‘I am taking a sabbatical’: Coronation Street’s Maureen Lipman, 74, reveals she’s on a break from the soap until she gets the Covid-19 vaccine By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 17:48 GMT, 27 January 2021 | Updated: 17:49 GMT, 27 January 2021 Maureen Lipman has revealed that she’s been having a secret break from Coronation … Read more
Maureen Lipman insists it’s ‘fair enough’ to put older actresses on the scrapheap… and says female screen stars such as Joan Collins, 87, ‘think they are 34’ By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 00:38 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 00:38 GMT, 30 November 2020 For generations actresses have … Read more
Frankly, I’m just so relieved it’s out and I can come out of the closet with my damehood aloft. I’ve been nursing the secret under pain of disqualification for a couple of months and my performance of discretion has not been the finest of my 53 years on the boards. My agent, Michelle, first told … Read more
An ‘ology? No, a damehood: Actress Maureen Lipman is set to become a dame in the Queen’s birthday honours Actress, 74, will reportedly be recognised for her services to art and charity First big break was in film Up The Junction in 1968; has since starred in movie classics Educating Rita and The Pianist; and … Read more
MAUREEN LIPMAN: Alone in my tiny courtyard, I’m watching the small but perfect walled garden in full bloom. Hydrangeas, eh?
We are only a fortnight in, but I’m already out of patience with the ‘cute’ videos, the ‘musical’ videos and, particularly, the ‘hilarious’ videos now being shared online. If I have to read one more diary of a selfisolated, self-deprecating soul, I’m going to head out and queue up, too close, to someone as vulnerable … Read more