Thelma Barlow – Middlesbrough, 92
When your heart craves something, you attain that come what may, just like Thelma Barlow did – juggling a job as a secretary for eight years while aspiring to be an actress as part of a drama group! A few years of hard work and persistence later, Coronation Street and Dinnerladies happened and quickened her rise to stardom.
Having spent 26 years playing Mavis Wilton, Thelma appeared in over 2000 episodes! What a feat! But the soap opera actress feels the show now lacks humor and warmth. Besides acting, the soap opera legend is a gardening enthusiast and has also penned a book on organic gardening!
