Emmerdale Betty star's life - husband’s health battle, neighbour row and sad death
dailystar.co.ukEmmerdale from 1994 until 2015, after which her character decided to emigrate to Australia along with Sandy, whose death was announced on the show in 2020.
Though Betty lives on in Soapland, actress Paula sadly died in December 2019, at the age of 89. To commemorate the actress’ long reign in the soap, Daily Star takes a look at her life away from the limelight, including her husband’s battle with dementia and Paula’s Coronation Street stint.
Paula married her husband Leslie Hall in 1952, and the pair went on to welcome a son, Greg, and daughter, Gaynor, together.They lived in Altrincham, close to Manchester, for most of their married life, though Leslie sadly died in 1985 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.He was just 59 years old.Speaking to Women’s Own in the 1990s, Paula explained: “He was the love of my life.
We adored each other.“His illness was harrowing and at times I wanted to shake him. He’d get up at two in the morning and start to dress for work.
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