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Coronation Street's oldest star Bill Roache 'is set to get a new on-screen love interest at the age of 91' - after the actor was given three months to clear £500,000 tax debt


The 91-year-old soap star , has played Ken Barlow for 64 years and has been married three times.

After being single for near a decade, after his latest marriage to Deirdre ended in a tragic off-screen death in 2015, Bill is set to get the sparks going with Helen Lederer Bill did not appear at a specialist hearing, where lawyers for HM Revenue & Customs ( HMRC) said the sum the actor owes - which was not disclosed in court - has been reduced due to payments made. Shortly after tying the knot for the first time, Deirdre had an affair with Mike Baldwin (played by Johnny Briggs) after she found Ken boring.

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