The Mirror (London, England)

DEIRDRE QUITS; (Smoking in Corrie, that is) Street plot shock for 20-a-day Anne.(News)

The Mirror (London, England) | March 12, 2005 | Copyright

Byline: BRIAN ROBERTS

CORONATION Street's Deirdre Rachid will soon be finding life a real drag - she's giving up smoking.

And that's bad news for actress Anne Kirkbride, who plays Deirdre, because she's a smoker in real life too.

A bonus for 50-year-old Anne has always been that she could light up for Deirdre's scenes.

The same goes for other Corrie stalwarts such as Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth) and Bev Callard,…

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