William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, has paid his respects to Coronation Street actress Betty Driver, who died on Saturday, age 91.
Bill said: "Betty's death was incredibly sad news — though not entirely unexpected. Betty was a loving, generous, caring person, where humour was never far away. She was an 'Earth mother', always happy and jolly. Though she never had any children of her own, it was as if we were all hers. She had so much love to give — and it was such a pure love, too. It made her perfect to be godmother to my son James, which she did brilliantly. She was the obvious — and only — choice. And as for a favourite memory, I'll just remember her coming in each day, knocking on my door with a cheery 'Hello'. If she were here now, she'd probably be a bit embarrassed by everyone talking about her like we are. She'd be having none of it. She was a real colossus of Coronation Street, and we will all miss her dearly."
And Julie Goodyear, who played Bet Lynch, has an interview in today's Mirror with a tribute to her former colleague Betty Driver too. You can read it here.
Monday, 17 October 2011
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
You might also like...
-
The Sun reports today that Coronation Street have signed up actor Aaron McCusker as the new landlord of the Rovers Return. Aaron will team u...
-
ITV have confirmed that Corrie favourite Eva Price is returning to the cobbles this autumn as the landlady of The Rovers Return, and she won...
-
How has Theo been feeling and reacting since Noah has come back into his life, having previously tried to preach conversion therapy to him? ...
-
According to The Sun , Catherine Tyldesley is returning to Coronation Street as Eva Price - and she'll be thew landlady of the Rovers Re...
-
Sally Ann Matthews, who plays Jenny Bradley in Coronation Street, has announced she is leaving the show. In an Instagram post, Sally Ann sai...
-
Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely in 50 words or less. Monday 11 August to Friday...
-
Monday 4 August 2025 CARL SHOWS ABI HIS SHADY SIDE In The Rovers Abi covers for Kevin and tells everyone he has been given the all clear. Bu...
-
Tracy Lynette Langton was born on January 24 1977, the daughter of Deirdre and Ray Langton. And this week, Tracy celebrates her 40th birt...
-
Monday night is the ideal time for stag and hen do's, everybody knows that. Dev's is in the Rovers with a pole dancer, Bernie'...
-
Wednesday 6 August 2025 BERNIE DOESN’T MAKE IT DOWN THE AISLE Dev and Bernie’s wedding day goes from bad to worse when the quads fall ill an...
No comments:
Post a Comment