in Corrie to picking up awards for their acting roles since departing the famous cobbles. READ MORE: Let's take a look back and raise a toast to the sparkling ladies who have set the bar high.
Played by Sarah Lancashire from 1991-1996, ditzy Raquel stole our hearts and Sarah went on to become one of our most respected actresses, with award-winning roles in Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax.
Last year she played troubled mum Gwen in Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads series. In the monologue An Ordinary Woman Gwen told how she was struggling to get to get to grips with her incestuous feelings towards her 15-year-old son.
The dizzy Rovers Return barmaid was known for her big hair and even bigger heart - and her French lesson with Ken Barlow is.
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