In a career spanning 60 years, Stephanie Beacham has brought her sultry looks to powerhouse roles such as Sable Colby in 1980s US show Dynasty alongside fellow icon Joan Collins.
And back on this side of the pond this week, she returned to Coronation Street as Ken Barlow’s former love interest heartbreaker Martha Fraser.
While some roles, she says, are harder to play, she is thrilled to have landed the perfect part as an interfering mother to fellow glamazon Liz Hurley.
