Tom Hanks has never been approached for James Bond role

OHMYGOSSIP — Tom Hanks has never been asked to star in a James Bond movie.
The 61-year-old multi-Academy Award winner has been working in Hollywood for four decades and has worked with a number of legendary actors and filmmakers, but there is one franchise for which Hanks hasn’t even been approached for a role.
Speaking to Time Out London magazine, Hanks has admitted he would love to join the 007 family and would be up for playing a villain, in a departure from his usual good guy roles.
He said: “That’d be a treat. No one’s asked me to be in any of those.
“I might have to hold out to play the guy who says ‘before I kill you, Mr. Bond, perhaps you’d like a tour of my installation?'”
Hanks can currently be seen alongside Meryl Streep in Steven Spielberg’s latest movie ‘The Post’ and the journalism drama marks his fifth collaboration with the iconic filmmaker.
The film follows Katharine Graham (Streep) who, as the first female publisher of The Washington Post, relies on the help of editor Ben Bradlee (Hanks) to catch up with The New York Times to break the story of the classified Pentagon Papers, which expose the US government’s lies about the Vietnam War.
Together they must overcome their differences as they risk their careers to help bring the truths to light, whilst risking the future of the newspaper.
However, Hanks admitted he thought he signed on to star in a film about “defending the First Amendment” not about gender politics or harassment.
He said: “It’s a suspense thriller where there’s an awful lot at stake, and it’s a piece of history that still comments on the present day. I thought I’d signed on to make a movie about defending the First Amendment, but it turned out we also walked into gender politics, harassment, and a chief executive [the president] who is hell-bent on obfuscating facts.
“We didn’t have to alter a single word or event in our movie in order to comment on today.”

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Ryan Reynolds to produce Cluedo film

OHMYGOSSIP — Ryan Reynolds is to produce a movie based on board game Cluedo.
The 41-year-old actor looks set to reunite with his ‘Deadpool’ writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick with the scribes in talks to pen the forthcoming live-action film.
According to Deadline, the movie will be the first motion picture Reynolds will produce under a new deal between his Maximum Effort company and Twentieth Century Fox, who have penned a three-year first-look deal together.
Maximum Effort and toy company Hasbro’s film division Allspark Pictures will produce the project.
Murder mystery game Cluedo, or Clue as it is known in the US, is currently owned by Hasbro and sees players try to figure out who murdered the game’s victim, which weapon was used, and which room the crime took place in.
Fox have penned the deal with Reynold’s Maximum Effort after ‘Deadpool’ became their highest-grossing film since ‘Avatar’ with $783 million worldwide.
Reynolds will star in ‘Deadpool 2’ in May, and next year he is to appear in the first-ever live-action Pokemon film, ‘Detective Pikachu’, in which he is expected to play the titular character.
Justice Smith and ‘Big Little Lies’ star Kathryn Newton will portray the male and female lead roles respectively.
The motion picture is set to follow Smith’s teenage character Tim Goodman, who has to team up with Pikachu in order to find his father who has been kidnapped, while Newton will play a journalist.
In the game franchise, Detective Pikachu isn’t as agile as the normal Pokemon character, so has to rely on his intelligence to beat his enemies, and he gets help from Tim, who is the only boy who can understand what he says, to solve Pokemon-related crimes.

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Katherine Heigl: 27 Dresses was like college

OHMYGOSSIP — Katherine Heigl says filming ’27 Dresses’ was like her own “college experience”.
The 39-year-old actress played a desperate bridesmaid in the 2008 movie – which also starred James Marsden, Malin Akerman and Judy Greer – and has likened it to college.
She shared: “We started filming in Rhode Island, and whenever you shoot on location, you tend to bond so quickly with your cast. We’d only have each other to go to dinner with and eat lunch with. You become this super close-knit group, and I was working with some of the greatest. I had so much fun with James Marsden and Edward Burns and Malin Akerman and Judy Greer. Like, these guys were the best. We were just thrown into it together. I never had a college experience, but I think maybe that’s what it feels like. You become so bonded so quickly and do everything together.”
And the ‘Ugly Truth’ star loves bumping into her former co-stars too and enjoys the mini-reunions whenever they come across each other.
She added to InStyle magazine: “I always run into James in the most random places. I ran into him at a restaurant about a year ago … I also ran into him at the after-party of a film premiere. He’s one of those people who I just adore. I think he’s incredibly funny and charming and smart and talented, so it’s always so fun to run into him. And then Edward Burns and I are trying to team up on a project, so that’s exciting and fun for me.”

