‘i’ve decided i’m not a retiring person!’

Corrie stalwart Sally Dynevor has an uncanny amount in common with her Weatherfield character – starting with sharing the same name. Like Weatherfield’s Sally Metcalfe, she was diagnosed with breast c

For once I’ve got a happy story on Coronation Street. My character Bernie isn’t crying for a change! She’s getting married to Dev Alahan and she’s really excited, although I don’t think she ever thoug

Gloria Hunniford is running a little late for our interview. Not content with filming an episode of Loose Women, she then had a long lunch with friends before squeezing in a dog walk. It wouldn’t be s

It’s astonishing to me how lucky I’ve been – because it is luck; of course it is!’ says Celia Imrie, beaming, as she holds up the Raindance Icon Award she picked up in London the night before. With he

With a baby on one hip and a toddler running around her feet, it’s clear that Jorgie Porter is happy – but being kept on her toes – when we sit down to chat. “My social life is a two-year-old and a se

Best known as the chain-smoking Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous and sassy secret agent Purdey in The New Avengers , in her 80th year Joanna Lumley is relishing a host of darker roles. Here she tells us about her new part in Netflix hit series Wednesday , her support for assisted dying, and why she longs to master perfect pastry…