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Journalist and former BBC News Presenter Martyn Lewis turns 77 today.

I really don't know much about Thelma Barlow these days except she is in her nineties and I think the last time she was in the news was when she paid tribute to Victoria Wood after she died in 2016 . They starred together on sitcom Dinner ladies. Sue Nicholls had a cancer scare but was caught early after a viewer spotted a lump in her throat and rang up itv studios to warn her to get it checked. Something like that anyway!

The guy who played Dennis Tanner is still alive I believe and he really would be classed as a veteran because of his characters roots to the shows early days. His name escapes me? Peter something? I need to Google him!

I am beginning to think @Handrejka might be on the money with Thelma Barlow. Or maybe Eileen Derbyshire. It could be Sue Nicholls who has been in the show as Audrey since about 1985 but I think she is too active for it to be her. I could be wrong.

Good shout. If its a man then Malcolm Hebden and Geoff Hinsliff spring to mind but I guess it depends how you define Corrie Veteran.

Thanks for the info. That goes some way towards explaining things but also confirms my suspicions or hunch to some extent. I expect she will likely by picked by more deadpoolers next year.

I am going to share some gossip that I have read on other places on the Internet, a whisper that came to me indirectly- neither of which I can vouch for but seemed plausible and believable to my judgement and some speculation or amateur reasoning of my own on the health of a British celebrity! First name- Joel Grey. On a handful of other places on the Internet there was a claim made that to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of the film Cabaret the bosses putting together the Oscars really wanted to have an onstage appearance from Joel Grey as well as Liza Minnelli and really thought there was a good chance but apparently health and frailty issues with Joel meant that they couldn't pull it off. A decline in his wellbeing in recent months rather than something sudden or minor was behind the disappointment according to this information being teased and hinted at. The second one doesn't involve a specific name but some interesting information. I was told very indirectly recently ie information has gone through a chain of people so information is way beyond second hand that a veteran Coronation Street star sometime in the next year is being given an honour like an obe or Dameship /Knighthood Sir. They weren't specific if the person is still a cast member but they did seem to allude to it being a female . One of the reasons behind the timing of the award is concern about their long term health. My money would be on Barbara Knox or Eileen Derbyshire. And finally I was surprised to find , at least to the best of my brief look through the tributes to June Brown that there was nothing from Pam St Clement her former EastEnders costar. They worked together for decades and were known to be friends off screen. Pam did give a tribute when Barbara Windsor died. My own suspicion is she is in poor form. I could be wrong but that's my feeling. Pam is 80 next month. So Joel Grey, Barbara Knox, Eileen Derbyshire or another Corrie veteran and Pam St Clement, all names worth considering for 2023 based on the information I have posted.

Biologist, scientist and joint discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA Dr James D Watson turns 94 today.

On this day in 1998 country and western singer Tammy Wynette died aged just 55.

On this day in 2005 Rainier III Prince of Monaco died aged 81. He had reigned over Monaco since 1949 and was famously married to Hollywood legend Grace Kelly aka Princess Grace who died in a car accident in 1982.

American actor and singer Billy Dee Williams , whose best known work is on the Star Wars movie franchise, celebrates his 85th birthday today.

On this day in 2008 Hollywood legend Charlton Heston died aged 84.

Former Scottish International footballer Alfie Conn(jnr) who played for numerous teams including both Glasgow rivals Rangers and Celtic as well as Tottenham Hotspur celebrates his 70th birthday today.

Time will tell which one of us is most attuned to the workings of the other side or realm!!

Lol! When Mike Reid died suddenly in 2007 they waited until a year later in 2008 to kill of his character Frank Butcher after consultation with his family and being sensitive to their feelings. I guess it will depend what Junes family say but I could imagine it being similar situation were it takes the best part of a year roughly to kill the character off.

Two deaths in two days for the committee. Dare I predict a third death this month? Yes I do and if my feelings are correct I think it would be hard to dismiss the idea the enema is back at full tilt.

Loretta Lynn

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/04/of-course-i-like-life-shane-macgowan-on-the-pogues-his-death-wish-and-his-sideline-in-erotic-art Gives a new interview to The Guardian

British actor Hugo Weaving celebrates his 62nd birthday today. He has starred in many successful and blockbuster films including The Matrix Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Babe and V for Vendetta.

On this day in 1995 british comedian and DJ Kenny Everett died aged just 50 from an AIDS related illness.

On this day in 1983 Hollywood legend Gloria Swanson died aged 84. She will forever be associated with the iconic film Sunset Boulevard.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10678145/Home-Aways-Esther-Anderson-announces-shes-expecting-second-child-husband-Howard-Moggs.html Former star of australian soap Home and Away Esther Anderson is pregnant with her second child.

Jacques Delors

On this day in 1991 English author Graham Greene ,who had a body of work critically praised to this day most famously Brighton Rock, died aged 86.

American actress Jennie Garth, most famous for the role of Kelly in hit 1990s US television drama Beverly Hills 90210, celebrates her 50th birthday today.