The Road to Coronation Street a Londoner most famous for her role as Kat Moon in "EastEnders", "religiously" watched YouTube footage of early episodes to master the "old-fashioned Mancunian" accent as she described it. Wallace also briefly had sessions with a dialect coach before filming commenced. James Roache plays his father William Roache in the drama. The elder Roache has played Ken Barlow in "Coronation Street" since its inception. As well as acting in "The Road to Coronation Street", James was filming scenes for "Coronation Street" in a non-regular role as Ken Barlow's grandson at the same time. Celia Imrie played Doris Speed, who played
The Only Way Is Essex (series 8) brief fling with Kirk Norcross and then dated Tom Kilbey. On 24 May 2013, it was confirmed that Danni had been axed from the show. Danni had appeared in the show from series 5–8. Following the departure of her best friend and former cast member Lydia Bright, Danni didn't feature in the show as often as she had previously. During her time on the show she briefly dated Charlie King. On 24 May 2013, it was revealed that Darrell had been axed from the show. Darrell had featured in the show briefly from series 6–8. During his time on the