Coronation Street icons Rita and Mavis in emotional reunion at flower show
dailyrecord.co.ukIconic Coronation Street characters Rita and Mavis, aka acting legends Barbara Knox and Thelma Barlow, were reunited once again at the annual RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park on Wednesday.
Rita actress Barbara was invited to attend the show as a rose has been named in her honour to celebrate her upcoming 90th birthday, writes the MEN.And when she arrived, there was an emotional reunion with her Corrie co-star, Mavis Wilton actress Thelma Barlow, 94.
The pair have remained pals after their stints on the cobbles, where they spent 30 years playing on-screen double act Rita and Mavis throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s.Barbara was seen wiping away tears following the emotional reunion, which was all being filmed for a major new ITV documentary celebrating her 90th birthday, which will be released this Autumn.
And there was nothing but laughter as the two legends caught up on old times.Fans were keen to meet the duo and snap a photograph with the soap legends as they chatted at the Fryer's Roses stand inside the grand Floral Marquee at the RHS Flower Show.
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