The Coronation Street actress sadly passed away in January aged just 60. Anne played the role of Deirdre Barlow in the ITV soap for 42 years and appeared in an incredible 1,439 episodes.
“Cast and crew will celebrate Anne's life alongside her family and members of the public who would like to pay their respects to the actress who brought so much joy into everyone's lives as Deirdre Barlow,” a spokesperson said.
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The service for Anne will be held at Manchester Cathedral. It’s thought the whole cast and crew of Corrie, alongside her family and friends, will attend the service.
Anne was absent from filming four months before she died, following a cancer diagnosis. She passed away peacefully with her loved ones around her.
Her role as Deirdre will forever be in soap history. The husky voice, the glasses and all of those men…
Anne's most memorable storylines include her affair with Mike Baldwin (we’ve never seen Ken so angry) and the day she was jailed after being tricked into committing fraud by her scheming fiancé, Jon Lindsay.
The 'Free The Weatherfield One' campaign went national and even got a mention from the then Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Deirdre Barlow's Coronation Street highlights
1 of 9Ray Langton, Dierdre and baby Tracy (and Deirdre's massive glasses, obvs)
2 of 9Ken tied the knot with Deirdre and her nice hair back in 1981
3 of 9Back in the day, Deirdre and good friend Liz McDonald both favoured a perm
4 of 9Her holiday romance with Samir ended in marriage
5 of 9When she was wrongly arrested for fraud, a "free the Weatherfield One" campaign was launched
6 of 9Remember her brief fling with boss Dev?
7 of 9In court, having to testify at daughter Tracy's trial
8 of 9Family portrait: Deirdre, mum Blanche and little Eccles. Aww
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