Bollywood star joins Corrie
Corrie's cobbles are to be graced by a second Bollywood star, writes Jonathan Donald.
Sophiya Haque has been cast as Poppy who will become the 51st barmaid to pull pints behind the bar of the Rovers Return.
She will arrive as a friend of Liz McDonald's (Bev Callard) and upset barmaid Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) when she's made the assistant manager.
"Poppy is feisty and fun and will keep the men on their toes," said a spokesman for the ITV1 soap.
Sophiya will appear on screen at the end of November.
The actress rose to fame on MTV Asia before appearing in Bollywood movies and West End musical Bombay Dreams. She is the second Bollywood star in Corrie after Ayesha Dharker, who played Dev's love interest Tara Mandal.