne’s final selfies in Buenos Aires was captioned: ‘Lovely day in Argentina’

Payne said he was ‘happy to have some time away’ less than an hour before he fell to his death

Payne was seen contemplating a Forest Gump Halloween costume in a social media post

‘Everyone, especially the staff was really shocked. It’s a high-end hotel and his behaviour was so out of place – people were just chilling.

‘I went over, asked ‘are you OK?’ But he just kind of grunted. Then he said ‘I used to be in a boyband. That’s why I’m so f**ked up.’

‘I couldn’t believe he’d just come out and said something like that. There was a lot more swearing and he took the laptop over and went to get back in the lift.

‘After he’d gone, the British guy from his entourage, who I think was called Roger, came over and apologised on his behalf, saying ‘I’m sorry, he just gets so high sometimes’.

‘I did wonder what these people with him were doing to help him, but maybe they had tried and failed. The hotel staff were freaking out and watching him really nervously. I could see one of them was on the phone to what I assumed was security or the police.

‘I’ve never taken cocaine, but he was behaving exactly as I’d imagine someone would on the drug – he wasn’t focusing, and his pupils were dilated, and he was behaving in aggressive way – though not to anyone in particular.’

Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy posted a picture of the pair on her Instagram from last August

Police in the hotel reception area of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires after Liam Payne fell

Payne plunged from a third floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel in Buenos Aires (file photo)

Rebecca couldn’t work out why Payne was hanging around the lobby but wondered afterwards whether he was planning to meet someone to resupply his drugs.

Then after a few minutes, he returned to the lobby, she recalled.

Rebecca said: ‘He walked in again and just tripped and fell flat on his face, sprawling across the floor. The staff came to help him and get him back in the elevator, and that’s when I took the last photo.

‘You can just see the arm of the English guy who was with him, holding the lift door open before taking them up to the third floor again.

‘It wasn’t long after that when the police arrived and initially we thought they were just going to kick him out, but then when the staff started running around like crazy, we suddenly realised the seriousness of what had happened.

‘Some of my friends had seen him falling, it was awful, and at first they thought he might have just injured himself, but then we saw the body out in the courtyard, and later they brought him out on a stretcher, it was all so horrible.’

Fans light candles as they pay tribute to Liam Payne at the Obelisco in Buenos Aires last night

Rebecca said that after the horrific experience, she spent Wednesday night with friends away from the hotel, partly because of what had happened, but also the noise of teenage fans outside in the street singing and crying.

She added: ‘They were playing his music all night and someone actually brought along a Ouija board to try and communicate with Liam, it was crazy.’

Payne, who rose to fame with One Direction on The X Factor, died after falling from a third floor balcony of the Casa Sur Hotel on Wednesday.

He died of multiple traumas and ‘internal and external haemorrhage’, a post-mortem examination report said.

Argentina’s National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office No 16 said it was investigating the incident as an ‘inconclusive death’ following the report.

A fan pays tribute to  Liam Payne in front of the hotel where he died in Buenos Aires yesterday

Payne’s family said they were ‘heartbroken’, adding: ‘Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul.’

A joint statement from his One Direction bandmates said they were ‘completely devastated’ and will miss the singer ‘terribly’, adding the ‘memories we shared with him will be treasured forever’.

In a separate statement, Styles said the years he spent with Payne ‘will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life.’

‘I will miss him always, my lovely friend,’ three-time Grammy winner Styles said in a statement on Instagram.

Payne’s ‘greatest joy was making other people happy, and it was an honour to be alongside him as he did it’, Styles wrote.

‘Liam lived wide open, with his heart on his sleeve, he had an energy for life that was infectious,’ he said. ‘He was warm, supportive, and incredibly loving. The years we spent together will forever remain among the most cherished years of my life.’

Fans of Liam Payne lit candles next to the hotel where he died in Buenos Aires on Wednesday

Styles said his ‘heart breaks’ for Payne’s family and his seven-year-old son Bear, who he shared with his former partner, Girls Aloud singer Cheryl.

Fellow One Direction star Louis Tomlinson vowed to be an uncle to Payne’s son in a separate Instagram statement.

‘I want you to know that if Bear ever needs me I will be the uncle he needs in his life and tell him stories of how amazing his dad was,’ the 32-year-old said.

