Amanda Barrie

2022 - 2 - 16

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Amanda Barrie tells Loose Women she couldn't come out as gay ... (Daily Mail)

The actress, 86, appeared on Wednesday's Loose Women with her wife of seven years Hilary Bonner, and discussed keeping her sexuality a secret for decades.

During her time on Corrie, Amanda was married to theatre director and actor Robin Hunter, whom she wed in 1967. 'It's my favourite theatre – the first place I went when I arrived in London at 13. In the closet: The actress played Alma Baldwin on the soap from 1980 to 1981, and again from 1988 until 2001, and during that time kept her bisexuality a secret Call it what you like... Speaking about being in the closet while she was on the soap, Amanda admitted she feared some co-stars would want to work with her if they knew her sexuality. Coronation Street star Amanda Barrie has claimed she couldn't come out while she was on the soap because she feared being sacked.

Amanda Barrie says Coronation Street bosses told her not to ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Coronation Street star Amanda Barrie played Alma Sedgewick on the ITV series for 20 years but couldn't come out as gay.

"I’d been with Hilary for years and we didn’t want to get married before. Ugh!’" the actress said. They’d go, ‘You’re coming out.’ ‘Am I?’ ‘Yeah, they’ve got this thing on you.’ Call it what you like... It wasn't until after that she come out. Do we call it homophobic?

ITV Loose Women viewers stunned as they realise Corrie legend ... (Birmingham Live)

Jackie Scott added: "Amanda Barrie is 86. She looks amazing #LooseWomen." You can sign up for all the latest TV and Showbiz content here. And Fluffadelic wrote: ...

I’m very anxious about big occasions but I think you have to do it in this day and age to make things legal. And Fluffadelic wrote: "Amanda in her eighties looking younger than Ulrika in her fifties." Dee Dee said: "Amanda Barrie looks bloody amazing at 86 yrs young.....#LooseWomen."

'They called the tune' Corrie's Amanda Barrie avoided coming out as ... (Daily Express)

CORONATION STREET star Amanda Barrie has claimed she felt forced to stay in the closet for 20 years while working on the ITV soap.

The star revealed she felt she wasn’t allowed to be her authentic self for two decades in a candid interview on Loose Women. In an episode of the Conversation Street podcast, she recalled: “I spent a fortune on solicitors because believe me if that had happened to me at that time they would not have kept me in Coronation Street and I will stand by that. The actress went on to confirm that her co-stars were actually well-aware of her sexuality long before she came out to the public. Call it what you like…” The actress then went on to claim that some of her colleagues would have refused to work with her if she had come out as gay. Do we call it homophobic?

Corrie icon Amanda Barrie claims ITV soap bosses stopped her from ... (Daily Star)

Coronation Street actress Amanda Barrie announced on Loose Women that it wasn't possible for her to come out publicly while she was still featuring on the ...

"It’s my favourite theatre – the first place I went when I arrived in London at 13. "I’d been with Hilary for years and we didn’t want to get married before. Ugh!’"

Coronation Street's Amanda Barrie kisses rarely-seen wife on Loose ... (The Sun)

Coronation Street star Amanda Barrie kissed her rarely-seen wife Hilary Bonner live on Loose Women on Wednesday morning.The actress celebrated being a.

"It’s my favourite theatre – the first place I went when I arrived in London at 13. “I spent a fortune on solicitors because believe me if that had happened to me at that time they would not have kept me in Coronation Street and I will stand by that.https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.500.0_en.html#goog_2108814675 Call it what you like... Do we call it homophobic? "There was no camp of any kind at that time," Amanda said of how she hid her sexuality in the early days of her career. The star leant in for a smooch, as Hilary placed a loving arm on her wife's shoulder as they discussed their fears about coming out in the 1980s.

Amanda Barrie & Wife Hilary Bonner Reflect On Their Relationship ... (The Global Herald)

After coming out as bisexual at the age of 67, Amanda went on to marry Hilary Bonner, a successful crime novelist. They joined the panel for Love Week to speak ...

After coming out as bisexual at the age of 67, Amanda went on to marry Hilary Bonner, a successful crime novelist. Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Amanda Barrie became a household name playing Coronation Street’s unlucky-in-love Alma Halliwell from 1981 to 2001.