Fans of Coronation Street recently learned more about Eileen Derbyshire, 93, who paused her role as Emily Bishop on the show ...

A Legend’ said one. ‘I always enjoy watching your mum in Classic Corrie. A superb actress’ added another. Early stories for the Emily, then known as Miss Nugent, revolved around her ...

That marked her latest appearance on Corrie and it saw her character Emily feature in a video message for Ken Barlow (played by William Roache) to mark his 80th birthday at the time. Her son ...

Emily also kept busy with charity efforts around ... the title as the longest serving female on a soap opera – left Corrie in 2015. Corrie cash crisis: shock exits for 2025 ITV bosses are ...

Article continues below The Corrie legend, 93, is best known for her role as Emily Bishop. She made her debut as the character back in 1961 and then remained on the show for over 50 years before ...