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Jean Alexander's ashes scattered in the Lake District

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Photo credit: John Madden/Keystone/Getty Images

From Digital Spy

Former Coronation Street star Jean Alexander has been laid to rest, as her ashes were scattered at a beauty spot in the Lake District.

The actress, best known for her role as Hilda Ogden, passed away last year after being taken ill. She was 90 years old.

Her ashes were scattered near Grasmere in the Lake District this month, alongside those of her beloved brother, Kenneth Hodgkinson. The ashes of Kenneth's late wife Cynthia had already been laid there.

Kenneth's daughter Sonia Herald told The Mirror: "We spent many happy holidays there as kids. It has happy memories. The family know it, so it is a good place.

Photo credit: Alison Mcdougall / Evening Standard / Rex Shutterstock
Photo credit: Alison Mcdougall / Evening Standard / Rex Shutterstock

"Jean loved going up there. While she was not a great top of the hills walker, she did love pottering around and seeing the scenery.

"It just seemed the most ­suitable thing to do. It seemed to be a nice place, a quiet place."

Jean played the character of Hilda on the soap for 23 years between 1964 and 1987, and briefly reprised the role in one-off appearances in 1990 and 1998.

Hilda quickly became one of the best-known of all the regular characters, and has often been considered by Corrie fans to be the soap's most popular of all time.

Jean's role won her a 1987 BAFTA TV Award nomination for Best Actress, and the Royal Television Society Award in 1985. Her final scenes in the Rovers Return were watched by more than 27 million viewers.


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