Emmerdale spoilers, news and interviews sent straight to your inbox for free We have more newsletters Emmerdale spoilers, news and interviews sent straight to your inbox for free We have more newsletters Coronation Street 's Rowan Cunliffe has certainly made his mark on the cobbles, despite only arriving in Weatherield a very short time ago. Rowan has been busy ensnaring Leanne Battersby (played by Jane Danson) into his devious plot. With Leanne already distancing herself from loved ones and quitting her job to splurge on 'wellness' products, Rowan's influence has only seemed to grow as he tried persuading her to pour £40,000 into his shady business venture.
But away from the serious storylines, fans have been in hysterics at the similarity between Rowan, played by 39 year old Rowan Cunliffe, and a very cheesy 90s TV legend. Over on X, formerly Twitter, one cheeky fan posted a pic of Rowan alongside Noel's House Party star Noel Edmonds. Seventy four year old Noel presented the anarchic show on BBC One for eight years from 1991 to 1999, introducing the world to Mr Blobby.
He went on to host Deal Or No Deal on Channel 4 from 2005 to 2016 and then took part in the eighteenth series of I'm A Celeb in 2018. His rumoured £600,000 fee made him the highest paid participant ever in the show's history to date, even though he was first to be voted out. The two photos were captioned: "Just saying #Corrie," and showed the striking similarities between the stars, despite their 35 year ag.
