Yahoo News Coronation Street's Jane Hazlegrove pays tribute to former soap legend
Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street star Jane Hazlegrove has paid a sweet tribute to former soap legend Violet Carson.
Carson famously played Ena Sharples on the soap from its inception in 1960, making her one of Corrie's original cast members. She went on to play the role for another two decades, eventually exiting in 1980 before her death at the age of 85 three years later.
Hazlegrove, who currently plays Bernie Winters on Corrie, took to Instagram this week to share her admiration for the actor with a sweet photo.
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Hazelgrove can be seen posing in front of a photo of Carson as Ena, while sporting a T-shirt with the soap legend's face on it.
"Violet Carson… above my head and on my chest! What an inspiring woman, both as an actor and as a character," she captioned the post. "Here’s to the Corrie battleaxes… may we battle on!"
Peter Ash, who plays Hazlegrove's on-screen son Paul Foreman, shared praise for both actors by commenting on the post: "Two legends! Xx"
However, Hazlegrove remained modest, adding: "She is! I’m still a work in progress, son!!"
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Next week, Corrie will air a special, single-strand episode that will focus on the progression of Paul's motor neurone disease (MND).
The special will be told through Paul's perspective as he struggles to communicate after receiving some life-changing news.
As a result, Billy plans a special day where he will take Paul out of the house one last time.
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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Coronation Street has been working on Paul's storyline with support from the MND Association, which focuses on improving access to care, research and campaigning for people affected by motor neurone disease.
The charity's helpline MND Connect (0808 802 6262) is available Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm, and 7pm to 10.30pm. Calls are free.
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