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John Michie is mourning the unexpected death of his 25-year-old daughter Louella, who died at the four-day Bestival music festival in southwest England on Monday.

“We do not believe there to have been any malice intended in weekend at Bestival,” the 60-year-old actor told BBC, days after Dorset Police confirmed that a 28-year-old London man, believed to be Louella’s boyfriend, was arrested in connection with her death.

“They appear to have taken an illegal substance but we would appreciate cautious and sensitive reporting until the facts are known,” John said in his statement, adding: “Louella inspired all who knew...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of 25-year-old Louella Michie, daughter of British actor John Michie, at a music festival in southwest England, multiple outlets report.

A statement from Dorset Police confirmed that a 28-year-old London man who knew Louella was arrested in connection with her death, which occurred in the early hours of Monday.

Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Derbyshire said, “Detectives are working tirelessly to investigate the full circumstances surrounding this tragic death. A post mortem examination took place that was inconclusive and therefore we need to undertake a number of other examinations...

John Michie says the 'Holby City' dressing rooms are better than 'Coronation Street'. The 57-year-old actor - who left his role as killer Karl Munro in the ITV soap earlier this year - is joining the BBC medical drama next week as neurosurgeon Guy Self and he is pleased to have more spacious private quarters on the show's set in Elstree Studios, London. He said: ''At 'Holby', there are only 17 regular actors and the wards are spread out all over the place. Here though, I do get a big dressing room, which is a nice place to hang out ... unlike...

John Michie is glad his 'Coronation Street' character hasn't turned into a ''crazy serial killer''. The 56-year-old actor is to bow out of his role as twisted firestarter Karl Munro later this year, and while his alter-ego killed off Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati), he is glad the soap bad boy has not gone on an unrealistic mass murdering spree. He said: ''I said to the new producer when I arrived, 'Please, I know Karl has to go but I hope it's not strung out for too long. I'd rather have a short, sharp, quick ending. ''Because sometimes I think stories are...

Coronation Street's killer Karl Munro is set to kidnap Stella Price and Dev Alahan. The twisted firestarter - played by John Michie - holds his fiancee (Michelle Collins) and the widowed shop keeper (Jimmi Harkishin) hostage in the cellar of her Rovers Return pub, the same place he left Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) to die, after the pair begin to discover the truth of his murderous ways. Dev is soon left fighting for his own life after he confronts vicious Karl for killing Sunita by pulling out her ventilator tube while she led helpless in her hospital bed, where she...

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Warning: This review will contain spoilers

Jamie Brittain does it again. After the last time he wrote an episode featuring Cook (Series 4 Episode 7), there was some doubt in my mind about how well he’d pick up on the character and his story but here he has excelled himself with an episode that’s well-paced and exciting but also manages to have a lot of depth, along with a shockingly dark climax.

But as with basically everything, this episode’s not completely perfect. The first ten minutes are a little slow and the first of the episode’s two sex scenes feels a bit gratuitous and played for laughs, which feels somewhat at odds with the darker tone that builds up later on but those issues aren’t enough to negatively affect the whole episode.

The most experimental part of the episode is Cook’s voiceover...

John Michie is to join 'Holby City'. The 'Coronation Street' star - who plays twisted firestarter Karl Munro in the ITV soap - is swapping Weatherfield for the BBC One medical series, in which he is expected to portray a main character in the neurology department, at the end of the year. He said: ''I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of Holby City and I'm looking forward to taking on a new challenge. ''My mum was a nurse and always wanted me to be a doctor not an actor. So finally her wish has half come true.'' John's departure will...

John Michie is to join 'Holby City'. The 'Coronation Street' star - who plays twisted firestarter Karl Munro in the ITV soap - is swapping Weatherfield for the BBC One medical series, in which he is expected to portray a main character in the neurology department, at the end of the year. He said: ''I'm absolutely thrilled to be joining the cast of Holby City and I'm looking forward to taking on a new challenge. ''My mum was a nurse and always wanted me to be a doctor not an actor. So finally her wish has half come true.'' John's departure will...

