Coronation Street Blog: Amanda Barrie to part with Corrie treasures in TV auction

Ahead of her appearance on popular TV show The Yorkshire Auction House, former Corrie star Amanda Barrie has spoken to the Coronation Street Blog about having a spring clean and putting some treasured items up for auction.

“I’m approaching 90 and having a bit of a tidy up” the Alma Sedgewick actress told the Blog.

“When I asked my family if they wanted any of my old Corrie memorabilia before I ‘go’, they told me I AM their old Corrie memorabilia! We decided to put everything up for auction so someone else can enjoy it”.

Amanda’s 90th isn’t for a couple of years yet but the TV favourite and her partner Hilary (who’s also parting with her very fancy MG car) have decided to have a bit of a clear out and one of the extra special items that will be up for auction is an actual Cobble from the old Corrie set in central Manchester.

Amanda added: “As far as I know it might be the only cobble people can get their hands on – I never saw anyone pulling up other cobbles in my twenty years at Corrie anyway!”.

Amanda played Alma in Corrie from 1981 to 2001 and is still a fan favourite after all these years. As well as the cobble, other treasures Amanda is parting with include a large number of Polaroids of cast and crew from Corrie’s makeup department from her time on the show.

A big fan of antiques, Amanda can often be found rummaging around antique shops all over London, so you might find some of her other non-Corrie-related treasures in the auction too!