Anne Kirkbride(1954-2015)

Although she was known for the exceptionally large glasses which she wore as Deirdre in Coronation Street (1960) since 1973, in real life, she actually wore contact lenses.

[Kirkbride on not having children]: "I had vaguely thought about it over the years ad thought it might happen, but it just never did. It's never been a huge problem. I don't think I've missed anything vital in my life. You see documentaries about women who are absolutely desperate to have a baby but I've never felt like that. I never had that overwhelming need that some women seem to have. I love babies and I adore kids. I've always had them in my life. When my nephews were babies I was very hands-on and I fed and bathed them. I loved it but I never really needed to do that myself."