Jennie Mcalpine

Every time Poundland let me know they're opening a new store, I just about fall off my seat in amazement. I've fallen off my seat so often recently that I think it's safer if I just stay on the floor. I reckon Poundland are single-handedly bringing the UK out of recession, I really do, and they're opening another three, yes three, new stores this week and they've got some Coronation Street favourites on hand to do the opening honours as follows on Saturday 21st November. Antony Cotton (Sean Tully) will be at the new Poundland store in Shepherds Bush. Kate Anthony (Aunty Pam) will ... Read Full Story

Poundland are opening FOUR new stores this Saturday, November 14th, and they've lined up some Coronation Street favourites to do the honours. Antony Cotton (Sean Tully) will be opening the new store in Newtonards, Northern Ireland. Andy Whyment (Kirk Sutherland) will be opening the new store in The Shires Shopping Centre, Trowbridge. Jennie McAlpine (Fiz Stape) will be up in South Shields to open the new store in King’s Street. And Kate Anthony (Aunty Pam) will open the new store in Crawley's Queen’s Square. The fun starts in each Poundland store at 10am on Saturday November 14th.For more information visit http://www.poundland.com/ , the Poundland ... Read Full Story

When John Stape returns to the cobbles this week, Sally Webster goes ballistic and blacks out Fiz's windows. There's an excellent interview with Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz, at the Irish RTE website where the upcoming storyline is detailed in full. And from the interview there's also a link to watch Jennie being interviewed in The Cafe . Watch the video here . Read Full Story

Yet ANOTHER Poundland store is opening. As the nation slides into recession, this is one success story that just keeps on going. Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz Brown in Coronation Street, will be opening the new Poundland store in Kings Heath in Birmingham on Saturday, 2 May. There's a family fun day in store that begins at 10am. So if you'd like to meet Jennie, get yourself to Kings Heath on Saturday and remember to take your pound to spend on something nice. Click here to see pictures of other Coronation Street cast members doing their bit to open recent Poundland stores. Read Full Story

Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz Brown, is quoted saying she'd love her on-screen mum Cilla Battersby-Brown to return to the Street. I think she's got a point and if Cilla returned, she'd give John Stape short shrift, wouldn't she? Or would Cilla be blinded by John's wage-earning potential to keep Fiz and Cilla in a manner that Cilla would like to become accustomed? So what do we think.. would you want Cilla to return to Coronation Street? Read Full Story