A Coronation Street legend went on a date with The Chase star Paul Sinha, according to the quizzer.
Shobna Gulati shot to fame playing Sunita Alahan on the ITV soap – making her debut in 2001. And it’s fair to say she was a firm-favourite on the cobbles.
During her stint on the show, Shobna was involved in several dramatic storylines. However, in 2013 she was killed off in a fire at the Rovers Return.
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And on Wednesday (May 8) she appeared on ITV’s Beat The Chasers – hosted by Bradley Walsh. The show follows a slew of famous faces take on the Chasers in a bid to win cash for their chosen charities.
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It was a Corrie reunion too, as Shobna was reunited with Bradley – who played Danny Baldwin on the ITV soap back in the day. He recalled their first scene together, where Shobna’s character gave him a good slap.
After reminiscing with Bradley about their Corrie days, Shobna managed to get two questions right in her cash-builder, taking £2,000 to the Chasers.
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The first two brainboxes offering to take on Shobna were Anne Hegerty and Paul. The cameras then panned to the pair and Paul shocked viewers as he let slip a cheeky confession.
Talking to Shobna he said. “We’ve not met since that dinner our parents arranged for us all those years ago.” Giggling, Shobna replied: “I know, I know… the reason why I didn’t marry you is because… you are a doctor.”
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Unfortunately for Shobna, during her game on Beat The Chasers she was caught after getting some questions wrong. However, due to it being a celebrity special, she went home with £1,000 for her charity.
Paul has been happily married to husband Oliver since December 2019. As for Shobna, she was married for from 1990 to 1994, before having a four-year relationship with former Emmerdale actor Gary Turner from 1999 until 2003.
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