Got this from Digital spy forum, hopefully just a hoax
The unthinkable has been thought – Ken Barlow may be axed from Coronation Street.
The Corrie legend, played by 73-year-old Bill Roache, has been treading the Weatherfield boards since the soap's very first episode in 1960, and is the last cast member who survives from the start.
But now a Corrie mole has told the Daily Star: "[Ken's] death would be an absolute sensation and the talk of every household in the UK."
This kind of comment might be taken with more than a pinch of salt under usual circumstances, but these are not usual circumstances – Corrie is going through a period of relative upheaval.
A new producer, Steve Frost, is on the scene. His nickname is "Iceman", because he is cold enough to axe longstanding soap characters in a bid for ratings.
Several of Corrie's favourite characters have been earmarked for the chop, including Vicky Entwistle who plays Janice Battersby, and Shobna Gulati, who plays Sunita. However, this is the first time Ken has been suggested.
If there's any truth in this, other old-timers who should start looking at their pension include old dears Betty Turpin, Emily Bishop and Rita Sullivan.
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