Coronation Street viewers have been familiar with soap favourite Sue Nicholls for 43 years. The star has been a fans' favourite for decades as hair stylist and former Weatherfield mayoress Audrey Roberts.
But many will not be aware of the star's real-life aristocratic background. READ MORE: Charlotte Dawson hits back after being told 'you're only funny when you're fat' Sue, 78, is the daughter Sir Harmar Nicholls the former Conservative MP for Peterborough from 1950 to 1974, who also served as MEP for Greater Manchester South from 1979 to 1984.
Her father was given life peerage with the title Lord Harmar-Nicholls. Being the daughter of a life peer Sue is entitled to be addressed as 'The Honourable Susan Nicholls'.
As the long-suffering mother of Gail and grandmother of David Platt, her character Audrey has been through her fair share of drama on the famous cobbles And back in 2011, an episode of Corrie potentially saved Sue's life when fan Anna Bianconi-Moore spotted an unusual mole on her shoulder.
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