Coronation Street legend to be 'soap's oldest serial killer' and will 'tear through victims like a knife through butter'
ok.co.ukCoronation Street icon Sherrie Hewson is making a return to soapland and is set to become the genre's oldest serial killer who will "tear through her victims" on set.
The actress and former Loose Women panellist played Maureen Holdsworth on the cobbles for five years in the mid 1990s and revived the character for a period in 2006.
Earlier this year, the 73-year-old was announced as Hollyoaks ' newest cast member, playing matriarch Martha Blake, the estranged mum of the late Patrick Blake (Jeremy Sheffield), who was killed by his granddaughter Nico in 2016.
She made her debut on the E4 show on 29 May, arriving with Patrick's twin brother Jez (also played by Jeremy). According to the show's executive producer Hannah Cheers, the Blake family are never what they seem. "To be a Blake, you must be clever, captivating and charming on the outside… and calculating, cold and cynical on the inside, with a family dynasty so rich in history, it should come as no surprise that there are still many secrets to be uncovered," she said. "But for Sienna, Dilly, Liberty and Maxine, what happens next is not what anyone could have expected…." Now The Sun has reported that Sherrie's character is to become soap's "oldest serial killer" who is set to "tear through characters like a knife through butter".
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