It was just three years after VE-Day when 13-year-old northerner Shirley Broadbentfirst stood on the steps outside London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. In the tradition of the great Victorian actors ...

Former Coronation Street star Amanda Barrie has said she thought TV executives on the ITV soap would have “sacked” her if she came out while she was on the show. The actress, who will turn 90 later ...

Amanda Barrie was among the all-female Celebrity Big Brother line-up unveiled on last night's (January 2) launch show. The former Coronation Street star was a staple of the soap for more than 20 years ...

It was just three years after VE-Day when 13-year-old northerner Shirley Broadbent first stood on the steps outside London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane. In the tradition of the great Victorian actors ...

Amanda Barrie arriving for the Oldie of the Year awards at Simpson’s in the Strand (Dominic Lipinski/PA) Former Coronation Street star Amanda Barrie has said she thought TV executives on the ITV soap ...