Coronation Street's killer Karl Munro considers murdering Dev Alahan. The twisted firestarter - played by John Michie - looks set to strike again next week after he turns to drastic measures in an attempt to stop Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) revealing the horrifying truth he started the fire which badly burned his wife Sunita (Shobna Gulati). Dev becomes more and more desperate to prove Sunita didn't start the fire and suggests police check security camera footage of her hospital room shortly before Karl turned off her life support. Karl panics and when he's with Dev picks up a chunky golf trophy and hovers it...

Coronation Street's killer Karl Munro considers murdering Dev Alahan. The twisted firestarter - played by John Michie - looks set to strike again next week after he turns to drastic measures in an attempt to stop Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) revealing the horrifying truth he started the fire which badly burned his wife Sunita (Shobna Gulati). Dev becomes more and more desperate to prove Sunita didn't start the fire and suggests police check security camera footage of her hospital room shortly before Karl turned off her life support. Karl panics and when he's with Dev picks up a chunky golf trophy and hovers it...

'Coronation Street' star Jimmi Harkishin says it ''hasn't been enjoyable'' putting himself in Dev Alahan's shoes recently. The 48-year-old star - who has portrayed the shop owner since 1999 - admits it has been an emotional rollercoaster playing his character lately after the businessman's wife Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) was killed by evil Rovers Return firestarter Karl Munro (John Michie). He said: ''At this stage, I just don't know how Dev would be affected if he knew what Karl had done. ''It's hard to know precisely how he would react until it's written. Dev has really been through it in the...

'Coronation Street' star Jimmi Harkishin says it ''hasn't been enjoyable'' putting himself in Dev Alahan's shoes recently. The 48-year-old star - who has portrayed the shop owner since 1999 - admits it has been an emotional rollercoaster playing his character lately after the businessman's wife Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) was killed by evil Rovers Return firestarter Karl Munro (John Michie). He said: ''At this stage, I just don't know how Dev would be affected if he knew what Karl had done. ''It's hard to know precisely how he would react until it's written. Dev has really been through it in the...

Michelle Collins wants to ''shake'' her 'Coronation Street' alter ego. The 50-year-old actress is perplexed by some of the decisions made by Stella Price, and thinks the Rovers Return landlady will be ''devastated'' when she learns her fiance Karl Munro (John Michie) was actually behind the arson attack on the pub. She said: ''Stella is going to be absolutely devastated when she finds out the truth. ''How would you feel if suddenly you find out what Karl has done and the love of your life is a killer? ''Sometimes I want to shake her. She has no idea. ''She loves Karl and I don't think...

Michelle Collins doesn't like the new-look Rovers Return. The iconic 'Coronation Street' pub has undergone a £100,000 makeover following a storyline which saw it burned down in an arson attack by Karl Munro (John Michie) earlier this year, but the actress - who plays landlady Stella Price - is less-than-impressed by her new surroundings, despite set designers deliberately making it very similar to its old appearance. She said: ''I don't like those seats. They're too pale. And the stains! All those little old men sitting on them with their drinks.'' However, she insisted she ''quite'' liked the fact the new set doesn't look...

Michelle Collins doesn't like the new-look Rovers Return. The iconic 'Coronation Street' pub has undergone a £100,000 makeover following a storyline which saw it burned down in an arson attack by Karl Munro (John Michie) earlier this year, but the actress - who plays landlady Stella Price - is less-than-impressed by her new surroundings, despite set designers deliberately making it very similar to its old appearance. She said: ''I don't like those seats. They're too pale. And the stains! All those little old men sitting on them with their drinks.'' However, she insisted she ''quite'' liked the fact the new set doesn't look...

'Coronation Street' killer Karl Munro is leaving the show. Actor John Michie, who plays the twisted firestarter, has announced he is to bow out of the soap after two years, though his exit storyline - which will play out this summer - has not yet been revealed. However, before his character - who was responsible for the fire which gutted the Rovers Return pub, then killed burns victim Sunita Alahan in hospital - leaves, it is claimed he could claim another life. Sunita's widower, Dev, has become increasingly suspicious she was framed for starting the fire in recent months, and he could easily...

'Coronation Street' killer Karl Munro is leaving the show. Actor John Michie, who plays the twisted firestarter, has announced he is to bow out of the soap after two years, though his exit storyline - which will play out this summer - has not yet been revealed. However, before his character - who was responsible for the fire which gutted the Rovers Return pub, then killed burns victim Sunita Alahan in hospital - leaves, it is claimed he could claim another life. Sunita's widower, Dev, has become increasingly suspicious she was framed for starting the fire in recent months, and he could easily...

