Where are Brookside cast now? From Hollywood fame, drug stashes and prison stints

Brookside, the Channel 4 soap opera, is considered a classic British TV show that significantly contributed to Liverpool's prominence. For many years, the soap was a regular feature on our televisions, making history by broadcasting the first-ever homosexual kiss before the watershed and addressing social issues such as drug addiction and bullying.

In 2003, the show came to an end, with the once-famous Brookside Close being auctioned off four years later. The houses that were once home to characters like Jimmy Corkhill and Bobby Grant have now been converted into rental properties for the public.

It's been almost 17 years since the Scouse programme ended, and we couldn't resist finding out what some of the former cast members are doing now.

After her two-year stint on the Channel 4 soap opera, her career skyrocketed, thanks to one of the most groundbreaking storylines the country had ever seen at the time. Anna's character Beth made television history with a pre-watershed lesbian kiss with Margaret Clemence, reports the Liverpool Echo.

In 2012, the 'Brookside kiss' was broadcast worldwide, aiming to promote acceptance of homosexuality and even featured in the Summer Olympics opening ceremony. The 43 year old has also shared the screen with Hollywood heavyweights Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper and Keira Knightley in both London Boulevard and the sci-fi blockbuster Limitless.

In 2018, Anna was recognised with a nomination for a British Academy Television Award for her role in the six-part BBC drama Broken.

Ray Quinn, known for his portrayal of Anthony Murray on Brookside from 2000 to 2003, is remembered for a distressing bullying scene where his character was humiliated by two schoolgirls.

Quinn took to the X Factor stage