Chris Fountain has been suspended for some of his raps on Youtube.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/16/coronation-street-chris-fountain-youtube-raps
There's a lot of "what's the big deal" type commentary, but this was dumb to do while he's on a big show.
They aren't editing him out of episodes, so he will probably be back.
Tommy has always been a bust, played by an actor who was clearly 5-10 years too old for the role. Another example of Collinson casting on name, not whether the show needed the character.
Speaking of that, rumors are Stella will sell the Rovers and the buyer turns out to be Steve. I think putting him back there is kind of a bore, but makes more sense than wan St. Stella, especially with Liz returning. I just hope they won't try to make Michelle into Bet Lynch again.