THE EX FILES! What are the one-time stars of soap up to now?

CATH’S ONE STRONG MAMMA!

Former Corrie star Catherine Tyldesley has been keeping busy since leaving the Street’s Eva behind. She has been showing off her new body following a 12-week intensive training course, while auditioning for new roles. But most of all she’s just enjoying being Mum to three-year-old Alfie. “Being a working mum is not easy,” she says. “It’s incredibly difficult at times. Balance doesn’t exist. You just manage the best you can.”

MANGEL ON THE ICE

Ex-neighbours star Mark Little, who played Joe Mangel, is the latest star to sign up for ITV’S Dancing On Ice.

The actor, who starred in the show from 1988 to 1991 during the show’s glory years, also returning in 2005, admits he’s worried about this change of career… “There’ll be performance anxiety, but it’s the reason I love this job,” he says. “This fear factor of going out and performing and doing a good job with all of the work we’ve done.”

HAYLEY OPENS UP

In support of World Mental Health Day, former Corrie star Hayley Tamaddon (Andrea Beckett) has spoken up about a panic attack she suffered recently, revealing that the stress over her house purchase led her to spend ‘four hours’ crying. “I’ve suffered panic attacks in the past and I knew what was coming,” she said before adding, “Tell someone. Don’t suffer on your own.”