As a Corrie legend she was well known for her leopard print, but that’s as close as this star will be getting to the jungle this year.
Julie Goodyear, who played iconic landlady of The Rovers Return Bet Lynch, turned down the chance to appear on ITV’s Australia-set reality series I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, and it wasn’t because of the bugs.
No, Julie, who smokes 100 cigarettes a day, decided not to take ITV bosses up on the lucrative offer because she couldn’t face the 23-hour plane journey without smoking.
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