Ofcom clears Corrie's lesbian kiss

Communications regulator Ofcom has cleared one of Coronation Street's recent lesbian screen kisses.

During the Weatherfield soap's 8.30pm instalment on April 23, viewers saw best friends Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) and Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson) finally confess their true feelings for each other, before cementing their relationship with a lingering kiss.

Following the broadcast, ten viewers logged complaints with Ofcom under Section 1 of the broadcasting code, which covers 'sexual material'.

However, after reviewing the material and consulting with programme makers Granada, Ofcom cleared the scenes and took no further action.

The soap's first lesbian kiss between the same characters was watched by 7m two weeks earlier on April 11.