Coronation Street legend Amanda Barrie, 82, reveals blonde hair transformation after years as a brunette
AMANDA Barrie today revealed her blonde hair transformation after years as a brunette.
The former Coronation Street star unveiled her glamorous new look as she joined This Morning as their guest soap expert.
The actress, best known for her role as Alma Sedgewick in Corrie showed off her new golden locks, which had host Eamonn Holmes calling her "Sherrie Hewson."
She was on the show to run through the latest soap news, as their usual host Sharon Marshall is on maternity leave.
Amanda has experimented with many looks over the years, and has slowly been going blonder and blonder more recently.
But today's new look was her most golden yet.
The star, who appeared on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year, has often left people astounded with how youthful she looks.
In January she revealed the secrets behind her forever young appearance - no surgery, no exercise but plenty of humour.
Speaking to the , she said: “Over the years, plenty have suggested to me that I might want to have plastic surgery, as most people seem to have had it done and I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.
“But I go mad when someone cuts my fringe too short – what would I do if a surgeon did something I didn’t like and I came out looking worse? So no, I’ll stick with what I have.”
She previously admitted she had been tempted to get a face-lift during her time on Corrie but is pleased she decided not to.
“I wasn’t born a natural beauty, so I was regularly tempted when I was on Coronation Street, but I’m glad I never did because you can end up with a facelift-face, which loses character as well as the wrinkles,” she said.
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Instead she credits her appearance and good health to dancing when she young – despite not working out since she was 13.
“For 17 years of my life, I was a dancer, doing it from morning until night,” she said. “But I have never done any exercise since.
“I think if you have been a professional dancer it stays with you in some strange way. The idea of going for a long walk or even a run, well, I don’t think I’ve run since I was 13.”
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