Coronation Street favourite Maureen Lipman is ready to quit the cobbles.The respected 74-year-old actress is set to leave the hit ITV soap to take a sabbatical.Maureen has played the outspoken character, Evelyn Plummer, since joining Corrie in August 2018.But it has been reported that the star, who has been a TV regular for over five decades, has decided to go on a prolonged break.And that means there will be no more popping into the Rovers Return for a quick glass of wine – or reconnecting with her former flame Arthur Medwin (Paul Copley) – in one of the show’s likeable lines.The popular actress has previously taken time out from appearing in the show, admitting it was “a little bit unsafe” with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“I