From Strictly to shelf stacking in Sainsbury's: What became of Greater Manchester's children's TV stars
The news was announced last week that ITV is to axe its children's TV channel CITV after nearly two decades.
Jane Danson Best known for playing Leanne Battersby in Coronation Street, Bury-born actress, Jane Danson, 44, was first brought to national TV attention as assertive Paula in CITV’s Children’s Ward in 1996. Paula went through quite a dramatic time, after recovering from a leg disease that left her in a wheelchair, she was then involved in a climbing accident.
Since the Wide Awake Club ended in 1992, the 67-year-old has run his own production company, appeared as a contestant on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, and even had a UK number one hit in 1990 with a cover of Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini. Chris Bisson Wythenshawe born Bisson, 47, completes the trio of Corrie stars to make the move from the children’s hospitals to The Rovers Return. His TV debut came as J.J. in Children's Wards which he starred in for 13-series.
"My wife told me to do something to take my mind off it. I also did a stint taxi driving. Now I’m retired and when I look back at my TV career, I feel very lucky. Phillip Schofield We may now be more used to seeing Phillip Schofield alongside Holly Willoughby presenting ITV's This Morning, his career on British TV began talking to a puppet called Gordon the Gopher who could only communicate using high pitched squeaks.
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