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Inside Coronation Street legend’s VERY eccentric home on sale for £1.5million – can you guess who?
The actress and her hubby have decided to sell up amid the soap star's battle with dementia
EX-CORRIE star Julie Goodyear’s home is for sale for £1.5million — and there is no shortage of her trademark leopard print.
The actress, 82, who played the Rovers Return’s no-nonsense landlady Bet Lynch, has lived in the four-bedroom farmhouse set in 15 acres of land for more than 25 years.
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The property, in Heywood, Gtr Manchester, has stables, wrought iron gates framed by two golden eagles and for Coronation Street fans it even has its own cobbles on the driveway.
Interior shots on property website Zoopla show Julie’s love of leopard print evident among the furnishings.
She and husband Scott Brand, 55, have decided to sell up amid Julie’s battle with dementia.
Julie's pal issued a health update on the actress earlier this year.
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Speaking about the retired actress on the Conversation Street podcast, Mark said: “Julie is living a good life, really.
“She still loves leopard print, I’m pleased to say.
“I see her at least once a week, sometimes twice a week, and spend a few hours with her and have afternoon tea at her house, which I call leopard print boulevard.
“She’s quite happy, she goes out regularly.
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“I take her chocolate cake on a Sunday and we tuck into that – well . . . she doesn’t let me have any to be honest.
“She’s good, obviously she has dementia as everybody knows, but it’s wrong to say you suffer from dementia, you live with dementia.
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“I think Julie has been very brave and strong about that.”
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