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Georgia Kousoulou thought she’d ‘ruined’ face after nose job

OHMYGOSSIP — Georgia Kousoulou thought she’d “ruined her face” when she got her nose job.
The ‘Only Way is Essex’ star underwent the procedure because she hated her snout, but she has admitted she started to regret her decision when she was bombarded with negative comments from fans claiming she looked like the late Michael Jackson.
Speaking to new! magazine, she said: “I remember crying to my my mum, saying, ‘Oh my God! Have I done the right thing? Have I changed my face?’ Those first few weeks were the worst. I was like, ‘Oh my God, what have I done?” After surgery, you do feel like, ‘Have I ruined myself?’ I was looking at myself thinking, ‘Do I look that bad?’ I had to remind myself, no I wanted this done.”
The 26-year-old reality TV star wasn’t the only one to have the operation in her family.
She explained: “I always hated it! Growing up, I’ve never liked my nose. My mum’s had her nose done and all my aunties. It’s always been something I wanted to do.”
But the blonde beauty never expected to receive such backlash online afterwards.
She said: “I got trolled bad and I’d never really been trolled.
“People were saying I looked like Michael Jackson and making pictures saying Michael Jackson’s back from the dead. It was disgusting.”
But, now that the negativity has died down now, Georgia can’t wait to start filming for ‘TOWIE’ again because she’ll proudly show off all of her angles – something she refused to do before the surgery.
She explained: “If the photographer had said to me before, ‘Stand to the side,’ I’d be like, “Nah.”
“Even when I’m in my car at the traffic lights and someone looks at me to the side, I don’t feel self-conscious. I’m excited to go back to filming. I can sit to the side now!”

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Stacey Solomon won’t give up surname

OHMYGOSSIP — Stacey Solomon doesn’t want to give up her surname when she gets married.
The ‘Loose Women’ panellist has made no secret of the fact she wants to settle down with her beau Joe Swash in the near future, but she’s adamant she won’t take on his last name because she wants to have to same family name as her sons Zachary, nine, and Leighton, five, whom she has from two previous relationships, for ever.
Speaking on today’s (23.01.18) show, she said: “I always want to be Stacey Solomon. I love my surname and it really makes me feel proud because I love my family. If I didn’t like my name, it would be nice to have an option and borrow someone else’s but you could just change it.
“Joe wouldn’t take my name. He’s got a child so his child has his surname and I think that’s another big factor in it. My children have got my surname and I think we all want to remain the same surnames as my children, we wouldn’t want to be different from that. Plus I love my name, it’s so much better than Joe’s.”
But even though she’s not keen on taking his last name, Stacey – who has been dating the 35-year-old actor since the end of 2015 – has been talking about getting engaged and married every day.
She said: “I joke about wanting to get married all the time. Even if I wasn’t with Joe I still want to have a wedding and wear a dress one day. I don’t think I’d engage in a relationship if I didn’t think it was forever, otherwise what’s the point? So I really hope Joe’s the one. I have been in relationships where I’ve thought they were forever but they weren’t, so you just never know.”
And the 28-year-old beauty would also like to have a baby with Joe, who has 10-year-old son Harry with Emma Sophocleous, after seeing her sister with her baby.

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India Willoughby has crush on Dapper Laughs

