Beverly Callard: Last News

She is known to millions of us as brash, brassy Corrie barmaid Liz McDonald, famous for her leopard print and stilettos. But since leaving the ITV soap in 2019, Beverly Callard has completely changed her life and she and husband Jon McEwan now live in rural Norfolk. And though Beverley exclusively reveals to OK! that the move has brought a great deal of happiness into her life, she reveals that she is still dealing with the fallout from a nervous breakdown that she had in 2009 when she was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.

Coronation Street almost two years ago after 31 years of playing Liz McDonald.The actress has spoken in a new interview about her time on the soap and why her decision to leave ended up being an easy one.Beverly announced her departure from the award-winning soap in 2019, with her final scenes airing in 2020.Not too soon after leaving the show, Beverly took part in the twentieth series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, finishing in third place.Beverly has spoken to the Sun's TV magazine about her time on the soap and why she decided to leave after 31 years.She said: "As an actor, you’re scared to say no to a job, but the scripts came and I thought I’ve just got to trust my instincts really."It's not nine to five, it’s like seven until ten at night and it’s six days a week."It's really full on and you have no life, like it used to be a lot harder years ago when the cast was smaller."Beverly even admitted that she thinks the soap's quality has gone downhill since she started in 1989.The actress believes Corrie is "overloaded with soap operas" and calls it a "shame" due to the show's promise.Back in September, Beverley said she was a "workaholic" and began to struggle on set because she was suffering with depression.She said: "I'd struggled for so long knowing something was wrong but not on set knowing exactly what it was."You say all those things to yourself, like 'get a grip.' In the end I couldn't go on any longer.

Crissy Rock, 63, will be taking on a whole new challenge this February when she steps into the world of musical theatre with an all-star cast for Cruising Through Menopause. Arriving as a sequel to Menopause the Musical, which has been hailed as the “ultimate girls’ night out”, the show is set to embark on a six-month tour of the UK and Ireland this Spring with Crissy leading the charge. Menopause the Musical, which first premiered in Orlando, Florida in 2001, sees four women discussing friendship, love and the menopause - all whilst shopping for lingerie at a Bloomingdale's mall sale.This new musical will explore the same four characters' lives five years on, where they will set sail on the high seas with no way of escape.Crissy, who is probably best known for her role as Janey York in Benidorm, told Express.co.uk how excited she was to be going on tour. “I can’t wait,” she said.

Corrie legend Beverley Callard reckons bosses may kill off her character now she has definitely called time on the soap.

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Good Morning Britain 's Kate Garraway reflected on the fact it had been a year since she went into I'm a Celebrity back when it was still hosted in Australia.

ITV show will be back in just over a week and will be filmed in the UK for the very first time. Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly will be bringing the show to viewers from Gwyrch Castle in Abergele.

Coronation Street legend Beverly Callard is reported to be the first star to sign up to the 2020 series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here.