Coronation Street’s Maureen Lipman talks about her future on the ITV soap
The actress, 78, asked boyfriend David Turner to marry her while they were on the train - 20 years after the death of her husband.The star, loved for playing Evelyn in Corrie, explained that the couple were on their way home from event, when she decided last minute to pop the question after realising it was the one day of the year Jewish women can propose.: "Later that night my partner David and I decided to tell our children that, with a combined age of 156, we are going to get married.
"In truth I had been rather against the ‘M’ word, but on a train coming back from Edinburgh he mentioned that it was the minor festival of Tu B’Av – a day when a Jewish woman can ask a man to marry her. "Unable to resist the gag, I slid under the table separating us on to one knee and asked him for his hand. To my surprise and slight panic, he gave it."
The pair decided to tell her children the happy news on September 8th - on what would have been the birthday of her late husband Jack Rosenthal.sneaking backThe acclaimed actress was married to the businessman for 13 years, but in 2021, he sadly passed following a battle with coronavirus, which left him "weakened".She explained that Guido, 84, contracted the virus days after receiving the coronavirus vaccine.
Reflecting on her time on the ITV soap, Maureen shared how much she enjoys the work, saying, "It’s good for you, it keeps you on your metal, my goodness me. I mean everything is still completely fascinating to me."The beloved British soap has been captivating audiences for decades.
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