Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove)
Coronation Street has announced that former Casualty star Jane Hazlegrove is joining the cast this summer.
Hazlegrove – who played Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon on Casualty between 2006 and 2016 – will play Gemma Winter and Paul Foreman's estranged mother Bernie, who will be introduced to viewers in July.
Bernie is described as "an old raver who still sees herself as a free spirit".
She has let down her children in the past on numerous occasions, and even disappoints Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell) in this week's episodes without appearing on screen as she fails to pick up her daughter, who makes plans to leave the cobbles.
Bernie's appearance in a few months will 'ruffle feathers' as she tries to support Gemma through her pregnancy, but Paul is suspicious of her.
"I'm thrilled to be joining Coronation Street," Hazlegrove said. "It's where I started by apprenticeship as a very young actor. I can't wait to get stuck in."
A spokesperson for the show added: "Like mother, like daughter. We are very pleased that the fantastic Jane Hazlegrove has agreed to join the cast as the irrepressible and impossible Gemma's even more irrepressible and impossible mother.
"Fur will fly!"
Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) currently doesn't know Gemma is pregnant, but will find out later this week.
Digital Spy
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