One of Johnny Briggs' most controversial Coronation Street plotlines saw him turned away by cabbies, his co-star has told. The acting great and Corrie legend died on Sunday at the age of 85, after a long illness.
And now his co-star and one-time onscreen love interest Amanda Barrie told that their characters' intertwining plot line left Johnny barred by cabbies in real life.
Johnny's character Mike Baldwin was married to five different women during his 30-year Cobbles stint, including to Amanda's Alma Halliwell.
But in 1999 they went through an explosive split, viewers quickly siding with Alma as she spent Christmas alone while Mike went off with another woman.
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