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Tom Bryant & Hollie Bone

Corrie Jim McDonald star says dementia-hit Julie Goodyear in 'impossible situation'

Julie Goodyear ’s husband has told how her dementia ­diagnosis has left the couple devastated and facing a difficult future.

Scott Brand said the 81-year-old former Corrie star, who played Rovers barmaid Bet Lynch for 25 years, has been getting medical help for the debilitating condition.

Dementia charities praised the couple for going public with the diagnosis and hoped it would help raise awareness.

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