VERA star Brenda Blethyn revealed the truth about her marriage breakdown in a rare personal interview. The actress, 76, has played DCI Stanhope in the ITV series since 2011.
Brenda - who shot to fame as an actress in 1976 - never thought she'd end up in the industry because she started off her career as a typist.
But after randomly entering a drama competition, she decided to attend drama school and has never looked back. As one exciting new chapter started in her life, another came to an end - her marriage to ex husband Alan Blethyn.
Recalling the start of her career, Brenda recently said on Radio 4 Saturday Live podcast: "I was 27, something like that and I was married.
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