News about Barbara Knox

Coronation Street bosses have allegedly sparked anxiety among the cast by lowering the number of actors who appear in group scenes. In an attempt to save money, less actors and actresses will appear in scenes that feature multiple people, and less extras will be used. Any cast members are reported to have been left concerned because they are paid per scene and won't be in as many as many as many as others, with the cast already knowing the difference in the last month.

Rachel Riley (left) was seen leaving Countdown's studios in Manchester last Wednesday with celebrity protection officer Billy Robinson (left), who has also looked after the likes of actress Michelle Keegan and Coronation Street actor Barbara Knox. Ms Riley, pictured right, stepped into the Range Rover of the bodyguards parked outside the television set, dressed in jeans and a grey hat. Mr Robinson's hire by the mother-of-two follows a firsthand experience in London of people commemorating Hamas' attack. Ms Riley, who is married to former Strictly Professional dancer Pasha Kovalev, was dining in a restaurant on October 7 when she discovered pro-Palestinian locals dancing on the street.

Stephen Reid's reign of terror came to an end on Friday's episode of Coronation Street, as he left Weatherfield in a body bag. And now the American actor who played him, Todd Boyce, 62, has revealed his new job after following his exit from the soap, and gushed: 'I'm dead excited!' Todd told Birmingham Mail: "I start panto rehearsals for the last three weeks of December in the last week.'

Barbara Knox of Coronation Street celebrated her 90th birthday with a one-off ITV Special on Friday, including a reunion with one of the soap's most iconic names. Rita Tanner, the actress who has appeared on the soap since 1962, loved a trip down memory lane to look back on her time on the cobbles with Bradley Walsh. Fans were also treated to a surprise reunion with Barbara and her co-star Malcolm Hebden, who appeared in the legendary cobbles gossip Norris Cole during the series.

Barbara Knox, the legendary Coronation Street actress, has signed on to continue in her soap role even days before her 90th birthday. Rita Tanner, the actress who appeared on film for the first time in 1964, will continue on film and has committed to 2024. Barbara, who turns 90 on September 30th, is the second oldest Corrie cast member to Ken Barlow actor Bill Roache, who is 91.

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Barbara Knox and Thelma Barlow, both of Coronation Street, Cheshire, enjoyed a reunion at the Tatton Park Flower Show on Wednesday. Rita Tanner (Barbara) and Mavis Wilton (Thelma) appeared together for over two decades as a dynamic pair on the ITV soap. Barbara, 89, was introduced with her own rose variety at the flower show, where she was joined by her former co-star.

Barbara Knox will host a one-off documentary later this year to commemorate her milestone 90th birthday. Coronation Street's legend, 89, will assist Bradley Walsh in examining the highlights from her distinguished career in television and theater. For more than a half-century on the famous ITV soap, the actress has played Rita Tanner consistently.

Dr. Amir Khan's story, in which Sue Nicholls' character admits she had attempted suicide, reveals the more difficult challenges that come with age. "As people get older, things change for them," he said. They are blighted with illnesses that can cause pain, which will prevent them from leaving the house...often family members have migrated further away so they don't get to see them.'

Duggie Brown (left) of Coronation Street has died at the age of 82. Coward Tommy Cannon, 84, who described him as a "funny, funny guy," announced the comedian's death.' Ted Spear, who appeared on Coronation Street in three separate unrelated roles (right in 2004), made his most recent appearance on the soap earlier this year as Ted Spear, who was killed in a hit-and-run.

After Audrey Roberts revealed with her friends that she attempted to take her own life, Coronation Street audiences applauded the soap's moving scenes on Monday. Viewers were moved to tears as Audrey revealed that she had attempted suicide three weeks earlier by overdose, but that a neighbor in her home alerted her to hospital before being rushed to the hospital. Fans lauded the episode, which saw Audrey's friends promise to check in on her regularly after she admitted to her struggles with loneliness, with one even naming it as the soap's 'best episode in years.'