New Rovers Landlady - Michelle Collins

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Have just seen this on the BBC website

Corrie

Didn't see that one coming. Not sure what I think, I hate EE, I didn't like Cindy one bit (did watch it back then). I haven't seen anything Michelle Collins has done since, admittedly, but am a bit dismayed at EE infiltrating Corrie. Sounds as though she plays a northerner, not another Baldwin family type Londoner, which will help.

Having said that I thought Jessie Wallace was great as Elsie Tanner in the 50 year tribute to Corrie. So maybe the transition can be achieved.

don't watch corrie but i like her, she's good.

She can act - good luck to her!

Fab news she is just a great actress,have seen her in a few good parts,
her partner running the pub is the guy from Taggat so that should be a good
mix.Getting fed up of the Becky/steve story line now boring-boring

I'm also fed up with Becky, Steve's OK, he could stay. Glad you all think she's a good choice. I like the man from Taggart. It is definitely time they had a brand new character or two, all the recent introductions have either been minor (Marc, Xin) or old ones dredged back up again (Tommy).

I had been thinking that longer term Graeme and Tina would be great in the Rovers but don't think that's going to happen!

Yuk i cant stand Michelle Collins, she just plays Cindy Beale in everything shes in, a bit like the woman playing Tanias mum in ee, shes just Dolly Rawlings again.

she was fab in illustrated mum chipstick

I know I should get out more but how can Steve afford a pub manager as well as still being there himself?

Looking forward to it. Katherine Kelly has quit Corrie today anyways.

Is she leaving Max behind?

don't know. she doesn't leave until the end of the year but I do know that ss start asking questions soon thanks to david platt,

Oh Lord, Michelle Collins will be doing that lopsided smirk won't she.

Steve has to have someone. He isn't the licencee, nor can either he or Becky become it (criminal record). So he's pretty much got to sell up, one Liz has gone.

I can't quite see a southerner running The Rovers. Or perhaps she'll do a different accent convincingly (like the actor who played Fred Elliott).

Carla's accent is put on and I don't think Alison King does a bad job!

She comes in with her other half and daughter I believe.

Christ knows where they all live in that pub!

When Shelley lived there it seemed to just have one cramped upstairs bedroom and they all used the living room downstairs, indeed it was still like that when Steve took over. Now there seems to be a very spacious flat up there.

Her DH is going to be John Michie who played Robbie Ross in Taggart.

Yes, now I will be more than happy to watch him behind the bar.

No!!! Not keen on this idea at all. I'm not having that Cindy behind behind the bar of the Rovers. Bring back Bette....

Betty is still there.

If it were RL, she'd have to be up for world's oldest barmaid!