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Michelle Collins to get new 'Coronation Street' contract
Published Friday, Dec 23 2011, 05:04 GMT | By Kate Goodacre | 16 comments
Michelle Collins is to be offered a new Coronation Street contract next month.
The former EastEnders actress, who plays Rovers Return manager Stella Price on the ITV1 soap, is said to have impressed producers with her stint on the cobbles and her character will be involved in a key storyline in the New Year.
Her on-screen family - partner Karl Munro (John Michie) and daughter Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) - are also said to be staying on the show, with an insider telling The Mirror that the actors are to be rewarded with new deals as "the viewers took to them".
"I am enjoying myself much more these days," Collins is quoted as saying. "It was a tough role to step into - like going into the royal family!"
A Coronation Street spokesperson confirmed the news, adding: "Everyone is really pleased."
Collins first appeared in Coronation Street in June and her on-screen debut attracted over eight million viewers.
Watch a series of clips from Stella's Coronation Street arrival below:
The former EastEnders actress, who plays Rovers Return manager Stella Price on the ITV1 soap, is said to have impressed producers with her stint on the cobbles and her character will be involved in a key storyline in the New Year.
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Her on-screen family - partner Karl Munro (John Michie) and daughter Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley) - are also said to be staying on the show, with an insider telling The Mirror that the actors are to be rewarded with new deals as "the viewers took to them".
"I am enjoying myself much more these days," Collins is quoted as saying. "It was a tough role to step into - like going into the royal family!"
A Coronation Street spokesperson confirmed the news, adding: "Everyone is really pleased."
Collins first appeared in Coronation Street in June and her on-screen debut attracted over eight million viewers.
Watch a series of clips from Stella's Coronation Street arrival below:
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