Corrie denies 'stars to quit' story

Coronation Street stars Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow), Bill Ward (Charlie Stubbs) and Richard Fleeshman (Craig Harris) have all signed new contracts with the ITV soap.

The news comes after a report in today's Sun claiming that the popular trio had "sensationally quit" as part of a major cast shake-up.

"All three actors have signed new contracts with us in the last two weeks," a spokesperson confirmed to DS today.

Ford had been expected to quit when her existing contract expired next month while Fleeshman had been tipped to leave to pursue a pop career following his success on Soapstar Superstar in January.