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Comedian Helen Lederer’s joy at becoming ‘silver fox’ Bill Roache’s new Corrie love interest


On screen, Ken will prove he still has what it takes to woo the ladies when he catches the eye of Elspeth, played by Helen, during a singles cocktail night at the Chariot Square Hotel

On screen, Ken will prove he still has what it takes to woo the ladies

Comedian Helen Lederer only has eyes for Bill Roache as she plays Ken Barlow’s new love interest in Coronation Street.

On screen, Ken will prove he still has what it takes to woo the ladies when he catches the eye of Helen’s character Elspeth during a singles cocktail night at the Chariot Square Hotel.




Helen, 65, reckons Bill, 91, is just as dashing away from the cameras. She said: “I can see why Elspeth is interested in him – he is a real silver fox with very chiselled cheekbones.”

In next week’s March 27 episode, Elspeth sends drinks over to Ken and his son in law Steve. Elspeth is invited to join them, leaving Steve gutted that his father-in-law has hit it off with an attractive lady whilst he hasn’t met anyone. Asked how she ended up working on the ITV soap, Helen said the offer came “out of the blue”.

Asked what it was like working on the soap, Helen says it came “out of the blue”
Ken previously bid a fond farewell to the cobbles to move away with girlfriend Claudia Colby(PA)

She said: “To be offered a part playing a role opposite William Roache is even more exciting. I had met him once before when I sat next to him at an event, and I thought what a lovely man he was and so personable. So for me to be offered this brief role was a joy.”

The new storyline comes as Bill works through money problems away from the cobbles. He was last week given three months to settle a tax debt with HMRC to “allow for the sale of property”.

Lawyers said the sum he owes, which was not disclosed in court, has been reduced due to payments made. His character Ken was famously twice married to Deirdre (the late Anne Kirkbride) and also romanced Claudia Colby (Rula Lenska) in 2020.

Helen has enjoyed a varied career, with past roles in shows such as Absolutely Fabulous, as well as doing stand-up. She has married twice and has a daughter, Hannah Lederer-Alton, with her first husband, journalist and former editor of The Observer, Roger Alton. Her second husband is Chris Browne, a GP.



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