OHMYGOSSIP — Celebrity Big Brother’s India Willoughby had a crush on Dapper Laughs.
The 51-year-old presenter – who was Britain’s first transgender television newsreader – shocked the nation when she asked singer Ginuwine for a kiss while she was in the famous house, but she has admitted it was the controversial comedian, who has 13-month-old daughter Neve with his partner Shelley Rae, she had her eye on.
Speaking to new! magazine, she said: “I actually fancied Dapper Laughs – he’s more my sort of guy. I’m looking for a geezer. I hope some wide boy has been watching and thinks, ‘Ooh, that India girl’s my sort of girl’.”
However, India – who was the first to get the boot from the competition – caused tensions in the house when she claimed her male co stars would rather flirt with drag queen Shane Jenek – who is gay – instead of with her.
She said: “[The men would] feel more comfortable flirting with Shane because he’s a gay guy.”
Shane then quipped: “It’s also because of my demeanour. Not just because I’m a gay guy.”
In response, India hit out at the LGBT movement, as she insisted the community has added “confusion” to her life and made her feel “drowned out”.
She said: “I think this is part of the problem being hitched to LGB. It’s the confusion element. I do feel that women like me have, sort of, been drowned out by the LGBT narrative that’s been going on.”
Shane – who is best known for his drag queen alter-ego Courtney Act – disagreed with India’s comments, claiming she wouldn’t be where she was without the help of the LGBT community.
He argued: “The LGBT has allowed you to be here to have this voice. The trans people were such a small part, one to three percent. And by lobbying, essentially, with the L, G and the B, and from 1969 to now, we now have an environment [where you] can be a news reader.”

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Apprentice gets 3 more series

OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The Apprentice’ has been renewed for three more series.
The popular reality TV show – which sees Lord Sugar go on the hunt for his next potential business partner or partners – has only just wrapped up its 13th instalment but bosses haven’t wasted any time thinking about the future as the BBC have reportedly commissioned it for another three years, according to Broadcast.
The most recent series attracted attention as the 70-year-old magnate decided to break tradition by recruiting two business partners because he couldn’t decide – meaning finalists Sarah Lynn and James White both ended up with £250,000.
Speaking after the historic double win, Lord Sugar said: “This is a historic moment, I suppose, in the 13 years we’ve been doing this. And it’s really because of what I said in the episode. I couldn’t make a decision. It had to be both of them!
“They were two genuinely great experts in their field and I’m looking forward to going into business with them.”
James – who owns a recruitment firm – was relieved that Lord Sugar didn’t decide to split the money because the £250,000 will “probably” change his life.
He said: “We get on really well and it’s a great feeling because not only have we both won, he hasn’t halved the money for each. He’s giving us both £250,000. That’s real money and that will really change my business and probably my life moving forward. It’s nice just do it with Sarah because we’ve gone through the same experience and then go to through this as well is just really nice.”
However, it wasn’t a decision Lord Sugar made lightly as he spent a lot of time speaking with his trusty aides Karren Brady and Claude Littner.

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Olly Murs wanted for The X Factor

OHMYGOSSIP — Dermot O’Leary thinks Olly Murs should become a judge on ‘The X Factor’.
The 44-year-old presenter – who was temporarily replaced by the singer as the show’s host in 2015 – has admitted he’d love to see the ‘Dear Darlin’ hitmaker claim a seat on the panel in future because he’s doing such a good job on ‘The Voice’.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, he said: “We feel like Olly’s one of ours, so you’d rather have him on ‘X Factor’ than on a rival. I do think in the future Olly will become a good panel member, he’s done a really good job on ‘The Voice’.”
However, it’s highly unlikely Simon Cowell will want him on his panel as he was reportedly fuming when he found out that Olly had jumped ships without telling him.
The 33-year-old singer said recently: “I haven’t heard from Simon. But you know, if he’s upset, then…
“I don’t believe in rivalries. ‘X Factor’ was an incredible part of my life and now I’m taking the next chapter and becoming a coach here on ‘The Voice’. I’m loving it and there’s no hard feelings from me, anyway. If he wants to call me, call me.”
Olly was chosen as a mentor on ‘The Voice’ by bosses after they axed Gavin Rossdale – who has kids Kingston, 11, Zuma, nine, and Apollo, three, with his former partner Gwen Stefani, as well as 28-year-old Daisy Lowe with Pearl Lowe – from the programme last year as they didn’t feel like he had the right energy.
Olly said: “When ‘The Voice’ came calling it was just, ‘Yeah I want to do this,’ because I think it’s an incredible show and I knew being amongst these amazing coaches not only would I learn loads, I’ll grow as a character and I also want to help people and that’s the most amazing thing.”

