{"id":453534,"date":"2026-03-02T11:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/453534\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:59:12","slug":"coronation-street-confirms-glendas-future-with-major-character-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/453534\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street confirms Glenda&#8217;s future with major character update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Coronation Street;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Coronation Street<\/a> star Jodie Prenger has addressed her future on the soap, confirming another year of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69058595\/coronation-street-spoilers-glenda-furious-pub-changes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Glenda Shuttleworth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Glenda Shuttleworth<\/a>. It turns out the popular barmaid will be gracing our screens until at least 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve just signed a new contract, so I&#8217;m going to be on Corrie for another year. I always get nervous about whether or not they&#8217;ll want me to stay, so I was thrilled when I got the offer,&#8221; Prenger told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/tv\/coronation-street-star-reveals-future-36791941\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Daily Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Daily Star<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I knew straightaway I was going to sign. I love being on the show so I&#8217;m thrilled to be staying for another year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor arrived on the cobbles in 2022, playing the flamboyant sister of local undertaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70504806\/coronation-street-spoilers-george-rocked-client-could-die\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:George Shuttleworth;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">George Shuttleworth<\/a>. Glenda quickly charmed viewers and the residents of Weatherfield with her bubbly personality and unwavering loyalty to her loved ones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite playing Glenda for almost four years, Prenger shared that she still has moments of disbelief when working on the iconic soap.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"jodie prenger as glenda shuttleworth, coronation street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1067\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/812c5448f9b7a413c1ab5bd2a21613e9.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Best streaming services;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Best streaming services<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We were filming the other day in the undertakers and I still get that. Two cameras swished around and I suddenly thought, &#8216;Oh my God, I&#8217;m on Coronation Street&#8217;. It&#8217;s lovely,&#8221; she recalled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When I was watching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70422473\/itv-disappointing-corriedale-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Corriedale;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Corriedale<\/a>, I beamed with pride. It&#8217;s easy to take for granted how good it is. As I sat there, I was like, &#8216;Wow, I&#8217;m a part of that.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She added: &#8220;The thing with Coronation Street is the show is part of people&#8217;s families. It has gone back generations. My nan was a massive fan. To carry that legacy on is something quite exceptional. Corrie will always have that joy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"glenda shuttleworth, george shuttleworth, coronation street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"647\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b6e882e1fbfe93fffbeaa6454ab134b5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70550463\/coronation-street-kit-green-confession-mal-story\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Coronation Street&#039;s Kit Green to make another big confession in Mal story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Coronation Street&#8217;s Kit Green to make another big confession in Mal story<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As a barmaid, Glenda interacts with a lot of the street as they air their grievances in The Rovers. However, most of her storylines have been linked to her brother George.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In recent episodes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70405005\/coronation-street-spoilers-george-smear-campaign\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:George was accused of grooming an elderly customer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">George was accused of grooming an elderly customer<\/a>, after being left a substantial amount of money in her will. The customer&#8217;s daughter Annie has been threatening George with legal action and berating him in front of prospective clients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Next week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70492488\/coronation-street-spoilers-george-major-police-shock\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Annie continues to ruin George&#039;s reputation by leaving negative feedback;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Annie continues to ruin George&#8217;s reputation by leaving negative feedback<\/a> online. Protective Glenda tries to help the business by writing her own five-star reviews, but will her actions have the desired result?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ITVX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ITVX<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@coronationstreet\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don&#8217;t miss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@InsideSoapYoutube\/videos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Soap Scoop podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> from Inside Soap magazine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ZEgomuUie4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The latest episode;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The latest episode<\/a> delves into next week\u2019s soap spoilers for EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale &#8211; featuring Carla and Lisa\u2019s baby shock, Clare Bates\u2019 return and more!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You Might Also Like<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coronation Street star Jodie Prenger has addressed her future on the soap, confirming another year of Glenda Shuttleworth.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":453535,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2525,96,27903,163872,27904,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-453534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-coronation-street","tag-entertainment","tag-george-shuttleworth","tag-glenda-shuttleworth","tag-jodie-prenger","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}