Coronation Street's Leanne Tilsley is to see the ''dark side'' of Karl Munro. The Weatherfield businesswoman is unhappy about her mother Stella Price's (Michelle Collins) reconciliation with her former flame (John Michie), and grows even more uneasy when he gets ''forceful'' with her. Jane Danson, who plays Leanne, said: ''With Leanne being the way she is, she's quite cocky with Karl. Stella leaves her phone in the Bistro, so Leanne says that she'll bring it over. In the meantime, Karl makes his way over and almost snatches it off Leanne. ''Leanne makes out that she's not frightened of Karl, but he grabs...

Coronation Street's Leanne Battersby will be left ''visibly shaken'' after cruel Karl Munro threatens her. The twisted firestarter - who is played by John Michie - turns to desperate measures in an attempt to stop the blonde businesswoman from repeatedly telling her mum and Karl's fiancee Stella Price (Michelle Collins) she thinks he is a ''dosser and a layabout''. Jane Danson - who plays Leanne - said: ''Karl threatens her in the street, telling her to stop poisoning Stella against him or she'll regret it. ''He grabs her by the wrist and she tells him she isn't scared of him,...

Coronation Street's Leanne Battersby will be left ''visibly shaken'' after cruel Karl Munro threatens her. The twisted firestarter - who is played by John Michie - turns to desperate measures in an attempt to stop the blonde businesswoman from repeatedly telling her mum and Karl's fiancee Stella Price (Michelle Collins) she thinks he is a ''dosser and a layabout''. Jane Danson - who plays Leanne - said: ''Karl threatens her in the street, telling her to stop poisoning Stella against him or she'll regret it. ''He grabs her by the wrist and she tells him she isn't scared of him,...

'Coronation Street' stars have accidentally revealed the new Rovers Return by posting photos on Twitter. The ITV soap's iconic pub was set alight by Weatherfield bad boy Karl Munro - played by John Michie - last month, but the cast have given fans a glimpse at the new set through the social-networking site and TV bosses are furious the secret is blown. A show insider told The Sun newspaper: ''The Twitter stuff has been getting out of hand recently, with people posting all kinds of photos which could be detrimental to the show. ''The bosses would rather people didn't know what the Rovers...

Stella Price looks set to wed Karl Murno on 'Coronation Street'. The Rovers Return landlady (Michelle Collins) has taken back her cheating ex, not knowing the taxi driver - played by John Michie - deliberately started the fire which killed fire-fighter Toni, before framing and murdering Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati). However, it has now been reported gullible Stella - who considers Karl her hero after he rescued her from the blaze - is going to accept a marriage proposal from him. An insider told SoapLife magazine: ''As far as Stella is concerned, Karl has risked his life to save her and her attitude...

Coronation Street's Karl Munro is to confess to killing Sunita Alahan. The twisted firestarter - who burnt down the Rovers Return pub, which killed firefighter Toni Griffiths (Tara Moran) and is set to claim the life of Sunita (Shobna Gulati) - will confess everything to his on/off partner and landlady Stella Price (Michelle Collins), but she refuses to believe he was the culprit. John Michie - who plays Karl in the ITV soap - said: ''At Sunita's funeral, it all gets too much for Karl and he feels like he'll burst if he doesn't get it off his chest. ''He...

Coronation Street's Karl Munro is to win back his ex-partner Stella Price. The twisted firestarter - who is portrayed by John Michie - will get what he wants when he seals his reunion with Rovers Return landlady (Michelle Collins) by sharing a sneaky smooch with the blonde beauty, despite nearly killing her after starting a blaze in her pub. While the raging inferno led to the death of firefighter Toni Griffiths (Tara Moran) and will claim the life of his former fling Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati), the controversial cabbie will show no remorse for his actions. John said: ''He's got...

Coronation Street's Karl Munro is to win back his ex-partner Stella Price. The twisted firestarter - who is portrayed by John Michie - will get what he wants when he seals his reunion with Rovers Return landlady (Michelle Collins) by sharing a sneaky smooch with the blonde beauty, despite nearly killing her after starting a blaze in her pub. While the raging inferno led to the death of firefighter Toni Griffiths (Tara Moran) and will claim the life of his former fling Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati), the controversial cabbie will show no remorse for his actions. John said: ''He's got...

