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Coronation Street star Barbara Knox has said that working on the soap has kept her young.
The actress, who has played Weatherfield's Rita Sullivan for nearly 50 years, will turn 80 at the end of the month.
Speaking on ITV's Lorraine, Knox said: "I can't believe I'm going to be 80! I just don't feel as old as I should, which is ridiculous but it's this programme - it keeps you young!"
Knox also revealed that her late mother is her inspiration behind her soap alter ego Rita.
She said: "My mother was a great person, very good, very kind, very funny and I thought if I can get some of that character in Rita, always trying to help people and be kind - that's where my inspiration comes from.
"She was what I would like me or Rita to be."
Knox was speaking ahead of the closing date for nominations for Lorraine's Inspirational Woman of the Year award.
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Coronation Street star Barbara Knox has said that working on the soap has kept her young.
The actress, who has played Weatherfield's Rita Sullivan for nearly 50 years, will turn 80 at the end of the month.
Speaking on ITV's Lorraine, Knox said: "I can't believe I'm going to be 80! I just don't feel as old as I should, which is ridiculous but it's this programme - it keeps you young!"
Knox also revealed that her late mother is her inspiration behind her soap alter ego Rita.
She said: "My mother was a great person, very good, very kind, very funny and I thought if I can get some of that character in Rita, always trying to help people and be kind - that's where my inspiration comes from.
"She was what I would like me or Rita to be."
Knox was speaking ahead of the closing date for nominations for Lorraine's Inspirational Woman of the Year award.
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Coronation Street star Kate Ford has reportedly split from her TV producer husband.
The actress, who plays Tracy Barlow on the ITV soap, has agreed a trial separation from Jon Connerty six years after they married, The Sun on Sunday reports.
Sources told the paper that the pair have grown apart and insisted that no-one else is involved in the split.
Connerty will apparently move out of their family home in London but will continue to share custody of their 5-year-old son Otis.
Ford often spends time away from her husband while filming Coronation Street in Manchester.
She recently said that she doesn't know whether there is a genuine love between her character Tracy and boyfriend Rob Donovan, played by Marc Baylis.
Guess no more babies and time away from Corrie for a while then :(
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Coronation Street star Kate Ford has reportedly split from her TV producer husband.
The actress, who plays Tracy Barlow on the ITV soap, has agreed a trial separation from Jon Connerty six years after they married, The Sun on Sunday reports.
Sources told the paper that the pair have grown apart and insisted that no-one else is involved in the split.
Connerty will apparently move out of their family home in London but will continue to share custody of their 5-year-old son Otis.
Ford often spends time away from her husband while filming Coronation Street in Manchester.
She recently said that she doesn't know whether there is a genuine love between her character Tracy and boyfriend Rob Donovan, played by Marc Baylis.
Guess no more babies and time away from Corrie for a while then :(
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Gary Barlow ill reportedly appear in an upcoming Compare the Market advert.
The X Factor judge is said to have filmed scenes in Manchester for the company's new advertising campaign, reports The Sun.
He is expected to appear alongside CGI meerkat Aleksandr Orlov in the commercial, in which he will perform a song.
Barlow apparently filmed scenes on the set of Coronation Street, while some of the soap's stars also appeared.
The new series of adverts will replace the existing promos that are shown before, during and after the soap on ITV.
Gary Barlow recently announced plans to release his next solo album in November.
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Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas has been declared bankrupt.
The 29-year-old actor, who stars as Jason Grimshaw in the ITV soap, filed for bankruptcy in August this year, with the notice being made public today (October 11).
Thomas, whose address was given as Cheadle, Greater Manchester in the public legal documents, has starred as builder Jason for nearly 13 years on the cobbles.
The actor has a 4-year-old child with former partner and co-star Tina O'Brien. The couple met on the set of the soap and started dating in 2003.
Their relationship ended after six years in November 2009 when their daughter Scarlett was a year old.
Characters Jason and Sarah (O'Brien) also experienced a short-lived marriage on Coronation Street in 2007.
Jason's latest Coronation Street storyline has seen him start dating Eva Price, despite his previous romance with her mother Stella.
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Coronation Street star Sue Nicholls has admitted that she sympathises with on-screen grandson David Platt following his latest family troubles.
David (Jack P Shepherd) has been disowned by mum Gail and the rest of the Platt clan for causing the road crash which nearly killed his half-brother Nick.
Speaking on ITV's The Alan Titchmarsh Show today (October 29), Nicholls revealed that she has a soft spot for David - just like her character Audrey Roberts.
She explained: "My grandson David - who I will be truthful about - I know he's supposed to be really awful, but I love him. Sue does, and grandma Audrey. I think like a lot of grandparents, they kind of have an affinity with their grandchildren sometimes.
