What's your favourite Coronation Street accessory?

News that Hilda Ogden's curlers, pinny and headscarf are going up for sale has set me off thinking.

The curlers that Jean Alexander wore as Hilda on Coronation Street were voted fans' favourite Corrie accessories in a poll we ran here on the blog.  You can find out more on that here.

Can you imagine any of the current Coronation Street accessories having such an impact in a year's time - in ten? in twenty?  Will fans be rushing to auction in the year 2037 to buy Liz McDonald's zig-zag necklace, for instance, or Roy Cropper's bag?

In the past, accessories such as Bet Lynch's ear-rings, Ena Sharples' hairnet and Deirdre's glasses became an integral part of the character.

But what accessories have we got now that identify characters quirks and traits?

What would you say are the current Coronation Street accesories which add an extra bit of sparkle to the show? 

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Coronation Street Blog makes news in the Daily Star

Earlier in the week, we reported that the Coronation Street Blog had made the news in the Loughborough Echo. And we can say today that the blog has also made it to the Daily Star.

 

As with the Echo, the article in the Star is about the poll we conducted on the blog asking for your favourite Corrie accessory, and as you know, Hilda Ogden's curlers triumphed, with Roy Cropper's bag a close second. To see the full results, see here.

 

Read the Daily Star article here.

 

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Fans vote Hilda Ogden's curlers as their favourite Corrie accessory

 

Coronation Street Blog readers have voted for Hilda Ogden's curlers as their favourite Corrie accessory. 289 of you voted and 70 (24.22%) voted for Hilda's curlers.

 

Close behind was Roy Cropper's bag with 64 votes (22.15%). Deirdre Barlow's glasses came third with 34 votes (11.76%). Jack Duckworth's plaster held glasses came fourth with 32 votes (11.07%).

 

Hayley Cropper's red coat came fifth with 27 votes (9.34%). In sixth place was Ena Sharples' hairnet with 19 votes (6.57%). And in seventh and eighth place was Bet Lynch's earrings (16 votes, 5.5.4%) and beehive (9 votes, 3.11%).

3 votes (1.04%) were given to Hilda Ogden's ducks, while Albert Tatlock's cap, Deirdre Barlow's belt and Liz McDonald's zig-zag necklace received 2 votes (0.69%) each.

Alf Roberts' trilby hat, Reg Holdsworth's glasses, Hilda Ogden's 'muriel', Leanne Tilsley's earrings, Deirdre Barlow's copper cake tin, Tina McIntyre's earrings, a Rovers pint glass, Tyrone Dobbs' trial suit, and Blanche Hunt's mobility scooter all received 1 vote (0.35%) each.

Happy with the results?

You can also vote for your favourite Baldwin's Casuals employee here.
 

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Vote for your favourite Corrie accessory

In the first of our series of Corrie A-Z, we featured accessories. We had a great response to that blog post and so I thought it'd be nice for this week's poll to find out what's your favourite Corrie accessory.

 

Maybe it's Hilda's curlers? Ena's hairnet? Or Deirdre's glasses?

 

Feel free add your own of course! We had some great suggestions in the blog post! Voting closes on Monday, 29th of April.

And there's still time left to vote for your favourite Corrie battleaxe.






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Coronation Street A-Z: A is for Accessories

In the first of many, I'll be making blog posts on a Coronation Street Alphabet, if you like. These won't be regular posts, I'll be posting them every now and then. But check into the blog just in case I'll be posting them. It's been a huge task but worthwhile and I hope you'll enjoy reading them as much as I have been researching for and writing them up. Enjoy!
 

We all have our accessories. A prop that makes us unique. Even the Queen is known for her selection of handbags and hats! And the residents of Coronation Street are no different. Over the years, many characters have had their accessories and have become iconic for it.
 

There’s Hilda Ogden with her curlers, headscarf and pinny. An image linked with the women of wartime but Mrs O managed to cling on to it and made it her own. Her trademark has made her one of the most recognisable women on British television.
 

Then there was Ena Sharples who was famous for her hairnet and in recent years has sold at various auctions for £50 and £60 and like Hilda, Ena is recognisable for her hairnet and is nicknamed ‘the hag in the hairnet’. Her fellow cronies Minnie and Martha had their own accessories – Minnie with her hat and Martha with her beret and glasses.
 

Alf Roberts was famous for his trilby hat as were Albert Tatlock and Percy Sugden for their flat caps and were part of their image.
 

Deirdre Barlow, Reg Holdsworth, Jack Duckworth, Renee Roberts, Curly Watts and Blanche Hunt are known for their choice of unique glasses. Roy Cropper has his bag and wife Hayley has her red anorak. 

 

And then there are the various earrings of Bet Lynch, Vera Duckworth, Rita Sullivan, Becky McDonald and Liz McDonald to match their unique fashion choices.
 

Do you remember any other well-known accessories that Corrie characters have had over the years?

 

 

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