tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post1607433831143821554..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: New Rovers' owner announcedGlenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-48319914454364440022011-12-18T09:40:38.074+00:002011-12-18T09:40:38.074+00:00If you say CORRIE ICON, then who do you think of -...If you say CORRIE ICON, then who do you think of - perhaps we could have a blog about it? Bet Lynch, Hilda Ogden, Annie Walker, Vera Duckworth? Certainly not this stiff wooden bland actress with two expressions and a foony accent which is what Michelle Collins will be remembered for on her stint on Corrie. Shows what a big mistake nepotism is, putting friends and family in programmes for whichBlackie Birdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-1060475392263448232011-12-18T07:51:59.583+00:002011-12-18T07:51:59.583+00:00No I do not like Stella or Karl. And I am from Aus...No I do not like Stella or Karl. And I am from Australia, I've never seen her in anything else but the Illustrated Mum and that was after Coro, so there is no bias or anything. The characters are both cold and uninteresting and unlikeable.<br />And it's annoying they are treated as so important when they just arrived and no one cares about them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-51354739853293082062011-12-17T21:09:55.452+00:002011-12-17T21:09:55.452+00:00How can Corrie afford to have both the character a...How can Corrie afford to have both the character and the actor who plays the character be as unpopular as Stella/Michelle has turned out to be?<br />This is especially so when the character is central to all the storylines, behind the pub, interacting and interfering with all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-31101744889511979572011-12-17T20:32:08.412+00:002011-12-17T20:32:08.412+00:00Agree with all the comments so far. I find stilted...Agree with all the comments so far. I find stilted Stella wooden,insipid and contrived. I was harbouring some vain hope that given the unpopularity of the character the axe would be wielded. The publicity machine keeps trotting out that she is warm and popular...please can someone point me to the evidence?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-92121787601232458162011-12-17T18:10:26.570+00:002011-12-17T18:10:26.570+00:00I am hoping she will be axed when another producer...I am hoping she will be axed when another producer comes along. She waas only cast because she is Phil Collinson's mate (which is probably why they have to get her involved in everything and make her such an annoying goody goody). We are meant to think "Oh, she is so wonderful, supporting Carla for her rape, even though she doesn't know her much". Or "Stella is so kind to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-82872861466173614952011-12-17T17:54:33.330+00:002011-12-17T17:54:33.330+00:00I cannot believe that Steve will no longer be the ...I cannot believe that Steve will no longer be the owner of the Rovers which will almost certainly mean a scaling down of the role of one of Corrie's best characters.<br /><br />It's another silly decision by Corrie bosses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-49724816066147871132011-12-17T14:22:05.191+00:002011-12-17T14:22:05.191+00:00ITV have pushed this useless character into every ...ITV have pushed this useless character into every storyline they can and she has proved she is totally incapable of fitting in. He accent is pathetic just like her acting. Her arrival storyline was the biggest joke since the ridiculous return of the equally useless and talentless Kate Plank as traceyluv. Wise up Corrie and get shot of them both.Alan45https://www.blogger.com/profile/06645541161437253695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-34109667709230357202011-12-17T10:46:19.949+00:002011-12-17T10:46:19.949+00:00I am begining to like Karl and eva when they are i...I am begining to like Karl and eva when they are in scenes without Stella.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-37643231926227458422011-12-17T10:41:57.245+00:002011-12-17T10:41:57.245+00:00Well let's live in hope that when Phil Collins...Well let's live in hope that when Phil Collinson's contract comes to an end and a decent producer is taken on, then Michelle Collins contract is ended as soon as and her stint at the Rovers is short lived. An icon, she is an embarrassment. The worst "landlandy" everFrosty the Snowmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-53679237279269131002011-12-17T10:03:40.348+00:002011-12-17T10:03:40.348+00:00At this rate,PC will have Stella saving Peter &...At this rate,PC will have Stella saving Peter & Leanne's troubled marriage, preventing the deaths of three characters, putting out six fires and raising over a million pounds for charity within the next month alone. I'd much rather have someone with personality as a Rovers owner.Apple Cobblernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-76108204988690407122011-12-17T02:06:08.305+00:002011-12-17T02:06:08.305+00:00It seems like Stella has already been involved in ...It seems like Stella has already been involved in nearly every storyline. PC might as well have stuck a neon sign above her head saying: "I'm a lovely person me, so caring". Unfortuntely, I just find her irritating. The phrase fish out of water springs to mind. And I like Michelle Collins and also tried to like Stella. Karl is a much better character.Adam Rekitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05219780305951814073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-88944890352039552802011-12-16T18:09:17.330+00:002011-12-16T18:09:17.330+00:00I've tried very, very hard to like Stella but ...I've tried very, very hard to like Stella but she's a big diappointment. Her accent, her brittleness, the way Corrie (or rather Phil Collinson) has tried to force the audience to take her to our hearsts - it's all failed. Get rid of Stella but leave Karl and Eva.Glenda Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-28600661118423417042011-12-16T17:44:35.726+00:002011-12-16T17:44:35.726+00:00I was willing to give her a fair chance but they&#...I was willing to give her a fair chance but they've hardly done much with her and she's just bland. Karl, on the other hand, i like.Tvorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-54286732424868518892011-12-16T17:38:11.262+00:002011-12-16T17:38:11.262+00:00I assume that Michelle Collins' quote was writ...I assume that Michelle Collins' quote was written by Corrie's publicity machine. Surely, she doesn't really believe that. Maybe when PC goes, the new producer won't feel obliged to keep her beyond her contract.Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-7812512609303307072011-12-16T17:10:02.339+00:002011-12-16T17:10:02.339+00:00I never had the opportunity to watch her in anythi...I never had the opportunity to watch her in anything else, but to my thinking she just doesn't seem to *fit* on the Street.<br /><br />In recent years it seems the Powers That Be have developed the annoying habit of wanting to fob some characters onto the viewers expecting them to be instantly loved or accepted. Sometimes this doesn't work - which I don't think is a reflection on Lateboomerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682471880990083862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-19617444001358549042011-12-16T16:12:27.855+00:002011-12-16T16:12:27.855+00:00I really dislike the character of Stella and the w...I really dislike the character of Stella and the way she has been portrayed by Michelle Collins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-36207647570956939702011-12-16T15:30:04.527+00:002011-12-16T15:30:04.527+00:00Earth shattering news, Stella is to buy the Rovers...Earth shattering news, Stella is to buy the Rovers. Obviously Phil C is watching a different programme as usual as Stevie Wonder could see the character is boring and insipid and just hasnt gelled. Obviously Karl will have a big win on the casino and will buy the Rovers for Stella - not predictable at all - yawn!Looney Baloonnoreply@blogger.com