Coronation Street has been flooded with messages about its legendary star as he marks his 90th birthday. William Roache, who has played Barlow patriarch Ken since the very first episode of the ITV soap, is celebrating the big milestone on Monday (April 25).
To mark the special occasion, his family have shared new portraits of the soap star taken at the family home in Cheshire by his son, Will. The two images see Bill smiling and relaxed and Will says they captured his father's "vibrant essence".
The veteran actor said: "Will is really talented, he studied photography when he was younger so he has a lot of technical knowledge but for me it was about how relaxed we all felt.
