‘This is an important and shocking story of how a man in a position of power and trust betrayed that status,’ says Channel 5’s chief content officer

‘It’s really hard to come to terms with a loss that’s so sudden,’ says Chanel Williams

‘Massive repercussions’ will be felt across the ITV soap in the next 12 months with the Dingle family at the heart of the events

Rock star also light-heartedly suggested he would be open to portraying a ‘Mancunian villain’ in the upcoming film

‘What has happened, actually is that I have realised that all my really big growth has come from change, and often quite painful change,’ admits TV presenter