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Stafford Post Actress Brigit Forsyth reflects on Corrie and middle age Voronation Street fans saw Brigit Forsyth die in a restaurant while Ken Barlow was acting as her male escort. Now she has come back to life to star in A Passionate Woman by Kay Mellor, the writer of Band of Gold. She said: "Coronation Street was terrific fun to do. I was particularly thrilled because I know Bill Roach. I remember meeting him at the BBC when he was a young man and sitting chatting to him in the canteen.

"I got a lot of ribbing over the two scenes I did but I thought they were brilliantly funny. They made me laugh so much." Remembered It is perhaps for her role as Thelma in Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? that she is best remembered but she claims never to have been held back because of it. "It has worked for me rather than against me but I only did two series and the film. If it had gone on and on I probably wouldn't have got so many Everything you ever needed to know about Brigit Forsyth Whatever happened to Thelma? by Jenny Amphlett other parts." Brigit has had a long and successful acting career and starts work on a new series of Playing The Field soon. Being in her 50s she feels a particular affinity with her character Betty in A Passionate Woman.

A middle-aged woman on the eve of her son's wedding she is suddenly confronted with the fact that she is getting old. "I can identify with lots of Full name: Brigit Dorothea Connell, then Brigit Connell, then Brigit Forsyth but my married name is Brigit Mills Born: Malton, Yorkshire but I was brought up in Scotland Car: Mercedes Hobbies: walking, cycling, swimming, tennis and gar- The Dovecote MORE THAN JUST A PUB STONE ROAD, STAFFORD SEARCH FOR A STAR Fri ST161 1LD EVERY SUNDAY LIVE KARAOKE 01785 Forthcoming Attractions FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 258840 THE BLUES BROTHERS ate FRIDAY 19TH JUNE -38 THE ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE FRIDAY 10TH JULY Our Function Suite is fully available licenced for for: SEE THE WORLD up to 220 guests and is to hire HERE ON OUR TOM JONES WEDDINGS CUP 7ft T.V. SCREEN LOOKALIKE SOUND A LIKE BIRTHDAYS DON'T MISS THE FRIDAY 17TH JULY HUGE ACTION ANNIVERSARYS CORPORATE EVENTS STEVE KING BIG BAND With catering and entertainment available WITH REGULAR Relax in our Lounge Bar or catch the warm weather our in EVERY THURSDAY huge gardens. Future events and include Bouncy Castle, Face PUBLIC AUCTION FROM 7PM TREVOR T. Painting Barbeques Thursday 4th June 1998 Page 21 Betty's feelings because I am the right age.

I went clothes shopping recently and saw myself in the mirror. It stopped me in my tracks and I thought oh my god, who's that? Lots of us are going through those feelings." Brigit Forsyth will be appearing in A Passionate Woman at the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle from June 4 to 27. Tickets priced from £5 to £12 are available from the box office on (01782) 717962. dening Political party: Labour Pets: two fantastic cats and some fish Dream holiday destination: India or Beijing to see the terracotta army Football team: support Scotland in the rugby Favourite author: Beryl Bainbridge and Anita Brookner Daily newspaper: The Independent, The Daily Mail and The Guardian Ideal dinner date: Robert de Niro or Sean Connery Most embarrassing My petticoat fell off on stage once First job: a waitress at the Edinburgh Festival Club First record ever bought: Something by Cilla Black or Joan Baez Burning ambition: I would like to do a big film or a musical. I do sing but I have never used my voice..