What has happened to the meerkats on Coronation Street?

Coronation Street fans were taken aback by a major change to the ITV soap. In February, it was announced Corrie would end its partnership with Comparethemarket.com in November.

Are the meerkats not sponsoring Coronation Street?

But its opening crawl left viewers at home baffled – after they spotted it was no longer sponsored. Corrie was sponsored by Comparethemarket until this week, and the departure of the meerkat before the show left viewers disappointed and somewhat baffled.

Who is the actor in the Coronation Street advert?

And they’re correct. Will actor Ben Hackett is in fact in the popular cake advert but he has also appeared in Sky comedy Brassic which also stars ex-Corrie star Michelle Keegan. He plays the younger version of Joe Gilgun’s character Vinnie in the TV series.

How much does Argos pay to sponsor Corrie?

Argos becomes fourth headline sponsor of Coronation Street in 60 years. Deal is worth about £10m a year.

How much does it cost to sponsor Coronation Street?

The TV advertising cost for a national ITV1 spot in Coronation Street is £41,313, based on the info above. For daytime only the average cost per 30” advert in This Morning by ITV1 region including a discount for daytime only based on delivering 2 Adult TVR’s (TV Ratings or 2% of the potential audience) for that region.

Are the meerkats a couple?

Never miss a Moment The most startling change in TV canon tonight was the news that Alexander and Sergei the meerkats are now a gay couple with an adopted baby.

Who is going to sponsor Corrie?

Argos
ITV has announced that Argos is to become the new headline sponsor of Coronation Street. The deal starts at the beginning of 2021 and includes broadcast, ITV Hub, product placement and off-air activations.

Are the boy and girl in the Mr Kipling advert related in real life?

It turns out, the actor played the little boy who steals cake for his older sister in the Mr Kipling advert. If that wasn’t enough, the girl who plays Ben’s sister in the ad is Hollyoaks actress Niamh Blackshaw, who plays Lara Cutler.

What has Todd done in Corrie?

Todd Grimshaw (played by Gareth Pierce) has always been up to no good, even going on the run in 2017, after assaulting a police officer. The real reason was that actor Bruno Langley who portrayed Todd was fired as he was accused of sexual assault and so he was written out of Coronation Street.

Who sponsored Coronation Street 2020?

However the Meerkats were no longer to be the sponsor for the show by of late 2020, with rumours that Costa will be taking over as the new sponsor, however the Costa sponsor rumour never came to pass, and Argos took over as the new sponsor. Cadbury is the longest running sponsor the show has had as it lasted 11 years.

What has happened to the meerkats on Coronation Street? Coronation Street fans were taken aback by a major change to the ITV soap. In February, it was announced Corrie would end its partnership with Comparethemarket.com in November. Are the meerkats not sponsoring Coronation Street? But its opening crawl left viewers at home baffled – after…