Coronation Street star Maureen Lipman considering plastic surgery after soap role

Dame Maureen Lipman has opened up about how starring in Coronation Street has made her think about getting plastic surgery. The actress first step foot on the cobbles in a guest appearance as Lillian Spencer and has now been a regular face since 2018 playing Evelyn Plummer.

The 79-year-old talked about how she felt about how she looked in an interview three years ago. She has said that she hasn't thought about really going under the knife but there is one thing that she'd like to tweak.

In a resurfaced interview, Maureen said that while watching herself back on the ITV soap, she had noticed bags under her eyes. Pointing these out, she said this is an area she'd like to have "tidied up". It comes after a Coronation Street and Mrs Brown’s Boys actor dies after short illness.

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Speaking to the Daily Mail, she was asked if she'd have plastic surgery to which she said: "No, but I might have the bags under my eyes tidied up. I sometimes watch myself under the harsh lightning of Coronation Street and I can get a bit neurotic about how I look."

The star has also shed light on some of the challenges when it comes to being an actress on a popular soap. Fans have noticed that she has been absent from recent episodes due to her taking a break from filming.

Maureen said that she has no plans to retire, insisting she'll "carry on as much as I'm wanted" or until she can't physically continue.

Despite loving her role on the soap, she acknowledges there's a "big problem" with the nature of filming for such a popular ITV series.

On the 20 Questions podcast, Maureen revealed: "One of the problems of being in a soap, for example, is that because you are doing eight or 10 scenes a day, you read it, you move it, and then you film it. Thank you."

Explaining the rapid pace of production, she said: "You might get another crack if something has gone wrong technically, but on the whole, that's it. It's almost like radio but there are cameras there, so you can't do anything. People are just talking heads."

Maureen has had an impressive career which first started back in 1971. Her first job was with the National Theatre Company before she later transitioned to television, making her debut in the sitcom The Lovers in 1975.

Her breakout role came four years later in the sitcom Agony. In 1987, she landed the part of Beatrice "Beattie" Bellman in the adverts for BT.

She particularly rose to fame with the iconic "You Got an Ology" advert, which became so popular that people would shout it back to her on the streets.

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