70 years old (Born on June 21, 1954)
Happy Birthday to the unforgettable Anne Kirkbride! While Coronation Street’s famous cobbles have seen plenty of drama, no one could brew a scandalous storm in those oversized spectacles quite like your brilliant Deirdre Barlow. Whether sorting household dramas or managing Ken and Blanche with graceful exasperation, your comedic timing and priceless delivery will forever remain unmatched.Who else but you could make crying over stuffed marrows hilariously legendary? Your genius has given us timeless Corrie memories— from classic courtroom cries ("I didn't do any of it!") to declaring emphatically: "Tracy luv!" Today we celebrate you, Anne—the queen who wore giant glasses before hipsters made them cool.