News about Malcolm Hebden

Celeste Pickersgill, the dance partner of long-term character Norris Cole, was played by Malcolm Hebden in the soap. In 2000, Joan portrayed Celeste, who appeared with Norris at the Tower Ballroom for five episodes. The actress appeared in an episode of Dad's Army in 1972, but she was best known for her numerous appearances in The Arthur Haynes Exhibition between 1956 and 1962. Joan died in November.

Barbara Knox of Coronation Street celebrated her 90th birthday with a one-off ITV Special on Friday, including a reunion with one of the soap's most iconic names. Rita Tanner, the actress who has appeared on the soap since 1962, loved a trip down memory lane to look back on her time on the cobbles with Bradley Walsh. Fans were also treated to a surprise reunion with Barbara and her co-star Malcolm Hebden, who appeared in the legendary cobbles gossip Norris Cole during the series.

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary, both from the cast, including Jack P Shepherd, who plays David Platt and Bill Roache, who plays Ken Barlow. And Norris Cole, played by Malcolm Hebden, came back from the dead for the knees-up after being rescued from the cobbles in 2021. The show began with special pre-recorded titles that combined Coronation Street and This Morning, and then began with a sequence of royal-themed events. When the hosts talked to the actors about their experiences with the company, Jack shared more about King Charles' visit to the theatre when he was 12 years old, revealing that the monarch was 'baffled' about who he was, implying he was the son of a Corrie employee.

Duggie Brown (left) of Coronation Street has died at the age of 82. Coward Tommy Cannon, 84, who described him as a "funny, funny guy," announced the comedian's death.' Ted Spear, who appeared on Coronation Street in three separate unrelated roles (right in 2004), made his most recent appearance on the soap earlier this year as Ted Spear, who was killed in a hit-and-run.