Before I joined Corrie I wanted to be a stand-up comedian. I’d been in various competitions, such as the Young Comedian of the Year at The Comedy Store in London. So if I hadn’t done Corrie, I suppose I would have continued doing that. But I’m really glad I didn’t – a) because I love Coronation Street and b) there are still so few women in stand-up. Me and my other half [husband Chris] have a restaurant in Manchester [Annie’s].
AN EERIE Canary Islands villa is at the centre of bizarre claims it was once a secret clinic where on-the-run Nazis - including Adolf Hitler - underwent facial reconstruction at the end of World War Two. Casa Winter, which sits on volcanic rock on Fuerteventura's rugged southern tip, is also rumoured to have been used to help coordinate deadly U-boat attacks on allied ships in the Atlantic Ocean. The coastal property’s tower is even said to have served as a bearing point for German warplanes landing at a nearby airfield
NEWCASTLE face a battle with AC Milan to land Lille centre-back Sven Botman. The Ligue 1 club have rejected Toon’s opening bid of around £30million for the highly-rated Holland Under-21 star. Botman, 21, is a top target for Newcastle’s Saudi Arabian owners as they look to overhaul their leaky defence in the January transfer window. But if the Magpies go in with an improved offer, they are set to face stiff competition from Italian giantsAC Milan.
HULL hero Tommy Coyle suffered a brilliantly brave defeat to ex-world champion Chris Algieri in their super-lightweight clash. The courageous ace, 29, climbed off the floor from a sickening fourth-round body shot but was pulled out after the eighth when trainer Jamie Moore felt he had taken too much punishment. Coyle jabbed to the body throughout the first round and wasted no time getting out of range when Algieri tried to retaliate with long right hands.
THREE school pals have been killed in a horror car crash with staff at their school paying tribute to the "remarkable" pupils. Emergency services raced to the two-vehicle collision on the B4035 near Shipston, Warwickshire, at around 4.10pm on Friday. Harry Purcell, 17, and Matilda Seccombe, 16, were airlifted to hospital but died on Saturday. A third pupil, Frank Wormald, 16, was also airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries but died on Sunday.