Soaps
The soap fell off the air for the first time in 35 years due to the pandemic, but what a final episode.
Last week, the actor said that "very little is being done" behind the scenes to combat racism.
The Lisa Loveday actor said the experiences she has encountered are “a constant reminder of how difficult it is being a Black woman in the industry”.
However, the Steve McDonald actor has maintained he empathises "with a person who puts kids first".
She was known for playing Janine Butcher’s grandmother Lydia Simmonds on the BBC soap.
ITV has also outlined how the soap will adhere to social distancing guidelines as they begin their phased return to work.
The former soap actor played Des Barnes for eight years in the ITV series.
The Doctor Foster star shot to fame after playing Karen McDonald in the ITV soap in the early noughties.
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He made the decision to address the pandemic so the soap didn't turn into a "parallel fantasy-land".