"I know he's done dastardly things and people say, 'Isn't he dreadful?' but I love him and I think Audrey tries to help him more than perhaps the others. And anyway, for goodness sake, come on, his brother slept with his wife. I'm on his side!"
Nicholls also discussed Coronation Street's upcoming set move, revealing that she has mixed feelings over the soap leaving Manchester city centre and moving into MediaCityUK.
She said: "We're moving, I think about Christmas, to the other side of Manchester which is the Quays - which is lovely. I love it and I go there a lot, but I'm quite happy where we are at the minute. It'll be a great wrench and I think Manchester will be sad, because it's part of Manchester.
"I have to admit, without being rude to Manchester, the building was pretty hideous, being a '60s building. But I think Manchester were proud of having it there in the centre, not just for the street but for all the other things they did.
"I will miss it, mainly because at the moment I live just a street away and I can volt over the gate to work. When we move, that's if I'm asked to move, I'll have to pull my socks up and get up much earlier. But we'll see, it's all new, it's all exciting."
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Coronation Street star Sue Nicholls has admitted that she sympathises with on-screen grandson David Platt following his latest family troubles.
David (Jack P Shepherd) has been disowned by mum Gail and the rest of the Platt clan for causing the road crash which nearly killed his half-brother Nick.
Speaking on ITV's The Alan Titchmarsh Show today (October 29), Nicholls revealed that she has a soft spot for David - just like her character Audrey Roberts.
She explained: "My grandson David - who I will be truthful about - I know he's supposed to be really awful, but I love him. Sue does, and grandma Audrey. I think like a lot of grandparents, they kind of have an affinity with their grandchildren sometimes.
"I know he's done dastardly things and people say, 'Isn't he dreadful?' but I love him and I think Audrey tries to help him more than perhaps the others. And anyway, for goodness sake, come on, his brother slept with his wife. I'm on his side!"
Nicholls also discussed Coronation Street's upcoming set move, revealing that she has mixed feelings over the soap leaving Manchester city centre and moving into MediaCityUK.
She said: "We're moving, I think about Christmas, to the other side of Manchester which is the Quays - which is lovely. I love it and I go there a lot, but I'm quite happy where we are at the minute. It'll be a great wrench and I think Manchester will be sad, because it's part of Manchester.
"I have to admit, without being rude to Manchester, the building was pretty hideous, being a '60s building. But I think Manchester were proud of having it there in the centre, not just for the street but for all the other things they did.
"I will miss it, mainly because at the moment I live just a street away and I can volt over the gate to work. When we move, that's if I'm asked to move, I'll have to pull my socks up and get up much earlier. But we'll see, it's all new, it's all exciting."
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Stan Stennett has died at the age of 88.
The entertainer's son Ceri confirmed that his father passed away last night (November 25) at the University Hospital of Wales, BBC News reports.
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Stan Stennett
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Stan Stennett
Ceri said: "It's all very raw for the family now, but the wider public will say a prayer with us for a great life making people happy and doing a job he adored.
"My dad was a showman through and through. When the final curtain fell he would want people to remember him as someone who tried to spread as much happiness as he possibly could."
Stennett had a career in showbiz spanning over six decades and starred in Crossroads as Sid Hooper and Coronation Street as Hilda Ogden's brother.
He suffered a stroke around three weeks ago.
Stennett's showbiz career began in World War Two when he played guitar in a jazz quintet.
He went on to perform in various BBC comedy shows and frequently appeared on the stage.
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Anna Maxwell Martin has revealed that she would love a part in Coronation Street.
The Bleak House actress praised the ITV soap for its "amazing" characters and admitted that she would love to be cast in the show.
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Anna Maxwell-Martin as Elizabeth in Death Comes to Pemberley
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Elizabeth Darcy in Death Comes to Pemberley
Maxwell Martin said toWhat's on TV: "My dream is to be in Corrie when I'm older. They develop the most amazing characters.
"I would love to play a character who's ridiculously outlandish."
Maxwell Martin also revealed that she has been gripped by Hayley Cropper's current cancer storyline, which will eventually lead to actress Julie Hesmondhalgh's exit from the soap.
She said: "It's too sad! love Roy more than anything, I can't bear to think about him being in pain when Hayley dies. It will be horrendous!
"I saw David Neilson (Roy) in the theatre once and I had to squeeze past him to get to my chair, then I said, 'Sorry, I just have to say, I absolutely love you'. I bet he was thinking, 'Er, who are you? You're really too close to me'."
Maxwell Martin will star in BBC One's Death Comes to Pemberley, which will air across three consecutive nights over the Christmas and New Year period, beginning on Boxing Day at 8.15pm.
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