Julie, from Bury, is best known for portraying Bet Lynch in the ITV soap
Coronation Street legend Julie Goodyear is 'quite happy', according to her close friend Mark Llewellin as he gave fans an update on the much-loved star after it was announced she'd been diagnosed with dementia.
READ MORE: Coronation Street spoilers as funeral takes place, affair caught and Joel finds new targetThen in October, Julie and Scott made an appearance at Manchester's Heaton Park as she attended the Alzheimer's Society Memory Walks fundraiser with her husband, Scott Brand. Dressed in all blue to represent the charity, Julie was all smiles as she cut the ribbon to kick off the event with thousands of other walkers.
He visits her often and explained of her condition on the Conversation Street podcast: "Julie is living a good life, really. She still loves leopard print, I'm pleased to say. I see her at least once a week, sometimes twice a week, and spend a few hours with her and have afternoon tea at her house, which I call leopard print boulevard."
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