Sarah Roache: Last News

Coronation Street icon William Roache turns 90 years old today (April 25). The actor is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera since it was first broadcast on December 9 1960.He's listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-serving television star in a continuous role.Bill has been married twice and has had five children, two of them have tragically passed away.He married TV and stage actress Anna Cropper in 1961 but the pair parted divorce in 1974.

Coronation Street actor, Bill Roache, 88, who has starred on the ITV soap since it began in 1960, has said he would "never" say no to sharing his life with a lady again after his wife Sarah Roache died aged 60, 11 years ago.The Corrie icon admitted he loves his "independence" and setting his own "agenda".Bill lost his partner, daughter Vanya, and onscreen wife Anne Kirkbride all within the space of a few years.The actor lost the eldest of his five children, daughter Vanya Roache, from liver failure.In 2015, Anne Kirkbride, who played his Corrie on-screen wife Deirdre Barlow, died of cancer aged 60.Bill has now discussed whether he would consider looking into dating again after losing his spouse.He began: "I would never say no, but I am very