Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, has made a direct appeal to Coronation Street bosses to land a role on the soap - as she shared her unique bond with one of the soap's most iconic stars.
The Duchess has become close pals with Corrie's Sally Dyenvor and headed to Manchester on Wednesday to join her as a patron of the Prevent Breast Cancer charity.
After visiting the Nightingale Hospital in Wythenshawe, Sally invited the Duchess over to Weatherfield - to explore the legendary Coronation Street set.
And there she got to head behind the bar of The Rovers and meet a host of the soap's stars including Julia Goulding, Jacob Roberts and Paddy Bever.
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