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Julie Goodyear's husband's heartache: Scott Brand, 55, on his 'painful' struggle to look after wife alone as Corrie legend, 83, 'slowly faded away' amid dementia battle
The Coronation Street icon, 83, went public with her diagnosis in 2023, with Scott, 55, previously revealing how painful it is to watch her 'slowly fade away'.
Scott announced the news Julie had been diagnosed with dementia last summer, releasing a statement that read: 'My darling wife and I have had to come to terms with this heart-breaking diagnosis. In 2012, she appeared on Celebrity Big Brother alongside the likes of Julian Clary , MC Harvey, Martin Kemp and Coleen Nolan and came in seventh place (pictured) Julie first joined Corrie in 1966 as barmaid Bet, but left after being advised by senior cast member Pat Phoenix - who played Elsie Tanner - to get some more acting training.
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