Former ITV Coronation Street star admits 'frustrations as she was desperate to quit
Monday, 7 July 2025 () Anne Reid has claimed she couldn't wait to leave Coronation Street after starring on the ITV soap for nearly a decade as Ken Barlow's first wife.
Anne Reid played Ken Barlow's first wife Valerie in Coronation Street from 1961 until her alter ego's death in 1971, and Anne admitted she couldn't wait to leave the soap.