Coronation Street's Karl Munro is to win back his ex-partner Stella Price. The twisted firestarter - who is portrayed by John Michie - will get what he wants when he seals his reunion with Rovers Return landlady (Michelle Collins) by sharing a sneaky smooch with the blonde beauty, despite nearly killing her after starting a blaze in her pub. While the raging inferno led to the death of firefighter Toni Griffiths (Tara Moran) and will claim the life of his former fling Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati), the controversial cabbie will show no remorse for his actions. John said: ''He's got...

Coronation Street's Dev Alahan will end his relationship with Sunita before she dies. The Weatherfield shop owner, played by Jimmi Harkishin, will call it quits with his ex-wife (Shobna Gulati) tonight (18.03.13) following a deep conversation with Rover's Return landlady Stella Price (Michelle Collins) last week, who questioned his decision after Sunita cheated with her boyfriend Karl (John Michie). However, little does Dev know that the love of his life and mother of his twins Aadi and Asha will die as a result of a huge fire at the pub. Jimmi explained to Radio Times magazine: ''The problem is that [Dev's] already promised...

Coronation Street's Dev Alahan will end his relationship with Sunita before she dies. The Weatherfield shop owner, played by Jimmi Harkishin, will call it quits with his ex-wife (Shobna Gulati) tonight (18.03.13) following a deep conversation with Rover's Return landlady Stella Price (Michelle Collins) last week, who questioned his decision after Sunita cheated with her boyfriend Karl (John Michie). However, little does Dev know that the love of his life and mother of his twins Aadi and Asha will die as a result of a huge fire at the pub. Jimmi explained to Radio Times magazine: ''The problem is that [Dev's] already promised...

Coronation Street's Dev Alahan will end his relationship with Sunita before she dies. The Weatherfield shop owner, played by Jimmi Harkishin, will call it quits with his ex-wife (Shobna Gulati) tonight (18.03.13) following a deep conversation with Rover's Return landlady Stella Price (Michelle Collins) last week, who questioned his decision after Sunita cheated with her boyfriend Karl (John Michie). However, little does Dev know that the love of his life and mother of his twins Aadi and Asha will die as a result of a huge fire at the pub. Jimmi explained to Radio Times magazine: ''The problem is that [Dev's] already promised...

Coronation Street's Karl Munro will become aggressive with Stella Price after she turns him down. The cheating taxi driver - played by John Michie - shows a darker side when he forces himself on his former lover in the Rovers Return next week after the pub landlady (Michelle Collins) refuses to get back together with him. Left alone in the pub at closing time, Stella tries to get her ex-boyfriend - who had an affair with Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) - to leave, but he is convinced he can win her back. When she declines, he aggressively grabs hold of the defenceless...

Coronation Street's Karl Munro will become aggressive with Stella Price after she turns him down. The cheating taxi driver - played by John Michie - shows a darker side when he forces himself on his former lover in the Rovers Return next week after the pub landlady (Michelle Collins) refuses to get back together with him. Left alone in the pub at closing time, Stella tries to get her ex-boyfriend - who had an affair with Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) - to leave, but he is convinced he can win her back. When she declines, he aggressively grabs hold of the defenceless...

Coronation Street's Karl Munro will become aggressive with Stella Price after she turns him down. The cheating taxi driver - played by John Michie - shows a darker side when he forces himself on his former lover in the Rovers Return next week after the pub landlady (Michelle Collins) refuses to get back together with him. Left alone in the pub at closing time, Stella tries to get her ex-boyfriend - who had an affair with Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) - to leave, but he is convinced he can win her back. When she declines, he aggressively grabs hold of the defenceless...

John Michie thinks his 'Coronation Street' alter ego is ''scarily desperate''. The actor's character Karl Munro is desperate to win back Stella Price (Michelle Collins) after his relationship with Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) failed and despite his increasingly unhinged behaviour which will play out in the coming weeks - including kidnapping the landlady and plotting against her new boyfriend Jason Grimshaw by setting fire to his fan - John believes the cab driver is convinced he can win back his former lover. He told ITV.com: ''Karl's been trying really hard to get back with Stella, because he realises that she is the...