Tomlinson said Payne was ‘the most vital part of One Direction’, describing his ‘perfect pitch, his stage presence, (and) his gift for writing’.

‘I’m so grateful that we got even closer since the band, speaking on the phone for hours, reminiscing about all the thousands of amazing memories we had together is a luxury I thought I’d have with you for life,’ he said.

‘I would have loved to share the stage with you again but it wasn’t to be.’

A forensic worker inside the Casa Sur Hotel where Payne died in Buenos Aires on Wednesday

Tomlinson said he and Payne had planned to get ‘back in the studio together to try and recreate the writing chemistry we had built up in the band’, adding that he wished he had the ‘chance to say goodbye’ to ‘one of my best friends’.

Both Tomlinson and former One Direction star Zayn Malik said they had ‘lost a brother’.

Malik, who left the band in 2015 citing the need to have ‘some private time out of the spotlight’ before embarking on a solo career, thanked Payne for ‘supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life’ in a separate post on Instagram.

‘When I was missing home as a 17 yr old kid you would always be there with a positive outlook and reassuring smile and let me know you were my friend and that I was loved,’ he said.

Malik said he ‘butted heads’ with Payne at times because he was ‘headstrong’ and ‘opinionated’, but ‘always secretly respected’ him for it.

Emergency services remove Liam Payne’s body from the Casa Sur Hotel on Wednesday

‘I will cherish all the memories I have with you in my heart forever, there is no words that justify or explain how I feel right now other than beyond devastated,’ the 31-year-old added.

Among those paying tribute was Camila Cabello, who rose to fame on the US version of The X Factor in 2012 after forming the girl group Fifth Harmony.

‘Thank you Liam for all the joy you brought my friends and I’ she wrote on Instagram. ‘It really made an impression on me as a young girl to meet a member of a group I loved and have him be so kind.

‘It’s a tragedy to have him gone way too soon.’

After Payne’s death, five witnesses were questioned in order to reconstruct what happened, the prosecutor’s office said.

Reports said staff at the hotel made two calls to emergency services with audio revealing a staff member had asked for assistance for a guest who was ‘intoxicated by drugs and alcohol’.

Forensic police arrive at the hotel where Liam Payne died in Buenos Aires on Wednesday

Police in the capital said the music star’s hotel room had been ‘in complete disarray’ with ‘various items broken’ – adding that a whiskey bottle, lighter and mobile phone had been retrieved from the internal hotel courtyard where Payne’s body was found.

One Direction fans mourned his death at a vigil outside the Argentine hotel where they lit candles and laid flowers.

The band toured across the globe and had five chart-topping albums, as well as four number one singles in the UK chart with tracks including What Makes You Beautiful and Little Things.

Payne, who was born in Wolverhampton, released his debut solo album LP1 in December 2019, which included the songs Polaroid and Strip That Down featuring Quavo.

One of his most famous songs, For You, was a collaboration between him and the singer Rita Ora for the film Fifty Shades Freed in 2018.

Hours after his death, Ora sang their song while an image of the pair was projected on to the screen behind her during a performance in Osaka, Japan.

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Liam Payne’s heartbreaking final words on son Bear before shock death at age 31

Liam Payne’s heartbreaking final words about his son, Bear, have resurfaced following the singer’s shock death at age 31.

The former One Direction member reportedly fell from the third floor of CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires shortly after 5pm on Wednesday evening.

Investigations into his passing are still ongoing, and city ambulance service provider spokesman, Alberto Crescenti, stated Payne had suffered ‘severe injuries which were incompatible with life.’

Liam welcomed his seven-year-old son, Bear Grey, with Cheryl Cole in March 2017 – and earlier this year in August, made rare comments about his ‘mini me’ son while celebrating his 31st birthday.

In an Instagram video uploaded at the time, the late star told his followers, ‘I didn’t get any dad socks yet though. I’m going to speak to my son in a little bit which I’m really excited about.

‘Bless him. He’s getting so big now. He’s a big boy and he looks like a mini me. As if we needed any more me in the world.’

Liam Payne’s heartbreaking final words on his son, Bear, have resurfaced following the singer’s shock death at age 31; seen in 2022 in L.A.

In 2016, he began dating Cheryl Cole after her divorce from Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini and their son was born the following year. However, in 2018, the pair split.

