Meet Anne Kirkbride of Coronation Street
663 views · Published 20 January 2015 · 1:53 · Indexed 19 October 2026
Channel: vyganews com · 2015 · Entertainment
Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride - one of the nation's best-loved and longest-serving soap stars. The actress, who played Deirdre Barlow in the show for 43 years, is believed to have suffered breast cancer which spread to her brain. Last night, thousands of fans flocked to social media to mourn her loss. One moving post read: 'Hard to imagine Coronation Street without Anne Kirkbride.' Fellow actors lined up to pay tribute to the 'loving and vibrant' actress, who appeared in 1,439 episodes of the soap. It was revealed in September that Miss Kirkbride was to take an extended break from the soap. The star was expected to be absent for three months and was due to make a return this month. Yet in recent days there was speculation that she was considering quitting the role that had made her famous. Miss Kirkbride, who was born in Oldham, fought a battle with cancer in 1993, when she was forced to temporarily leave the soap after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. She returned just a year later.
