VETERAN Corrie star Bill Roache has been forced off screen for months after falling ill. The TV icon, 88, who plays Ken Barlow, asked bosses for time off after becoming unwell – and has been written out of the ITV soap.
Sources say Bill was reluctant to take a break from the cobbles amid fears he might not return. An insider said: “For Bill to take time off is extremely unusual. “He loves work and he’s as passionate about being on Coronation Street as ever, but he realised he had to listen to his own body. “The reason he’s been able to work for so long and so passionately is he’s always looked after himself, and he still does, so he’ll be back as soon as it makes sense.
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