Corrie's William Roache 'honoured' to be awarded OBE for world’s longest-serving actor

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He added: “I'm delighted to be receiving an OBE as it's such a wonderful honour. I can't tell you how proud I am.”"Coronation Street has given me so much in life and I absolutely love the programme and everyone who works on the show,” William concluded to The Mirror.Earlier this year, William spoke about his secret to longevity and how he is still able to enjoy his job at his age.He gave viewers his key to staying healthy during a conversation with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on ITV's This Morning.William credited his longevity in part to “fun fitness” - an exercise class he attends once or twice a week.Talking about the classes, the TV star said: “What’s amazing about that is you’ve got five-year-old [children going] up to me and the exercises are appropriate for everybody.“It’s like playing tag at school or something.”Holly responded: “Keeping active like that is so important and that seems to be what your life looks like.There’s no slowing down.”Delving deeper into his fitness regime, William explained that he does a range of activities including basketball and boxing, which work to increase his heart rate and raise a sweat.He added: “It's not like going to the gym and doing a heavy serious workout.

It's called fun fit for a reason.“We play games like tag zombies. It's like a form of school game, you're chasing around.“We're doing things that we enjoy all the time.