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Vicky Pattison asked fiance if he wanted her to have surgery

OHMYGOSSIP — Vicky Pattison asked her fiance if he wanted her to get cosmetic surgery.
The former ‘Geordie Shore’ star, who has fluctuated from a size 16 to a size 6 over the years, felt so self-conscious about her body “not too long ago” that she was willing to go under the knife to get the perfect physique for her beau John Noble.
Speaking to heat magazine, she said: “Not long ago, I said to John, ‘I’m struggling to get into this (exercise), would you like it if I had surgery? It would be a quick fix and I would have this gorgeous body straight away’.
“He went, ‘Are you joking? I love your body’. I had been panicking thinking he was looking at all these birds thinking, ‘Vic used to look like that’. But he’s not.
“He loves me for me. I could’ve cried. And it made me really sad that I would even ask that, because you want to be loved for exactly who you are.”
Although she’s not keen on going to the gym, the 30-year-old beauty has realised that exercise helps with her mental health because it puts things into perspective.
She said recently: “For me, exercise is so much more than looking nice in a bikini. It’s my mental state. I can wake up in the morning and feel drained, overwhelmed, exhausted, scared for what the day can hold. But if I go to the gym and train, things that were overwhelming seem manageable. It puts me in the right frame of mind.”
Vicky is an avid social media user, regularly posting behind-the-scenes snaps of her celebrity lifestyle on Instagram, but she feels frustrated by celebrities who edit their online pictures because it puts an unrealistic pressure on young women.
She said: “Unrealistic images of perfection for women on social media – that bothers me. Everyone feels the pressure. Kim Kardashian doesn’t look like Kim Kardashian.”

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Tyga’s girlfriend wanted for Love Island

OHMYGOSSIP — Tyga’s new girlfriend was approached for ‘Love Island’.
Bosses of the dating show reached out to Playboy model Carla Howe because they wanted her to take part in the forthcoming series this summer, but they have been forced to revoke the offer since learning that she’s dating the 28-year-old rapper.
A source told OK! magazine: “‘Love Island’ approached Carla and asked her to do the show – but obviously, that was before they knew she wasn’t single. If it wasn’t for the situation she’s in currently she probably would have done it, as there is real chemistry between the people on the show. But she’s in a relationship now, and is taking things slow with Tyga – but things are looking really good for the pair so far.”
However, although they’ve been together since July last year, Carla knows that the rapper – who previously dated Kylie Jenner – has a “wandering eye” and she’s already warned him that she’ll leave him in a flash if he does anything to jeopardise their love.
The insider explained: “Carla has made it clear that if Tyga gets a wandering eye she won’t be sticking around – so the show could potentially be on the cards for her, should things change between them.”
Carla and Tyga first started to get know one another in March last year – while the rapper was still dating Kylie – but the brunette beauty kept it purely platonic.
A source told The Sun Online: “Carla and Tyga started dating officially in July but he’d been messaging her since the March. She knew he was still with Kylie so apart from a couple of friendly replies, she didn’t take it any further.
“He contacted her through Instagram and complimented her on her photos. He said he could help her career too. As soon as his relationship with Kylie ended he upped the ante and was messaging Carla non-stop.
“That’s when she got more serious and started responding. She would never have seen him while he was dating Kylie. Tyga has never talked about Kylie when they’ve been together and Carla has never brought it up.”

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Katie Price signs up to Celebrity Haunted Mansion Live

OHMYGOSSIP — Katie Price has reportedly signed up to ‘Celebrity Haunted Mansion Live’.
The 39-year-old former glamour model has become the first contestant to agree to take part in the creepy show, which will see all-star teams set up home in a mysteriously unfinished gothic estate, as she’ll be forced to come face-to-face with some mind-boggling paranormal activity, according to the Daily Star newspaper.
No other celebrity names have been attached to the spookfest, which will air next month on the W channel, but Christine Lampard and Matt Richardson will present.
Meanwhile, Katie is certainly no stranger to ghost hunting as she invited Lee Roberts, one of the UK’s leading paranormal investigators, to her house recently.
Speaking to The Sun Online, Lee said: “Katie is very much into ghost-hunting and the paranormal and we have been messaging for a couple of months on Twitter. So we just wanted to explore it a little more. I’ve just been showing her the ropes.
“It was not so much an investigation [at her house] – it was a look at the experiments we would conduct, what equipment we could use.
“She’s had in the past things that were moving – the family has seen shadows… [I was] showing her how to use the equipment. We were using it to see if it was picking up anything – she’s had bits and bobs [of paranormal activity] over the years.”
The ‘Loose Women’ panellist is also used to sharing her home with eerie figures as she admitted last year that she had to call a medium in to get rid of some spirits.
She explained at the time: “Most of my houses are haunted. When I’ve had mediums rounds they say it’s me. I have an aura around me…
“We had it cleared because it was haunted and we had to get rid of the ghosts. The kids would sometimes scream in the night.
“On one occasion I heard [son] Junior screaming, ‘Help, help,’ in the middle of the night and I went up to see him and he said he’d seen someone outside.”

