The much loved actress, Jean Alexander, who played Coronation Street's Hilda Ogden, has died just three days after her 90th birthday. Jean, who played the iconic character for 23 years between 1964 to 1987, was taken to hospital on Tuesday. Despite her 23 years playing Hilda on Coronation Street, the actress admitted she no longer tuned into the soap because the story lines no longer interested her. Jean, who lived in Southport, also explained that she would not return to Coronation Street after bowing out following the death of her on-screen husband Stan. Jean suffered several health scares in her final years.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 14, 2016 22:23 UTC