John Michie thinks his 'Coronation Street' alter ego is ''scarily desperate''. The actor's character Karl Munro is desperate to win back Stella Price (Michelle Collins) after his relationship with Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) failed and despite his increasingly unhinged behaviour which will play out in the coming weeks - including kidnapping the landlady and plotting against her new boyfriend Jason Grimshaw by setting fire to his fan - John believes the cab driver is convinced he can win back his former lover. He told ITV.com: ''Karl's been trying really hard to get back with Stella, because he realises that she is the...

Coronation Street's Jason Grimshaw is to move into the Rovers Return to be closer to Stella Price. The Weatherfield builder - who is portrayed by Ryan Thomas - decides to shack up with his landlady lover (Michelle Collins) to help her run the pub after her former partner Karl Munro (John Michie) ruins his business by burning down his van. Ryan explained: ''Jason's gutted to lose his business and has a little word with Karl to let him know he's aware it was his doing. But he also lets him know that instead of trying to rebuild things, he's moving...

Coronation Street's Jason Grimshaw is to move into the Rovers Return to be closer to Stella Price. The Weatherfield builder - who is portrayed by Ryan Thomas - decides to shack up with his landlady lover (Michelle Collins) to help her run the pub after her former partner Karl Munro (John Michie) ruins his business by burning down his van. Ryan explained: ''Jason's gutted to lose his business and has a little word with Karl to let him know he's aware it was his doing. But he also lets him know that instead of trying to rebuild things, he's moving...

John Michie thinks his 'Coronation Street' alter ego is ''scarily desperate''. The actor's character Karl Munro is desperate to win back Stella Price (Michelle Collins) after his relationship with Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) failed and despite his increasingly unhinged behaviour which will play out in the coming weeks - including kidnapping the landlady and plotting against her new boyfriend Jason Grimshaw by setting fire to his fan - John believes the cab driver is convinced he can win back his former lover. He told ITV.com: ''Karl's been trying really hard to get back with Stella, because he realises that she is the...

Coronation Street's Karl Munro will commit arson when he sets fire to arch-rival Jason Grimshaw's van. The ITV soap bad boy - who is played by John Michie - turns ''vindictive and nasty'' in a bid to get at the hunky builder (Ryan Thomas), who is dating Karl's former partner Stella Price (Michelle Collins), and he feels ''proud'' about his work when Stella refuses to believe he was to blame for the sabotage. John said: ''It's not just about getting revenge or getting his own back. Jason's a builder so without a van he won't be able to do a...

Coronation Street's Karl Munro will commit arson when he sets fire to arch-rival Jason Grimshaw's van. The ITV soap bad boy - who is played by John Michie - turns ''vindictive and nasty'' in a bid to get at the hunky builder (Ryan Thomas), who is dating Karl's former partner Stella Price (Michelle Collins), and he feels ''proud'' about his work when Stella refuses to believe he was to blame for the sabotage. John said: ''It's not just about getting revenge or getting his own back. Jason's a builder so without a van he won't be able to do a...

★★☆☆☆ Carl Schultz's To Walk with Lions (1999) is one of those films which leaves you feeling bad if you're not enthusiastic about it. Starring Richard Harris, Honor Blackman and Geraldine Chapman, it is - like the story it sets out to tell - an admirable attempt at stirring and heartfelt drama. Also, akin to the story, the film is often grim, leaving the viewer feeling downbeat rather than inspired. We follow George Adamson (Harris), who continued the work of his wife Joy (Blackman) in running a sanctuary for African lions. Here, our man befriends a hotheaded young man called Tony Fitzjohn (John Michie) and takes him on as an aid.

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Coronation Street's Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) will die in a dramatic fire, it has been reported. Other characters will also be seen trapped in the Rovers Return as the blaze ultimately devastates the pub, according to The Sun.

[Sunita with Stella and Karl in the Rovers Return] Sunita will be suspected of starting the fire by locals, who think that she may have planned it as revenge when her lover Karl Munro (John Michie) reunites with Rovers landlady Stella Price (Michelle Collins). "When the fire is finally put out, the Rovers will stand in ruins," an insider claimed. "Sunita begins to hate Stella and all she stands for. "Next thing, the (more)...

