Walsh to go head-to-head with O'Grady?

Bradley Walsh is expected to go head-to-head with Paul O'Grady in the autumn.

ITV chiefs hope that the Coronation Street actor will help to lure viewers back in the teatime slot, following O'Grady's move to Channel 4 earlier this year.

Walsh signed a new £1m contract with ITV in April, and it was later announced that he was "taking a break" from the Street to work on other projects.

"The plan is to put Bradley on head-to-head with O'Grady in the tea time slot doing guests and chat," a source told the Sunday Mirror. "It will be a fantastic opportunity for him."