Glenda was enthralled by the strong women such as Elsie Tanner and Rita Fairclough who inspired her life-long passion for the ITV soap. The show which celebrates its 60th birthday this week would ...

She went on to marry Len Fairclough in 1977, Ted Sullivan in 1992 and Dennis Tanner in 2012. However, Rita is probably best ... “But Pat Phoenix (Elsie Tanner) was marvellous.

Former Coronation street actor Peter Adamson who played Len Fairclough in the soap has died aged 72. His character, who was in the series for 23 years, was best known for his affair with Elsie Tanner ...

Former Coronation Street actor Peter Adamson, who played Len Fairclough ... known for his on-screen affair with Elsie Tanner while married to wife Rita, died from advanced stomach cancer.

Coronation Street viewers have been very worried about Rita Tanner recently ... was excited for her first husband Len Fairclough to return home from work - forgetting that he died in 1983 ...

The Kabin owner has been on the cobbles since the 60s but now her friends and family are worried about her as she begins to forget important things RITA ... husband Len Fairclough who died in ...

He had moved to Bristol after marrying Jenny Sutton (Mitzi Rogers), but his mother Elsie - the original legendary Mrs Tanner ... Rita has been married twice before, first to Len Fairclough ...

The soap star has just celebrated her 90th birthday and after 51 years playing Rita Tanner in the ITV soap ... Nerves. But Pat Phoenix (Elsie Tanner) was marvellous. “She said, ‘It’s just nerves, ...

The actress, who is best known for playing Rita Tanner in the ITV soap ... the actress is seen in character as a then Rita Fairclough when she was married to Len Fairclough (played by Peter ...

and husbands Len Fairclough, Ted Sullivan and Dennis Tanner. Rita also holds a Corrie record having been proposed to on 15 occasions by 12 different male characters. Now, to mark her huge ...

The actress, famed for her role as Rita Tanner in the ITV soap ... the actress is seen in character as Rita Fairclough, then married to Len Fairclough (portrayed by Peter Adamson) reports the ...