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Roy Hudd's widow is campaigning for a statue of Coronation Street star to be erected outside his favourite theatre

The widow of comedian and Coronation Street actor Roy Hudd is campaigning for a statue to be built outside his favourite theatre, MailOnline can reveal.

Now, Debbie Hudd is fighting for a sculpture in Roy's likeness to be built outside the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (pictured with would-be sculptor Sean Hedges-Quinn) Sean, 56, is known for creating the bronze statue of England football manager Sir Alf Ramsey, who led the 1966 World Cup team to victory, outside the Portman Road Stadium in Ipswich 'He gave joy to others all his working life, so I would love us to be able to show our appreciation for a kind, generous and talented man by raising money for a statue of Roy in Bronze.

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