When fans started to panic that Coronation Street's longest serving character Ken Barlow was going to be killed off by the show's producers, we also started to panic.
It all started when Ken developed a cough and was diagnosed with pneumonia and rushed to hospital, remember?
How could life on the cobbles ever be the same without actor William Roache gracing our screens every night? It didn't even bear thinking about.
Yet William has now revealed the fate of his character and has insisted Ken is going nowhere; meaning we can all sit back and relax.
Appearing on ITV's Lorraine the 87-year-old actor rubbished the rumours, saying "Someone rang me up to say, 'I take it you're dead'.
"What happened was that Ken was out looking for Daniel [Osbourne] on the hill and Peter [Barlow] had to say 'your father's been out looking for you and he's really tired.'"
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Ahead of the wedding, Michelle convinces Robert that it would be a good idea to sign over half the Bistro to her before they tie the knot.
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When Carla finds Robert having second thoughts after agreeing to sign the papers, and persuasive Carla manages to talk him round and despite being skeptical, he eventually signs them.
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As the soon-to-be-married enjoy their pre-wedding celebrations at the bistro, they're interrupted by a heavily pregnant Vicky.
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A vengeful Vicky tells Robert that she's going to ruin him for every penny that he's got, leading Michelle to suggest that her name should be on the deed instead.
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Under Michelle's orders, Robert heads over to Vicky's house to let her know she's banned from the wedding. To explain his absence, Michelle says he's gone to help Tyler with something.
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At Vicky's house, her neighbour overhears a loud crash, before Robert leaves through the front door. Back at the church Robert assures Michelle that Vicky won't be interrupting.
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With the ceremony underway, Michelle prepares to expose the truth about him but as Robert reads out his own heartfelt vows, will she have a change of heart?
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As the vows are read and Robert and Michelle prepare to be pronounced man and wife but Vicky's son Tyler barges into the church.
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As Tyler demands to know what's happened to his mum, Michelle's heart is in her mouth as she remembers Robert telling her about Vicky.
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Later on, after Robert is called in for police questioning, he turns up at Tyler's door accusing him of reporting him to the police. A furious Tyler orders Robert to leave.
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Elsewhere, Evelyn grows suspicious of Jade when she remains elusive about her new job, despite Evelyn's tough questioning.
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And when she remains totally emotionless as she packs up and leaves Fiz at number 9 for the last time, Evelyn is certain she's up to something.
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Meanwhile, Sean unknowingly makes things awkward for Paul and Billy when he demands to know why Billy isn't putting up Christmas decorations this year.
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Forcing Paul into a confession, the factory workers are stunned when Paul explains that he was abused by Kel as a child and is preparing to give a statement.
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After he speaks to police, Paul is left disheartened when he tells Bernie, Billy and Chesney that his evidence felt flimsy and he's sure Kel will get off.
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Determined to avenge her son, Bernie visits the precinct and writes "paedo" under Kel's picture on the security noticeboard.
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When Kel spots Bernie's vandalism he's furious, and in the ensuing scuffle Chesney accidentally smashes Kel's head into a wall.
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As they're escorted off the premises, a downtrodden Paul tells Bernie she's probably jeopardised the case even further by assaulting Paul.
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Over lunch at the Bistro with Maria, Gary spots Sarah and Gary and immediately grows suspicious and distracted, leaving Maria hurt.
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When Gary clocks that his behavior made Maria think he still fancied Sarah, Gary turns up at the barber shop with flowers as an apology.
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But Gary's suspicions are not entirely unfounded, as Nick and Sarah have secretly agreed to meet up with Gary's former associate Derek.
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Having had a difficult time with the factory, Nick and Sarah agree to buy it back off Derek.
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Meanwhile, Seb and Emma are growing closer, but when Seb would rather meet friends in town than hang out with her, Emma is hurt.
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But it's all just a decoy, and when Seb presents Emma with tickets to an Iron Maiden tribute band – Bryan Maiden – Emma is over the moon.
"It was just to show I'd caught a bit of a cold.
"But then just before one scene, a director asked me to cough during it so I did it.
"That was it, there's no follow up story!"
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This is the latest Barlow/Osbourne news, after Corrie fans were left shocked following the revelation that Ken's son Daniel is actually extremely young.
Viewers were left stunned that the new dad is just 24, especially considering his difficult life (Daniel was estranged from his dad Ken Barlow for most of his life, and only returned to Weatherfield following his mum’s abandonment at 15).
Taking to Twitter to share their surprise, one viewer wrote, “Genuinely didn’t think Daniel was only 24 omg can’t believe I’m older than him."
"Daniel's only 24?" asked one commenter, while another said, "WHAT?! NO WAY. I thought he was like 30...".
Looks can be decieving.
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