Watch: Barbara Knox interview with ITV's Lorraine

The legend that is Barbara Knox (Rita Tanner in Coronation Street) was interview today on ITV's Lorraine and what a joy it was. 

Barbara looked and sounded amazing. She's 84 now and says that working definitely keeps her brain ticking over.

She spoke about Rita's recent brain tumour storyline and acknowledged the #SaveRita campaign that was trending on twitter, started by Paul Lanagan of @CorrieArt.

Barbara also revealed a few secrets from her first years on the Street working with the legends such as Pat Phoenix. She said that on her first day on the set she was so nervous that she couldn't speak and lost her voice.  "They must've thought they'd got a new idiot," she told Lorraine.

It's a wonderful interview and you can watch it all here.

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Spot the Corrie prop - December 1st 2017

Congratulations this week go to C in Canada who was the first person to spot that last week's pretty pot of pink pens can be found, unsurprsingly, on Rosie's desk at Barlow & Grimshaw Ambulance Chasers Ltd. Well done!

For this week's prop puzzle all you have to do is tell us whereabouts on Coronation Street you would find this pretty little pastel picture.

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Last chance to enter! Win Christmas on Coronation Street books

Competition closes today, Friday 1 December 2017 at 5pm.

Enter here

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Preview of tonight's Coronation Street - Fri 1 Dec

Gemma's upset when Henry doesn’t get in touch. Rita suggests he’s out of her league and Gemma’s gutted.

Mary pours her heart out to Bethany who’s returned home. Bethany offers to nip to the hospital for news on George but when Angie spots Mary in the car park how will she react?

Rana confesses to Kate how she can’t stop thinking about her but knows her parents would never speak to her again. Seeing Rana in such turmoil, Kate’s heart goes out to her. The chemistry electric, will the pair finally give in to their feelings? 

And Phelan tries to blackmail Gary.

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