The British soap Coronation Street’s cast and crew have been warned about homophobia after two members of staff have complained about slurs made on set.

Producers have posted a memo around the Manchester-based studio saying homophobic language will not be tolerated.

Openly gay actor Antony Cotton, who plays Sean Tully, is thought to have been the subject of the anti-gay slurs, but he has made no complaint.

The memo states: ‘We have just been made aware of several recent instances of homophobic remarks being made on the studio floor.

Coronation Street’s first lesbian character will find a new love in the New Year.

Sophie Webster, played by Brooke Vincent, has developed strong feelings in recent weeks for physiotherapist Jenna Kamara, played by Krissi Bohn.

In the long-running British soap, Webster has had her back brace removed and learns her appointments with her crush are soon coming to an end.

She will then a forward approach, admitting she has had feelings for her physiotherapist, and the two will kiss.

Gay Star News loved this video so much last year that we decided to release it this Christmas as well.

The HMS Ocean battleship’s camp mime-along to Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas became a YouTube hit.

And gay celebrities got in on the excitement, with Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen sharing it with Anthony Cotton – from long-running TV soap Coronation Street and the original UK Queer As Folk.

‘It was glorious and made me laugh and cry with joy,’ said Cotton, who put the link out via Twitter.

A character in British Soap opera Coronation Street is set to become pregnant after a passionate fling with her gay best friend.

Character Maria Connor will discover her pregnancy after a one night stand with male midwife, Marcus Dent.

British soap Coronation Street is filming scenes for a future episode in Manchester's G-A-Y bar today (3 September).

The popular nightspot in the UK city's gay village has been transformed into a straight bar called the Black Swan for a scene involving the characters Ryan Connor and Sophie Webster.

A spokesman for the show told Gay Star News that the episode features a night out which 'ends in a terrible accident'.

But despite the character of Webster having recently come out, the episode does not involve a gay storyline.

Dan Gillespie Sells, lead singer of The Feeling and Charlie Condou, star of British soap Coronation Street have become patrons of gay youth homeless charity.

The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT) works with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people aged 16 to 25 who are homeless or living in a hostile environment. It helps them find a safe place to live and fulfill their potential.

Brooke Vincent, who plays lesbian character Sophie Webster in UK television soap Coronation Street, says Rihanna is her secret girl crush.

The tour of a musical based on popular British soap Coronation Street, starring gay TV personality Paul O'Grady, has been 'postponed'.

Street of Dreams opened in Manchester, north England, on 9 and 10 May, and also features classic Coronation Street actors Julie Goodyear and Kevin Kennedy.

It was due to tour the UK and Ireland later this month, visiting Dublin, Belfast and Newcastle, where gay X Factor winner Joe McElderry was lined up to make a special guest appearance.

British pop star Joe McElderry will make a special guest appearance in a live musical based on the hit English TV soap Coronation Street.

The gay singer will star in Street of Dreams when it tours to Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena at the end of May.

'I'm such a huge fan of Coronation Street,' says McElderry.

'It's been a huge part of my life since I was a child, so to be a part of this amazing musical homage is really exciting.'

The HMS Ocean battleship’s camp mime-along to Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas has become a YouTube hit.

And gay celebrities have got in on the excitement, with Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen sharing it with Anthony Cotton – from long-running TV soap Coronation Street and the original UK Queer As Folk.

‘It was glorious and made me laugh and cry with joy,’ said Cotton, who put the link out via Twitter.