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Actor Claire Sweeney on starring in the soap, motherhood and keeping fit

Coronation Street’s Samia Longchambon knows exactly how she would cope living in the shoes of her troubled character – badly! The actress celebrates 25 years as hairdresser Maria Connor this year and

Coleen Nolan describes the past six months as an “emotional roller coaster” — with incredible highs and devastating lows. But the Loose Women favourite, who turned 60 in March, is at her bubbly best w

Bernadette Gledhill , from Huddersfield, has worked in the fashion industry for five decades, first as a model, then teaching others how it’s done and these days choreographing fashion shows. The 70-year-old’s career has come full circle, and she shares with us the joy of modelling, and why she’ll never let anyone perm her hair again!

Kathy Slaughter, 66 Tell us about your ...

The reality TV star opens up about her recent surgery, coping with perimenopause and plans for a boob reduction and hysterectomy