Like
the cobbles, Ken is a firm fixture on Coronation Street. He is the longest
running character and for 27 years was the only original character still in the
show. During his time on the street, Ken has married four times and has had 22
girlfriends! Not bad eh? His first marriage to Valerie lasted nine years before
she was electrocuted in 1971. Second wife Janet left him after a few months of
marriage but returned a few years later. When Ken rejected her, she took an
overdose. He embarked on a relationship with true love Deirdre in 1979 and they
married in 1981. The marriage ended in 1990 when Ken had an affair with Wendy
Crozier. Fifteen years later, they remarried. Miraculously, he’s only fathered
four children – Lawrence (b. 1961), twins Peter and Susan (b. 1965) and Daniel
(b. 1995). Known for his quiff, Ken’s had numerous jobs that have included
teacher, male escort, supermarket trolley pusher, warehouse executive, café
waiter, newspaper editor and columnist and community development officer. Ken
had a 20 year rivalry with business tycoon Mike Baldwin due to Baldwin having
an affair with Deirdre and the feud erupted further when Mike married Ken’s
daughter Susan. Ironically, Mike died in Ken’s arms in 2006. Although referred
to as boring, Ken has starred in comic scenes – with Uncle Albert in the 70s
and 80s and then with mother in law Blanche in the 00s.
Should
Ken be at 19? Should the longest serving character be higher or in the top 10? Fan
of his quiff? Leave a comment!
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3 comments:
It really makes me puzzle why this awful actor has been kept on. He is an embarrassment to himself and the show with his stupid antics like apparently being telepathic and him sleeping with thousands of women. Disgrace, he is only kept on because he has been in it since the start.
Not a fan. There really seems to be a blurred line between the character and the actor and I often feel like we're just watching the actor read his lines. He's essentially become back filler and strikes me as a man with a nasty temper (the actor and the character).
Must have been those 1000 women voting for him.!
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