CORRIE stalwart Bill Roache has signed a new contract thought be for £250,000 which will keep him on the cobbles for another year.
The 90-year-old, who plays Ken Barlow, got his OBE for services to acting from the King at Windsor Castle last week. He has been in the same role since the ITV soap started back in 1960, when he got £70 a week.
During his meeting with the King on Wednesday, Bill revealed they shared a joke over his recent saucy on-screen love triangle.
Bill explained: “He said, ‘Not still working are you?’. I said, ‘Yes, just had two ex-girlfriends on the show’. “He said, ‘Oh that must have been work’, and I said, ‘May I wish you a long and joyful reign, sir?’.
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