Collinson to axe Corrie's younger cast?

Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson has signalled that he is axing a number of young stars, a source claims.

According to The People, Collinson believes that the serial is becoming too similar to Channel 4's Hollyoaks.

"Phil feels Corrie has become too much like a teen soap like Hollyoaks," an insider claimed.

Chesney Battersby-Brown (Sam Aston), Ryan Connor (Ben Thompson) and Gary Windass (Mikey North) may be written out of the show, the report says.