![FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No Use Before 0001hrs Saturday 06/04/19 Coronation Street New Bailey Family Dad Edison Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) Mum Aggie Bailey (Lorna Laidlaw) Older son Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell) Yellow Jacket Younger son James Bailey (Nathan Graham). Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com Photographer - Mark Bruce This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms](https://cdn.entertainmentdaily.com/2019/04/05213836/family-Bailey-350x183.jpg)
Coronation Street’s new family won’t be seen on screen for months but they’re already expanding.
The Bailey family is made up of dad Edison, mum Aggie and sons Michael and James but it has now been revealed they will later be joined by their sister Diana.
Producer of Corrie, Iain Macleod revealed: “We don’t meet her quite yet – she’s called Diana or Dee Dee.
“Her birth will have roughly coincided with the death of Princess Diana so she’s called Diana or Dee Dee or Princess by the brothers because she’s whatever the female equivalent of a Golden Balls is.”
A highly successful businesswoman, Diana will be travelling the world and will be a source of comedy for the family with her jealous brothers joking about her success.
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Former Doctors’ actress Lorna Laidlaw, who played Mrs Tembe on the lunchtime soap, will arrive as Aggie Bailey in June alongside her husband and sons.
The clan will buy No.3 from Norris Cole, and Edison and Michael have clubbed together to purchase the builders’ yard from the Grimshaws.
A former property developer turned builder, Edison works hard and plays hard.
![FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No Use Before 0001hrs Saturday 06/04/19 Coronation Street New Bailey Family Dad Edison Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) Mum Aggie Bailey (Lorna Laidlaw) Older son Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell) Yellow Jacket Younger son James Bailey (Nathan Graham). Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com Photographer - Mark Bruce This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms](https://cdn.entertainmentdaily.com/2019/04/05213827/Aggie-Bailey.jpg)
Eldest son Michael, is 27, full of big ideas and schemes to get rich quick. A cheeky chappy charmer he might just be a hit with the ladies of Weatherfield – but he’s also a mummy’s boy, which might not help his love life!
Meanwhile, 19 year old James is a talented footballer for Weatherfield County but he’s living with a secret and hasn’t yet told his family he is gay.
![FROM ITV STRICT EMBARGO - No Use Before 0001hrs Saturday 06/04/19 Coronation Street New Bailey Family Dad Edison Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) Mum Aggie Bailey (Lorna Laidlaw) Older son Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell) Yellow Jacket Younger son James Bailey (Nathan Graham). Picture contact - David.crook@itv.com Photographer - Mark Bruce This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms](https://cdn.entertainmentdaily.com/2019/04/05213840/Michael-Bailey.jpg)
Corrie boss Iain said: “Parents Edison and Aggie are soulmates who, underneath the banter, will stick up for each other and defend their boys when the going gets tough.
“Eldest son Michael is an exuberant, lovable dreamer with a huge heart and is the glue that holds the family together. James is Michael’s younger brother and best mate, who is a sensitive lad with a secret that he fears will throw his family into turmoil and impact on his career.
“The four actors we’ve cast are all individually brilliant but together they have a truly incredible chemistry. I can’t wait for them to hit the screen!”
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