1. Lauralee Bell – Y&R – Net Worth $200 Million. Lauralee Bell, who plays Christine Williams on the Y&R, hits number one on this list. She is the wealthiest soap opera star hands down, with a whopping net worth of $200 million.
The last new episode of EastEnders will be broadcast on Tuesday 16 June, the BBC has confirmed. The soap has not filmed any new episodes since March amid the coronavirus pandemic.
General Hospital became the oldest American soap opera on September 17, 2010, following the final broadcast of CBS' As the World Turns.
At present, soaps are filming but with social distancing measures in place and extra hygiene guidelines. For several months, older members of the cast on soaps were banned from filming once younger actors returned.
Coronation Street is mainly filmed on a purpose-built 7.7-acre site in MediaCityUK on the canalside in Trafford in Greater Manchester. On the tour, visitors could see the sets for Coronation Street, Rosamund Street and Victoria Street which are all on the MediaCity site.
While sat in the ITV soap's pub, the Coronation Street star – who plays Sean Tully on the show – told the Loose Women ladies what the alcoholic beverages are really made of. Sitting on the set of the Rovers Return, Antony said: "The pumps we use are real, and you can pour beer out of them, but the beer isn't real beer.
The longest-serving Coronation Street cast members
- Ken Barlow (Willian Roache) Joined: 1960. Episode count: 4,634.
- Gail Platt (Helen Worth) Joined: 1974.
- Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) Joined: 1964.
- Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) Joined: 1986.
- Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) Joined: 1979.
- Kevin Webster (Michel Le Vell) Joined: 1983.
ITV is currently only airing single episodes of the Weatherfield soap on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to account for filming shutting down for close to three months during the pandemic.
Coronation Street: Rita tries to call for help after her fall. Rita Sullivan (played by Barbara Knox) will be left utterly heartbroken as Coronation Street airs its 10,000th episode in the coming weeks as she discovers her estranged husband Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie) has passed away.
Corrie was originally going to be called Florizel Street but the story goes that the title was changed after a Granada TV cleaner remarked on how the name supposedly sounded like a disinfectant.
CORONATION Street delivered a shock tonight in its 60th anniversary special episode as villain Geoff Metcalfe was killed off. The abuser - who was played by actor Ian Bartholomew in the ITV soap - fell off the roof to his death after trying to murder his wife Yasmeen Nazir.
Does Shona die on Corrie? Shona's fate has not been revealed, with it not clear if the character will pass away. In a couple of weeks time, doctors will reattempt to remove Shona's breathing tube but it's not known if she will pull through.
As far as we're aware there are no plans for Gary Windass to leave Coronation Street any time soon in spite of tonight's accident – and Mikey North certainly has no intention of quitting the soap.
Coronation Street airs new scenes with new girl Nicky this week, as Daniel Osbourne gets to know the mystery woman. The character, played by actress Kimberly Hart-Simpson, made her debut this week at an event, where Adam Barlow had taken his uncle Daniel for a night out.
