Corrie gears up for double wedding - and Gail can't believe what one bride is wearing

The old saying goes that the course of true love never did run smooth - and never more is the epithet more pertinent than in soap operas.

So Coronation Street fans have been girding their loins for some time with the news that there was to be a double wedding - and just as feared, it doesn't seem that anything is going to go to plan.

However, while not-so-blushing bride-to-be Kylie Turner does her best 'will she, won't she' act before finally turning up late at the wedding, it appears it's her choice of outfit rather than her tardiness that shocks mother of the groom Gail McIntyre. 

Badboy David Platt spends ages on the phone trying to locate his bride-to-be while other couple Graeme and Xin wait patiently.

Meanwhile, Graeme is having serious doubts about the whole thing. Will he go through with marrying Xin so she can stay in the country?

Conniving Kylie eventually turns up for the ceremony and shocks the congregation by looking for all the world like a burlesque artist in a a red and black basque.

Whether or not the cage-dancer and badboy David Platt actually make it to the altar however is anyone's guess...

After all, is Kylie there to go through with the wedding, or to tell David about his mother's bribery scheme?

As the pressure mounts, Graeme and Xin wait nervously.

However, as they wait for the service to start, Tina tries to explain to Norris why he saw her and Graeme kissing...

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Essex girl Sam Faiers 'covers up' in a skimpy number

Even by TOWIE's standards, Sam Faiers' 'fancy dress' bikini left little to the imagination at Sunday night's party to celebrate the birthday of Harry Derbidge.

And fresh from her appearance dressed as Bond girl Honey Ryder - played by Ursula Andress in the 1962 film Dr No - Sam stepped out yesterday in yet another eye-popping outfit. But at least this time she was wearing more clothes.

Perhaps keen to show off a more demure and 'business-like' image as she stepped outside her boutique Minnies, the 20-year-old glamour model posed for waiting photographers in a skimpy nude dress which clung to her assets for dear life as light winds threatened to reveal even more of the Essex girl.

Despite efforts to look as though waiting photographers had caught her off-guard, there was something distinctly staged about Sam's moment on camera.

It was nude overload as Sam teamed the dress with a beige mac, cream knee-socks with brown stilettos as she met with sister Billie for a coffee.

Since the 20-year-old glamour model was dumped on air by TOWIE playboy Mark Wright so he could 'make a go of things' with his ex Lauren Goodger, Sam has seemingly bounced back from her broken heart.

Seen out on the town with a string of handsome suitors, Sam seems to have forgotten all about the Essex charmer.

At Sunday night's party, Sam and TOWIE co-star Amy Childs - who was dressed as iconic cartoon character Jessica Rabbit - stole the limelight in their jaw-dropping outfits.

The only person who came close to upstaging them was birthday boy Derbidge, who came dressed as his Lady Gaga. The three made their entrance in a pink limousine.

While the party was a good night for most, it was also the scene of a bust-up between Lydia Bright and boyfriend James 'Arg' Argent.

According to reports yesterday, the pair - who have just moved in together with their pet pig Mr Darcy - decided to 'take some time apart' following the row.

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Carole Middleton, the mother of the bride

At 56, she has the slim, athletic figure of a woman half her age.

So perhaps this goes some way to explaining why Carole Middleton has started to dress like her children.

Prince William’s future mother-in-law and her younger daughter Pippa, 27, wore almost identical outfits as they ventured out for a shopping trip in Chelsea.

Both women sported smart navy jackets over casual above-the-knee blue and white patterned skirts.

While Pippa opted for a belted trench coat from Marks & Spencer, her mother wore a smart blazer thought to be from upmarket High Street label Joseph, teaming it with a Nicole Farhi skirt and Jaeger bag.

Their ensembles were completed with  flat black boots – a buckled biker-style  that stopped just below the knee for Mrs Middleton, and a ruched pair from LK Bennett for her daughter, similar to the ones favoured by 29-year-old Kate.

While it is clear where the Middleton girls get their athletic physiques from, onlookers questioned whether Mrs Middleton’s outfit was a little too youthful and might have been more appropriate with a pair of low-heeled court shoes.

The mother of the bride also looked slightly drawn, which could be down to  the strain of wedding preparations or her conversion to the controversial Dukan Diet, based on high-protein foods such as cottage cheese and prawns.

Mrs Middleton and Pippa have been indulging in an increasing amount of  retail therapy as the April 29 wedding draws closer.

On Monday they spent several hours browsing high-end designer stores, including Jimmy Choo and Prada.

Pippa, who will be Kate’s chief bridesmaid, also visited the flower stand on Fulham Road once frequented by the Princess  of Wales.

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