tracy barlow

Fans of Corrie will no doubt know that in tonight’s episode, scheming and vindictive Tracy Barlow is going to tell Ryan Connor that she’s pregnant with his child.

The news of course comes as a shock to Ryan, but he immediately declares that he’s going to stand by Tracy and do everything he can to ensure that he’s a good dad to the baby.

However, Ryan’s mum Michelle of course knows Tracy of old, and her first reaction to the news is disbelief. But Ryan reacts so strongly to the accusation that Tracy could make something like that up, Michelle comes to the conclusion that maybe she was wrong…

But Steve – who of course Tracy has been trying to get back with ever since he ditched her on their wedding day – is adamant that she’s lying, however, he suggests to Michelle that just in case she isn’t, they should offer her money to abort the pregnancy… Continue reading »

And Kate Ford on Tracy Barlow’s affair with Ryan Connor, and Sue Johnston on returning to the show where her career began

We’ll being today’s news from Weatherfield with a report in the Sun which claims that the show’s bosses will be introducing two new families to the soap next year, which will coincide with the serial drama’s move to Salford’s Media City.

The show’s sets, both indoor and outdoor, will be located in Salford as of spring next year, and the move has allowed the show’s bosses to build other outdoor sets which will be Rosamund Street and Viaduct Street…

And it’s on those streets where the new characters will take up residence.

A show insider said, “The producers plan to bring Rosamund Street and Viaduct Street into things a bit more.

“Those streets have always been on the outskirts – people are referred to as coming from there but you never see much of them.

“Now they are going to become home for a lot of new faces who will hopefully be just as popular with viewers as the rest of the cast.

“The feeling is that we need fresh characters to spin the action about…” Continue reading »

Plus, Georgia May Foote talks surrogate baby plotline, and Simon Gregson talks Steve’s love life

It’s been revealed today that in the next couple of weeks, Kirsty Soames is going to give birth to a baby girl who she and delighted new dad Tyrone Dobbs will name Ruby.

However, things are set to take a sinister turn when baby Ruby proves to be a grizzly infant who can’t settle, which stresses tired mum Kirsty out, and she reacts violently…

Tyrone, who’s at work in the garage, is first alerted by the neighbours that something’s very wrong at home – they hear the baby crying and Kirsty screaming at her – so he rushes home to find Kirsty smashing the place up!

Hurriedly grabbing baby Ruby, Tyrone rushes out of the house, waiting for Kirsty to clam down before he returns. But while he’s out of the house protecting the baby, he decides that he must leave the area with her to keep her out of harm’s way at her mother’s hands…

But later, when Kirsty swears yet again that she’ll seek help, Tyrone agrees to return with the baby, but can Kirsty keep that promise, or will she hurt Ruby?

We’ll keep you posted!

In other Corrie news, but still on the subject of babies, Katy Armstrong is about to offer to have a baby for her sister Izzy – who of course recently had a miscarriage – however, as Georgia May Foote, who plays Katy, has revealed, Katy hasn’t really thought things through… Continue reading »