After a brief relationship with supermodel, Naomi Campbell, the singer began dating Maya Henry in 2019 – and became engaged the next year. In 2022, the former couple officially went their separate ways.

Just days before Liam’s death, Henry had begun to take legal action against him after accusing the One Direction star of obsessive contact and ‘weaponizing’ his fans against her.

But not long after his passing, Maya broke her silence – with her representative telling DailyMail.com: ‘Right now she is obviously in shock.’

Up until his death, Payne had been in a relationship with Kate Cassidy, whom he started dating in October 2022.

Both Liam and his ex, Cheryl, have mainly kept their son out of the public eye but he has made other previous comments on Bear in the past.

During an interview with People in 2022, the For You singer sweetly gushed that his son looks at him like ‘a superhero.’

‘I see him two times a week, three times a week sometimes. And I make sure when I see him, he has 100 percent of my time. I make sure that I’m not on my phone or dicking around somewhere else.’

Liam welcomed his seven-year-old son, Bear Grey, with Cheryl Cole in March 2017 – and earlier this year in August, made rare comments about his ‘mini me’ son while celebrating his 31st birthday

In an Instagram video uploaded at the time, the late star told his followers, ‘I didn’t get any dad socks yet thought. I’m going to speak to my son in a little bit which I’m really excited about’

Payne added at the time, ‘So, I like to give him those moments and it’s important, he needs that in his life.’

‘He needs his dad in his life, and I’m happy he looks at me like a superhero, and I’m hoping to keep it that way.’

Liam reportedly fell from a hotel in Buenos, Argentina on Wednesday around 5pm (ART).

Alberto Crescenti, a city ambulance service provider spokesman, stated that Payne had fallen 40 meters and suffered ‘severe injuries which were incompatible with life.’

‘The alarm was raised at 5:04pm local time saying a person was lying in an internal patio at Casa Sur. At 5:11pm an ambulance arrived and the man was certified dead.’

Crescenti added, ‘Afterwards we found out he had been a famous singer. Unfortunately the injuries he had suffered as a result of the fall proved to be fatal. There was no possibility of resuscitating him.’

Earlier this month, Liam had recently watched his former bandmate, Niall Horan’s, concert in Argentina.

Payne’s final Snapchat posts have also been revealed not long after his tragic death which showed him posing with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, only minutes before ‘falling off a balcony.’

The former One Direction member reportedly fell from the third floor of CasaSur Palmero Hotel in Buenos Aires shortly after 5pm on Wednesday evening, per TMZ; seen in 2018 in Chicago

One image showed both Liam and Kate pausing for a mirror selfie together as well as another post where he looked into the camera and typed, ‘Lovely day in Argentina.’

He shared an additional photo as he stood close next to Cassidy, which was captioned as ‘Quality time.’

Liam included a picture of an outdoor patio and penned, ‘Happy I got some time away,’ and he shared another where he revealed he was debating about being Forrest Gump for Halloween.

Payne also uploaded a photo of food both he and Kate enjoyed and wrote, ‘We’ve been waking up at 1pm everyday.’

In 2008, Liam kickstarted his music career after auditioning on The X Factor when he was just 14-years-old in front of judges Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Louis Walsh and Dannii Minogue.

He was cut from the competition series but returned in 2010, and joined Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson to form the boy band, One Direction.

The group won third place on The X Factor and went on to become a global sensation, with hits such as What Makes You Beautiful and Live While We’re Young.

The band released five studio albums, including Up All Night (2011), Midnight Memories (2013) and Made In The A.M. (2015) following Malik’s departure from the group.

In 2016, One Direction went on an infinite hiatus.

Payne’s final Snapchat posts has also been revealed not long after his tragic death which showed him posing with his girlfriend, Kate Cassidy, only minutes before ‘falling off a balcony’

One image showed both Liam and Kate pausing for a mirror selfie together as well as another post where he looked into the camera and typed, ‘Lovely day in Argentina’

As a solo artist, Payne dropped singles such as For You with Rita Ora for the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack.

Over the years, Liam has also battled with health struggles as well as alcoholism and suicidal thoughts.

In 2021, while on the Diary Of A CEO podcast, he opened up about suffering from depression and substance abuse during his time with One Direction.

‘I was worried how far my rock bottom was going to be. Where’s rock bottom for me? And you would never have seen it. I’m very good at hiding it. No one would ever have seen it.’

