While the residents of Coronation Street's Weatherfield often endure enough drama in a day to fill many a tabloid page, they rarely rub shoulders with bona fide stars.
So Kate Ford was understandably surprised when she ran into Manchester United ace Juan Mata while shooting scenes as show favourite Tracey Barlow outside his Cheshire home on Tuesday.
The actress and her co-star Sam Robertson, who plays Adam Barlow, were filming a scene opposite Juan's plush property for around an hour when fellow Man U player Ander Herrera arrived in a white Mercedes ML to take his teammate to training.