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18th November 2019
11:36am GMT

"I’m sick of ageism in the industry," she said.
"Although I’ve had to leave the safety net of being in Coronation Street to do this, I’m hoping that ageist bosses, of which there are many, take note of how successful this show is and it starts the ball rolling on helping other women my age, get the roles they still deserve."
"There’s very little work in our industry for women over 50, but I’m 62 and recently I was doing three jobs at once. It made me realise how I was privileged to have the opportunity to do so when so many women my age no longer get the chance."
Joining the soap in 1989, Collard's character has been involved in a lot of drama with son Steve, a lot of pain with husband Jim, and a lot of stress with patrons of the Rovers.
She will exit Coronation Street in late summer 2020.Explore more on these topics: