BREAKING NEWS: Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride, who played Deidre Barlow in the soap, has d

Oh no.

That's terrible news.

RIP Anne

knew she was ill but blimey

Obviously hadn't been in the programme for a while, and quite a shock.

Seemed a nice lady in interviews.

RIP

young 60

Wasn't aware she was ill. Sad news.

stop watching corrie long time ago....everyone knew her as Deidre............RIP

Sad news. Thought she would have been nearer 70. Just shows how long she was on 'Corrie'

so did my next door neighbour (brain tumour ) out of the blue 36 years young ,still just a normal hard working bloke ,bet he don't get a mention in the papers

he wasn't in a long running soap

lets have a RIP for everyone in the world who have died today,including mass murderers

Absolute shocker
R.I.P.

jeez only 60

Ken Barlow has outlived all three of his younger wives

I watch every week and never even knew she was unwell

a soap icon

RIP

a fine actress rip

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Must have watched thousands of episodes with her over the years RIP

THANKS KEN ...The longevity of some corries actors /actreses is incredible, they must enjoy it.

Was only reading this today saying she was planning to leave the soap....http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/coronation-street-bosses-say-anne...

Didn't Tony Blair join in the campaign to get her out of jail when she was jailed for mortgage and credit card fraud ?

Didn't Tony Blair join in the campaign to get her out of jail when she was jailed for mortgage and credit card fraud ?

about the only useful thing he ever did

He thought Deirdre was a real person.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/71934.stm

John Prescott definitely thought she was for real and half the labour cabinet.

How can they tell that she's stiffer than normal?

"a fine actress rip"

You missed the question mark out after that sentence.

I thought she made copious amounts of money out of a limited talent.

no moves........i agree she was a very limited actress but off screen seemed a nice woman

If Deirdre barlow gets all this fuss then, by rights, Dot Cotton should get a state funeral.

Not a lot of respect for Ann

She played Deidre for 42,yes 42 years ...way more than the marvelous Dot Cotton.

She has been someone us soap fans have grown up and grown old with.


She was always a central figure ...she was many things but she was never dull

in tribute to the Deidre Specs

Peter's AA meeting with Blanche Ken And Deirdre

CLASSIC

aa.......she was no meryl streep but her double act with her mother was comedy gold

the guy who played Billy Walker was on Radio5 last night saying what a good actress she was when she first joined the cast. He tried to push her into doing different things but he says she was quite happy just being in Corra all the time, he said she could have been another Sarah Lancashire which is quite high praise.

First appeared in "Sunday and Sweet FA" (1972), which I watched when repeated 3 or 4 years ago.
A play about Sunday Football in the north, Kes style, very good, and quite funny.

agreed cardifff

r.i.p.