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Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood slams showmance rumours

OHMYGOSSIP — Chris Hughes and Olivia Attwood would make their relationship “more glossy and perfect” if they were together just for a showmance.
The ‘Love Island’ stars – who got together last summer after they met and fell in love in the famous villa – have been plagued with make ups and break ups over the past five months, sparking rumours they’re just together for publicity purposes, but they’re adamant their relationship is the real deal and they can’t help but argue sometimes.
Speaking on ‘Lorraine’ on Tuesday (23.01.18), Olivia said when asked if their romance was fake: “We wouldn’t be doing this if it wasn’t real. We’re not filtered. We don’t hide anything. We’re the same in the real world as we are in the villa.”
Chris added: “It’s not like heartbreak exactly, but you wouldn’t go to that level of emotion and get so worked up about something that wasn’t real.”
Olivia explained: “And if it was a showmance we’d make it more glossy and perfect. I think we wouldn’t be just killing each other all the time.”
Fans will get an insight into their relationship when their new show ‘Crackin’ On’ hits television screens but the couple are also keen to do ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!’ next year – although they’re convinced they’ll spend the whole time fighting.
Asked if they would appear on any other reality shows, Olivia said: “I think we both said the jungle would be amazing, didn’t we?
“Can you imagine? We’d be fighting in there as well. Imagine if we had a challenge together where we had to work together?”
Chris replied: “It wouldn’t happen!”

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The Crystal Maze to return for new series

OHMYGOSSIP — ‘The Crystal Maze’ will return for another series.
The popular game show has been given the go-ahead to return to Channel 4 this year for another 12-part instalment – including six celebrity specials in aid of Stand Up to Cancer and six civilian episodes – following the success of last year’s series.
The new series will be filmed at the purpose-built maze in Bristol, used in the last instalment and celebrity special, and will once again be hosted by Richard Ayoade.
The forthcoming episodes – which will include a team of midwives, a group who met on jury service, friends from a deaf school, and an AC/DC tribute band – will start filming in the spring of this year, while episodes shot in 2017 will air later this year.
In a statement, commissioning editor Tom Beck told Digital Spy: “The return of ‘The Crystal Maze’ has been a huge success on 4, thanks in no small part to the brilliance of Richard Ayoade as the Maze Master and the inspired production team at Fizz.
“I’m particularly pleased by the number of young viewers who loved the show – and it’s nice to have finally made a programme I can watch with my children.”
The show’s executive producer Neale Simpson added: “It was a huge privilege bringing this show back and it’s been wonderful seeing young audiences engage with the new series and our magnificent Maze Master.”
The original series ran from 1990 until 1995 and was previously fronted by ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ creator Richard O’Brien and punk rocker Ed Tudor-Pole.
At the height of its popularity, the series drew in up to six million viewers per episode, making it the most popular show on Channel 4 at the time.
The programme famously featured four zones, Aztec, Industrial – which was later replaced by Ocean – Futuristic and Medieval, where the contestants took part in a series of challenges and games in order to win crystals, each of which gave them five seconds in the final crystal dome.
In the finale, the teams had to grab 100 gold tokens which blew around the dome, but lost one for every silver they also had.
Just 18 out of the 83 teams who took part over the years managed to win.

