Coronation Street teams up with beloved ITV show for epic crossover episode | The Sun
CORONATION Street will be teaming up with ITV daytime favourite This Morning for a huge one-off live celebration.
The famous cobbles will play host to This Morning, who will broadcast their special live Coronation party from Weatherfield on Friday the 5th of May.
Alison Hammond announced the news live on air today alongside leading ladies of the Rovers, Sally Ann Matthews (Jenny Connor) and Jodie Prenger (Glenda Shuttleworth).
This Morning will broadcast a special full edition of the programme right from the cobbles with Alison confirming even the show's iconic sofa will be travelling up to Salford for the programme.
Alison will host the edition alongside her right-hand man Dermot O'Leary ahead of the King's Coronation weekend.
Whilst This Morning has occasionally been presented from special one-off locations in the past, this will mark the first time it has crossed over with one of ITV's biggest shows.
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Presenting Sally and Jodie with their invitations to the party, Alison read aloud to viewers: "You are cordially invited to This Morning's Coronation Street party!"
Alison squealed with excitement as she said: "It's so exciting."
Joking, Jodie and Sally said that they would provide the buffet with Sally quipping: "I've got a frozen prawn ring I'll dig out."
After the announcement was made live on air, Alison said: "I literally cannot wait to be back visiting the cobbles again.
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"I always have such a great time with the Coronation Street team and to be there with our This Morning team this time for such a special occasion will be epic, it's going to be so much fun!"
Her co-presenter Dermot O'Leary added of the special festivities: "I cannot think of a more iconic way to spend a Friday hosting with Alison and delivering a show like this ahead of the King's Coronation. We will definitely be bringing the party to Manchester that day!"
Speaking of the crossover, Coronation Street's executive producer Iain MacLeod revealed he was delighted to be welcoming the team to the set and insisted they would be raising a glass to the King in the Rovers.
Iain said: "It seems totally fitting to have daytime royalty, teaming up with soap royalty to celebrate actual royalty and we can’t wait to join Alison, Dermot and the team in raising a pint of Newton and Ridley to His Majesty in the Rovers Return."
While Martin Frizell, the boss at This Morning, added of the 'historic' episode: "I think to have two of ITV's biggest and longest-running shows coming together like this for a unique event to celebrate and mark such a momentous moment in history will be a huge treat for viewers and fans alike."
This Morning airs weekdays from 10am on ITV1 & ITVX
It will broadcast the special Coronation Street edition on Friday 5th May.
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