The veteran actress, 78, joined the soap in 2018 as Evelyn Plummer - long-lost grandmother of Tyrone ( Alan Halsall ) - but has had several extended breaks in order to accommodate theatre work. Now Lipman has revealed that she will be starring in panto this year in a production of Beauty and the Beast at the Richmond Theatre from December 7 to January 5, 2025. Speaking about the role, she said: "They asked me to do Panto and I said 'Oh no I can't' .
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. they said 'OH YES YOU CAN'" A Corrie spokeswoman confirmed: "Dame Maureen is taking a sabbatical from Coronation Street towards the end of the year. "We look forward to seeing her back on the cobbles in 2025.
" Lipman's departure could coincide with that of her on-screen grandson Halsall, who is rumoured to be in the lineup for this year's I'm A Celebrity...
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