• Self-avowed horror fanatic Joel has enjoyed the many serial killers of Coronation Street over the years, from Richard Hillman to Stephen Reid - no-one does a villain like Corrie!
• Joel's top Corrie storyline is the Richard Hillman rampage of 2003
• His all-time favourite character is Fred Elliot. I say, his all-time favourite Coronation Street character is Fred Elliot

Experience

Joel is a professional writer, film critic and journalist of almost twenty years - and a fan of Emmerdale, EastEnders and Coronation Street for even longer than that. In this time, he has accrued bylines for Starburst Magazine, Total Film and Metro UK, where he can be found reviewing the latest in cult horror, interviewing the occasional Hollywood star, and singing the praises of Nicolas Cage to anyone who will listen. He began writing about soaps for Entertainment Daily in 2022, following a five-year stint as an English teacher in Chengdu and Shanghai, China. Joel then joined the team at Coronation Street Insider's sister site Emmerdale Insider in 2024, before becoming EastEnders Insider Editor in 2025.

Education

Joel graduated from Birmingham City University in 2009 with a BA in English Language & Literature.