Coronation Street Hope actress opens up on ‘heated’ home life with soap star siblings

Coronation Street’s Isabella Flanagan, known for her role as Hope Dobbs, has shared insights into her home life with her soap star siblings.

The actress is the daughter of Fiz Dobbs and her serial killer ex John Stape in the popular ITV soap. However, she isn’t the only one in her family with acting chops.

Her twin brother William is best known for his role as Joseph Brown in the same Salford-based serial drama, while their elder sister, Amelia, is famous for her portrayal of April Windsor in Emmerdale since 2014.

The talented trio often receive praise for their performances and Amelia and Isabella competed against each other in the 2022 Inside Soap Awards. Both sisters were nominated for the Best Young Performer award, alongside Amelia’s Emmerdale co-star Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope) and Isabella’s Corrie co-star Jude Riordan (Sam Blakeman), and it was Isabelle who ended up winning the gong.

Coronation Street’s Isabelle Flanagan has shared insights into her home life with her soap star siblings ( Image: ITV)

When asked about competing against her sister, Isabella expressed excitement at the time, stating it was her first-ever award nomination. “I always felt left out as my sister has won so many awards,” she confessed to Inside Soap. “So it’s nice to finally be nominated.

“But we always support each other and run lines together. We have a really great bond,” she added. However, she did admit that during awards season, discussions between the siblings can become quite “heated”.

Isabelle is the younger sister of Emmerdale’s Amelia Flanagan ( Image: Chris Flanagan Twitter)

“There are so many debates at home whenever there are awards ceremonies,” she informed the magazine. “Me and my brother are team Corrie and my sister is obviously team Emmerdale, so it does get a bit heated sometimes! “.

In conversation with Inside Soap, Amelia confessed that despite being “Team Emmerdale” herself and her siblings rooting for “Team Corrie”, their rivalry is all in good fun. “It’s never competitive”, she revealed, noting the sweet times they’ve helped each other rehearse.

Isabelle’s twin brother William Flanagan plays Joseph Brother in Corrie ( Image: Jude Riordan Instagram)

April marked her Corrie debut this past May, as she joined her siblings during a family visit to the well-known set. Jude Riordan, a staple on the show, uploaded a picture to Instagram showing the Flanagan soap stars chilling outside the famed Rovers Return pub.

Great day at the Corrie Cast and Crew fun day,” Jude posted, adding, Good catching up with Team Flanagan. The post quickly attracted a flood of comments, overflowing with praise for the talented young actors.

Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX