Coronation Street legend Bill Roache getting new on screen love interest at age of 91

Coronation Street legend Bill Roache, who has played Ken Barlow in the iconic soap for 64 years, is set to get a new on-screen love interestNewcomer Helen Lederer will play the character in a guest stint, which she filmed earlier in the year and will appear on screen next monthThe Absolutely Fabulous actress, 69, filmed her guest stint earlier this year and will appear on screen next month.

A TV source said: “Despite being Weatherfield’s oldest resident Ken still has an eye for the ladies and his character is very charming.“Bosses know what he’s going through and bringing in Helen as Ken’s new love interest will mean more air time, which means more cash.”Emmerdale fans baffled by blunder as Chas Dingle wakes up from major surgery

“The difficulty the producers have is you’ve got an older generation that’s getting older, and you’ve got to keep appealing to the younger generation and that isn’t easy.” Coronation Street's Bill Roache confirms he has no plans to retire and want to be first centenarian on the showBill reckons that Corrie is losing viewers because the older generation keeps getting older while the soap has to also try to appeal to the younger generation

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