Emmerdale and Corrie to see TV schedule change next week

It’s not unusual for the soaps to switch around to accommodate the broadcaster’s football coverage, and this week viewers can expect exactly that.

Here is the TV schedule you’ll need to know about if you’re a fan of the soaps.

Emmerdale and Coronation Street fans can’t watch new episode on Wednesday

On Wednesday, August 12, ITV will air the Manchester United v Leeds United pre-season friendly from 7pm, with the kick-off at 7.30pm.

Coverage of the game will run until 10pm on ITV1, meaning the usual Emmerdale and Coronation Street slots are replaced by it.

While both soaps will run as usual otherwise next week, there is no Sunday (August 16) episode scheduled at the time of writing.

This means, as things stand, soap fans will be down a 30-minute episode of each show compared to their usual schedules of five episodes per week, but this could change.

Coleen Nolan reveals she auditioned for Emmerdale and Coronation Street

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan tried to secure acting gigs on both Emmerdale and Corrie, she has revealed.

Speaking on her Nolans Uncensored podcast, she said: “I can’t audition.

“I’m just really bad at auditions, my nerves get the better of me.

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“I’ve only done literally about two in my career because I walk in going, ‘I will do this rubbish,’ because that’s how nervous I am.

“I didn’t get them.

“[One was] Emmerdale, I auditioned.

“And I think Corrie was one of them.”

The 61-year-old, who was previously married to EastEnders actor Shane Richie, admitted that the thought of a full-time soap role was daunting.

She said: “It’s proper work.

“I don’t think I’ve got the mentality to do that.

“It’s a long, it’s really hard.

“I wanted to say to them that I couldn’t do this part [the audition] but give me the job, and I’ll be able to do it.”

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