When host questioned if Liam’s dark thoughts included ‘suicidal ideation,’ the singer said ‘Yes.’

‘Yeah. There is some stuff that I have definitely never, never spoken about. It was really, really, really severe. It was a problem. And it was only until I saw myself after that I was like, “Right, I need to fix myself.”‘

Payne recalled seeing photos of himself looking ‘bloated’ which he labeled as his ‘pills-and-booze face.’

‘My face was just, like, 10 times more than it is now. I just didn’t like myself very much, and then I made a change.’

Over the years, Liam has also battled with health struggles as well as alcoholism and suicidal thoughts; seen in 2021 in London

Last year in August, Payne was hospitalized with a severe kidney infection while on a trip to Lake Como in Italy.

The illness prompted him to cancel his South American tour to give him time to recover and shared the news to social media at the time.

‘It’s with a heavy heart I have to tell you that we have no other choice but to postpone my upcoming tour of South America.’

He added, ‘Over the past week I’ve been in hospital with a serious kidney infection, it’s something I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and doctors orders are that I now need to rest and recover.’

‘I was beyond excited to come play for you guys. To all of you who have bought tickets: I’m so sorry.’

Following the hospitalization, his concerned friends told The Sun that Payne had ‘struggled’ to cope following his years with One Direction.

Following the hospitalization, his concerned friends told The Sun that Payne had ‘struggled’ to cope following his years with One Direction; seen in 2010 in London

‘It doesn’t come as a huge surprise – his lifestyle has been on a bit of a downward spiral for a while,’ a pal told the outlet.

‘Liam struggled so much in the band due to the heavy workload and being in the spotlight.’

‘He was just a normal lad before One Direction, so living life in this bubble felt alien to him and the restrictions really took their toll,’ the source continued.

‘His partying since the band’s break could well be a reaction to this.’

Coronation Street legend ‘axed by email’ after 27 years, reveals shocked co-star

Bruce Jones, who has played Les Battersby on Coronation Street for a decade, has been told ‘by email’ that his character is being killed off, his ex co-star Vicky Entwistle said

Coronation Street is killing off Les Battersby

Coronation Street fans have been left shocked after it emerged that a legendary character who has been on the soap for 27 years is being killed off.

Bruce Jones, who has played Les Battersby for a decade, has been told his character will die – and on-screen daughter Leanne, played by Jane Danson, will receive a call with the sad news. She will then inform her sister Toyah, played by Georgia, Taylor, that their father is dead

Vicky Entwistle, who played Bruce’s former on-screen wife Janice Battersby, confirmed the news as she replied to a tweet a fan posted this morning. The fan shared a gif of a woman looking shocked after watching something on her laptop, with the caption: “#Corrie are killing off Les Battersby…”

Corrie’s Vicky Entwistle and Bruce Jones during an interview on Loose Women ( 
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In her response, Vicky wrote: “I know Bruce told me a couple of months ago after receiving an email.” Last night, a source described the decision made by Corrie boss as “a huge snub” that will “infuriate long-term fans” who remember Les “with great fondness”.

They told The Sun: “It’s a huge snub to kill off a popular character like this. Bruce created one of the Street’s most iconic characters in Les and always hoped one day he might return. A lot of the cast and crew have said it’s a bit mean. It’s also bound to infuriate long-term fans who remember Les with great fondness.”

The Battersbys arrived on the cobbles in 1997, with Bruce playing Les for 10 years, until 2007. The character was married to wife Janice and they shared daughter Leanne and stepdaughter Toyah. After Janice grew tired of his chaotic ways, she left him for his friend Dennis Stringer and Les moved on with barmaid Cilla Brown, her son Chesney and his huge pet pooch, Schmeichel the Great Dane.

In March 2007, Bruce was suspended from the ITV show after reportedly getting drunk with an undercover journalist – letting slip future storylines on the show and making inappropriate comments. Bruce’s exit from Corrie was confirmed in May, when it was revealed he would be suspended from the show until his contract expired in September that year.

Les never received an on-screen exit storyline but his stepson Chesney confirmed his former father figure was alive and well, living in Dublin and working as a roadie with an Irish tribute band. After his dismissal from Corrie, Bruce went on to perform stand up comedy sets in Benidorm, before going on to enjoy stints on reality TV shows like Celebrity Wife Swap, alongside singer Sinitta, in 2008.