EASTENDERS legend Rita Simons managed to pour cold water over ITV's big soap quiz showdown tonight. Thursday evening's episode of Britain's Brightest Celebrity Family was billed as a battle of the soaps.
It saw Rita, 44, take on Craig Charles, 56, alongside their siblings in a quizzing battle to the death. But when host Anne Hegerty tried to ramp up the tension between the two soaps, the Roxy Mitchell star pointed out an inconvenient truth.
Governess star Anne said: "There's a longstanding rivalry between EastEnders and Corrie. Do that add a bit of extra spice to today's content?" Looking over at her opponent, she replied: "Well it would if Craig was in Corrie any more." Anne, 62, added: "Or indeed you were in EastEnders ay more." Rita.
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