Today I am squaring my shoulders and putting on a bit of lippy.
My blogging confidence took one hell of a knock yesterday.
Coronation Street Blog is over 10 years old. That's over 10 years of my life spent supporting the TV show I have grown up with; the TV show that I love. It has, in many different ways, changed my life for the better.
And in those 10 years of blogging, I have learned many things. Yesterday I learned once again that the tabloid press have a very strange agenda.
I only have one agenda here - to keep on supporting the telly show that I love.
And that will always include representing all kinds of opinions from all kinds of people. So if you'd like to be a guest blogger, or you're a VIP and would like us to donate to your charity of choice in exchange for your thoughts on Corrie, whatever they may be, then do get in touch. We welcome all kinds of opinions and all kinds of thoughts.
Yes, the show goes through peaks and troughs and we stick with it because we enjoy it. Stories come and go, characters we like and hate pass across our screens. There's a lot I'm not enjoying about Corrie right now (Phelan, Billy, Eileen) but there's a lot more that I am (Gail, Audrey, Gemma, Fiz, Tyrone).
So, the kettle's on for a brew. Come in, draw up a seat, sit down, and let's have a natter about our favourite show.
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