Sunita Alahan will reportedly unite with lover Karl Munro's ex-girlfriend Stella Price in a forthcoming Coronation Street storyline. Shobna Gulati's character will fear that Karl is cheating on her when he starts disappearing without explanation, according to the Daily Star. Sunita and Karl began an affair earlier this year. Rovers Return landlady Stella (Michelle Collins) will apparently encourage Sunita to kick Karl (John Michie) out of her home, saying: "I was with Karl for a very long time. Looking back now I don't know how I did it, I really don't. "I must have been out of my mind to forgive him for all the excuses and lies. (more)...

Coronation Street bosses have denied claims that ten characters are facing the axe from the soap. A report in The Sun today (November 3) claims that a string of cast departures are already being planned by the show's new producer Stuart Blackburn, who takes over from current boss Phil Collinson in January. Karl Munro (John Michie), Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou), Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston), Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) and newcomer Mandy Kamara (Pamela Nomvete) are among those who were tipped as five of the ten supposedly (more)...

Michelle Collins thinks her 'Coronation Street' character Stella has taken Karl back too many times. Michelle - who joined the soap as sassy barmaid Stella Price in June 2011 - has had a series of dramatic storylines, from being run over to most recently being cheated on by boyfriend Karl (John Michie) with fellow resident Sunita. When asked about whether or not Stella and Karl will reunite once more she told 'This Morning': ''I really don't know, they don't really tell us. ''I love working with John and I hope they might bring us back together. But then I think she took him...

Coronation Street newcomer Gloria Price proves she is a force to be reckoned with this evening (September 5) as she confronts love cheat Karl Munro. Tonight's episode sees Sue Johnston's first scenes in the role of Gloria, who arrives on the cobbles to pay a visit to daughter Stella. Gloria is unaware that Stella has split from Karl (John Michie), so she is shocked when she hears all about the acrimonious break-up. Unable to resist interfering, Gloria eventually heads off (more)...

Coronation Street's Stella Price declares that her relationship with Karl Munro is over in Wednesday night's (June 20) episode of the soap. Stella (Michelle Collins) is furious when Eva tells her that she walked in on something strange between Karl and Sunita the previous day, convinced that it involves his gambling addiction. When Stella goes in search of proof, she finds a hidden stash of cash upstairs and realises that Karl (John Michie) has been lying to her again. Devastated, (more)...

Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati has admitted that Sunita and Dev Alahan's upcoming engagement may not save their troubled relationship. Sunita finally returns home to Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) next week after being rejected by secret lover Karl Munro (John Michie). She then attempts to fix things with Dev by making a hasty marriage proposal. Viewers will see that Dev agrees to re-marry Sunita, but whether they truly can get back on track remains to be seen. Asked why Sunita reunites with Dev, Gulati told Soaplife: "Because Karl doesn't want her. Yes, she got bored with (more)...

Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati has insisted that she is pleased with the reaction to her ongoing affair storyline. The actress has been flooded with messages on Twitter over the latest plot for Sunita Alahan, which has seen the barmaid cheating on partner Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) with gambling addict Karl Munro (John Michie). Sunita is currently staying at The Rovers after being taken in by Karl's oblivious girlfriend Stella (Michelle Collins). However, Karl is stunned that she is allowing herself to be comforted by the woman they are betraying. Writing on her Twitter page last night (June 11), Gulati said that she had received "bonkers" (more)...

Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati has said that Sunita's affair plot has made her feel like she is living "in a world of misogynists". The actress took to Twitter and complained about how harshly her character had been judged for cheating on Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) with Stella Price's (Michelle Collins) partner Karl Munro (John Michie). "Use of the word "slag" for a woman who is "cheating"commonplace with you tweeters and nothing is said about the man Wow #justsayin #baffled," she wrote. "Since doing this story about sunita and being back on twitter I realise (more)...

Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati has admitted that she was petrified of filming her latest love scenes. The actress plays Sunita Alahan, who is having an affair with Karl Munro - portrayed by John Michie. "I cried at home the night before, just thinking about it. It wasn't just the idea of getting undressed, it was the kissing and the fact that there were going to be people in the room while we filmed it. It makes you feel very shy," she told The People. "And, because it's Coronation Street, it's going to be watched by millions of people. A lot of it was to do with how I feel about myself, which added to the anxiety. I have concerns about my body and I will always have concerns, and I did tell John because I think he needed to know. "He's new to me and I'm new to him...