The one thing you can say about Corrie is that it has attracted some darned fine actors who simply want to appear in the soap because they love it so much. December sees the debut of two well established actors: Nigel Havers and Rula Lenska (pictured here courtesy of ITV.com).
BAFTA-nominated actor Nigel will play a character called Lewis, a charming gentleman escort - that'll be a gigolo then - who accompanies wealthy ladies to social functions. He will appear on-screen from December. And Rula Lenska (Celebrity Big Brother) takes the part of Claudia who meets up with her old friend Audrey Roberts at a hairdressing convention. But who are your favourite Corrie Cameos. Here we pick just some of ours.
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Each of these 'Cameos' were equally ridiculous - as what that of Sean Hughes etc - but when does a 'cameo' become a 'cameo' as opposed to a desperate grasping of a short term pay cheque from a long ago glint in the publics' eye?
Each of these 'Cameos' were equally ridiculous - as was that of Sean Hughes etc - but when does a 'cameo' become a 'cameo' as opposed to a desperate grasping of a short term pay cheque from a long ago glint in the publics' eye?
I think that's a little unfair Eileen. I can understand why people don't like 'celebrity' cameos, but sometimes I really do think they help to liven up the street. The problem is that sometimes the cameos are a little two dimensional and the scripts can seem ridiculous. Actually I didn't think Sean Hughes was too bad an actor, but he wasn't particularly memorable in his role as Eileen's boyfriend.