New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

‘Retire At 90? No Way!’

She’s way past the age when most people stop working and start collecting their pension. But Barbara Knox has no intention of retiring from her job on Coronation Street – despite the fact she turned 90 this year at the end of September.

The veteran actor, who plays beloved Rita Tanner, has recently signed a new contract that will see her sipping gin and tonics in the Rovers Return for at least another year. Andactor Bradley Walsh, to celebrate her milestone birthday.

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