Coronation Street cast give Maureen Lipman birthday surprise during Fiz wedding filming

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Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) and Phil Whittaker’s (Jamie Kenna) upcoming wedding in Coronation Street was paused recently so the cast could wish Maureen Lipman a very happy birthday!How lovely!The actress, who plays Evelyn Plummer, celebrated her birthday on May 10, turning 76.

Cast including Jamie, Jennie, Samia Longchambon (Maria Connor), Alan Halsall (Tyrone Dobbs) and Antony Cotton (Sean Tully) can all be seen in the pictures, smiling and documenting the special moment for Maureen, as she receives a very delicious looking birthday cake!Of course, Maureen is involved in the filming of Fiz and Phill’s wedding as Evelyn is the grandma of Tyrone, and great grandma of Hope (Isabella Flanagan) and Ruby (Macy Alabi).

The lead up to the wedding isn’t going well for the couple, as last night, Fiz and Phill had to deal with Evelyn and Mimi (Margot Leicester) bickering, the bridesmaids dresses being ruined, and the arrival of Camilla – Phill’s ex!Oh, and Tyrone told Fiz that he still loves her.

Perfect timing. Discussing her character’s reaction to that moment, Jennie recently told us: ‘It’s not a total shock to her, as he’s been making it totally obvious!