Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston) has been a mainstay on Coronation Street for 15 years now – but what you may not have realised is that she has a famous real-life husband.

Cherylee’s character arrived on the cobbles back in 2010, and during that time fans have seen her romances with Kirk Sutherland (Andy Whyment) and Gary Windass (Mikey North).

But away from the soap, Cherylee is married to comedian Toby Hadoke, who has even appeared in Corrie himself.

Back in 2021, Toby landed a guest role as a character called Fergus, who was introduced as Izzy’s protective neighbour.

He discussed his appearance on Corrie during a joint interview with Cherylee on This Morning at the time.

Speaking about his wife, Toby said: ‘She’s such a good actor. I think it’s forgotten because she’s so brilliant at bringing attention to the importance of disability representation. She’s really good.’

However, it wasn’t his first time popping up on the ITV soap, as he previously revealed: ‘If you delve into the archives, I once married Curly Watts. I was a vicar.

‘They wanted a young vicar at Curly Watts’ wedding. If you go back it was about 747 years ago. That was just a one-off.’

What TV shows has Toby Hadoke been in?

Toby also played a registrar in rival soap Emmerdale in 2014 and more recently appeared in three episodes of Hollyoaks as Mr Reid in 2023.

Other TV roles include guest appearances in shows including Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights, Hebburn and Shameless.

Last month, you might have also seen Toby pop up in Waterloo Road, where he played Mr Taylor – the head of maths at the rival local grammar school – in the first episode of the current series.

Away from the screen, Toby is a known face on the stand-up comedy circuit.

He has run the Manchester-based comedy club XS Malarkey for 27 years and is a regular performer at the city’s Comedy Store.