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Stephanie Waring has ‘hole’ in life since Dancing on Ice axe

OHMYGOSSIP — Stephanie Waring has a “hole” in her life now she’s out of ‘Dancing on Ice’.
The ‘Hollyoaks’ actress has admitted she was absolutely devastated she was the second contestant to get the chop from the skating show after she failed to impress Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in the skate-off against Lemar last weekend.
And, although she didn’t get to show the nation the skills she’d picked up for very long, she feels lost because training had become part of her every day routine.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she said: “I am going to have a hole in my life now.
“We started training at the end of October, I had a full time schedule with ‘Hollyoaks’ and I’m also a single mum of two so for me it has been really tough but rewarding at the same time. It has become part of my regular routine and to not continue doing that anymore. I wanted to learn new tricks and more impressive lifts.”
The 39-year-old star has made no secret of the fact she thought she should have been saved in the skate off because she didn’t stumble – unlike Lemar – and now her partner Sylvain Longchambon has accused Torvill and Dean of breaking the rules.
Sylvain – who has been a professional on the show on and off since 2011 – explained: “The rules are if there’s a stumble in the skate off then if the other couple skate well then they should be out. That is the rule of the skate off. This happened five years ago with Pamela Anderson. She had a stumble and she was voted out.
“They gave Steph better marks on her main routine and he stumbled in the skate off and they chose him over her. Maybe his skate off was stronger but it is hard to understand when you have two judges that pick you and other two don’t.”

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Debbie Rush bids farewell to Coronation Street

OHMYGOSSIP — Debbie Rush bid farewell to ‘Coronation Street’ fans as Anna Windass was found guilty in court.
The 51-year-old actress’ character was in court in Monday’s episode (22.01.17) where Anna was found guilty by a jury of causing grievous bodily harm to Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni).
And now her final scenes have aired, Debbie took to the soap’s official Instagram account to bid goodbye to the fans.
She said in the video: “So this is me now, I’ve finished my last ever scene on the Cobbles this evening and I just want to say all our viewers out there. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for supporting Anna, for being with her on the whole of the journey, for sending all your love and just basically for being amazing and being part of our wonderful Corrie family because that’s what we think of you, our viewers, so from me it’s goodbye and wish me well in prison!”
Meanwhile, Debbie previously revealed she spent two years thinking about quitting ‘Coronation Street’.
She said: “It’s terrifying. It was frightening before I came into this as it’s tough and jobs are few and far between. But it’s what I did before and it’s what I’ll do again. I took a really long time to make a decision and talked about it for two years before I decided to go. I told my husband and children – and I have a very close inner circle – but we kept it under wraps for quite some time.
“I have a month of filming to go, which takes us to the end of January on screen. As the weeks count down, I’m really excited. I’ve been here for nine years and loved every minute. The show has been very good to me and I’ve been really lucky with some great storylines. I feel highly respected by my colleagues and it’s scary to leave such a lovely job, but I just want to be creative again somewhere else. As an actress, it’s time to move on.”

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Malcolm Hebden to take ‘extended break from Coronation Street’

OHMYGOSSIP — Malcolm Hebden is to take an “extended break” from ‘Coronation Street’.
The 78-year-old actor has appeared as Norris Cole on and off the cobbles since the character’s introduction in 1994, but he has been granted additional time off following the Christmas break.
A ITV source said: “Malcolm is not getting any younger.
“He booked a bit of time off just before Christmas, but that annual leave has now become longer than first planned.”
‘Corrie’ bosses are said to be unsure of a date when Malcolm will return to shoot new episodes.
The source added to The Sun newspaper: “Bosses do not know when he will be back.
“It’s easy to cover a period of a few weeks without mentioning Norris on screen but any longer and fans start to question why a character is not there.”
Malcolm made his debut as Norris in March 1994, but he had previously appeared in Weatherfield between 1974 and 1975 as Carlos, Mavis Riley’s (Thelma Barlow) Spanish fiance.
The ‘A Bit of a Do’ star first featured as nosy Norris from 1994 to 1997 when he was written out of the soap, but he returned on a regular basis in 1999.
The role has seen Malcolm nominated for Best Comedy Performance at the British Soap Awards in 2002, and for Funniest Performance at the 2010 Inside Soap Awards.
In 2009, Andrew Sachs starred as Norris’ brother Ramsay Clegg, a character the late ‘Fawlty Towers’ star dreamt up with his wife, and Malcolm loved working with the actor.
He previously said: “We got on terribly well. I think it took him a little while to get used to my sense of humour but he did by the time he left.
“For me, the storyline kicks in once he’s dead – that sounds awful – but I was just being dismissive and blocking Ramsay for the first part of the story.
“I just didn’t want anything to do with him. Then Ramsay goes back to Australia and dies on the aeroplane, but the fallout is enormous – not just for Norris, but particularly for Emily. She’d become quite fond of Ramsay.”

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