Coronation Street wins its 2nd Olympic gold medal

If Yorshire folk can claim to be winning gold medals every time one of their athletes wins a  final in th'Olympics, then by 'eck as like, I think we're within our limits to claim that Coronation Street has won two gold medals too.

Yesterday, 29 years old Nicola Adams won the flyweight women's boxing championship to win gold for Team GB in the London 2012 Olympics.  I sat in a pub and watched the final yesterday and the girl did well, very well indeed.  Nicola worked as an extra on Coronation Street and Emmerdale to fund her way to her Olympic dream.

She said working on Corrie was her most enjoyable part-time work. "I sat in the Rovers Return and visited the post office, it was really exciting. The extra work I really enjoyed and seeing all the actors and stuff, I'd like to pursue that after my career."

And another Coronation Street gold medal went to Jessica Ennis who won gold in the hepthathlon.

Jessica said this while visiting the Street set earlier this year: "I'm a huge Coronation Street fan and it is wonderful to set foot on the world famous cobbles. If I’m out training, or away competing, I always record Corrie and watch back-to-back episodes when I get the chance. I'm currently two episodes behind but plan to catch-up soon. It is a brilliant show and if I was ever asked to pay a cameo role I would jump at the chance. I’d love it, even though I can’t act.'


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Coronation Street extra in Olympic women's boxing final

Well done to Nicola Adams from Team GB, who is through to the final of the women's flyweight boxing in the Olympics!

But why is this important to Coronation Street?

Well, Nicola worked as an extra on Corrie to fund her way to her Olympic Dream. You can read all about that here.

Nicola is set to win a silver medal at least, even if she loses the final, but is clearly going for gold.  She will fight against world champion Ren CanCan, of China, in the final.

The women's flyweight final takes place tomorrow, Thursday 9 August at 4.30pm. 

Come on, Nicola, Coronation Street fans are behind you!

See also: Did Newton and Ridley power Jessica Ennis to Olympic Gold medal?  

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Did Newton and Ridley power Olympic golden girl Jessica Ennis?

Well done Jessica Ennis on winning gold at the Olympics. Time to take a look back at her visit to the Coronation Street set - it was clearly a pint of Newton and Ridley that did it for her!

British Olympic hopeful Jessica Ennis swapped the track for the cobbles when she visited the set of Coronation Street earlier this year.

The champion heptathlete was given a special behind-the-scenes tour of Coronation Street on a day off from her training for this summer's London Olympics. Ennis, one of Team GB’s brightest hopes for a medal at the 2012 games, revealed she is an avid Coronation Street fan and so relished the chance to explore the set and meet the cast.

Jessica said: "I'm a huge Coronation Street fan and it is wonderful to set foot on the world famous cobbles. If I’m out training, or away competing, I always record Corrie and watch back-to-back episodes when I get the chance. I'm currently two episodes behind but plan to catch-up soon. It is a brilliant show and if I was ever asked to pay a cameo role I would jump at the chance. I’d love it, even though I can’t act.'

Coronation Street extra in Olympic women's boxing team

Nicola Adams used to be an extra on Coronation Street. And now she's  hoping to get a Olympic gold medal in women's boxing for Team GB.

Nicola already has three world silver medals and the European title - and she worked on Corrie as an extra to fund her way to her Olympic dream

She said working on Corrie was her most enjoyable part-time work.

"I went for a part in 'My Parents Are Aliens'. I didn't get it, but they asked me if I was interested in being an extra and that was it, I was away."

"I sat in the Rovers Return and visited the post office, it was really exciting. The extra work I really enjoyed and seeing all the actors and stuff, I'd like to pursue that after my career."

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Should Corrie feature the Olympics?

Corrie's been "blasted" today in The Sun for not including the Olympics in its upcoming storylines. I say "Good on them!". Coronation Street's about the north, not that London.  I can't see many of the characters being able to afford and/or wanting to travel down to London to watch sports when they can sit in the Rovers Return with a hot pot and a half of stout and then go home and watch th'Olympics on telly if they want to.

The Sun quotes a Corrie source saying:  "Any references to the Olympics will be in passing and relevant to how it affects our residents, so not overt or heavy at all. It's different for 'EastEnders' as it's on their doorstep."


Quite right too.


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