Corrie's Assistant Producer moves to Emmerdale

Coronation Street assistant producer Gavin Blyth has been appointed series producer of Emmerdale, reports ITV Soaps. This news comes days after ex-Corrie Producer Steve Frost was named as Executive Producer on Emmerdale.

Starting as a senior publicist with Emmerdale, Blyth moved into the role of storyline writer in 2002, before becoming story editor and script editor of the soap. He moved on to Coronation Street in 2005 as a story associate, rising to the position of story editor and then assistant producer. Last summer he produced the DVD, Coronation Street: Out of Africa.

Gavin said: “Emmerdale has a great tradition of being simply unmissable television and I look forward to building on that - developing great, engaging characters and introducing compelling storylines at every turn.”

Steve McDonald gurn of the week - January 22

It's time for another face-full of gurnage from Coronation Street's sensational Steve McDonald. If you've captured a good gurn and want to share it via the blog, do email it in. For more Stevie McGurns, have a look here.

See also: The Steve McDonald guide to chatting up birds

Corrie's stripper slims down Kerry Katona

Scott Wright, who played Rovers Return barman Sam Kingston (who famously stripped off) in Coronation Street is the person responsible for Kerry Katona's recent weight loss.

Scott and his wife Kate own the Heavenly Bodies Fitness Club in Oldham. And he's not just a pretty face and muscly body, no. He owns Click Film and Television Production Company in Ashton too. What a busy bloke eh?

Speaking of hunky ex-Corrie men, can you guess who these belong to?

Coronation Street's all slap and no tickle

I don't know which Corrie fan has the time to make it, but there's quite a funny YouTube online. It's a compilation of some of the best Corrie slaps and although it's good, my favourite slap - when Sally Webster hit Natalie Horrocks - is sadly missing from the clip.

Still, it's worth watching and you can view it right here.