Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear has reduced the asking price of her Manchester mansion by £200,000.
The actress, 82, who played Bet Lynch in the soap from 1970 to 1995, put her four-bedroom country house on the market in October for £1.5million.
Julie soon dropped the price by £100,000, bringing the asking price down to £1.4 million. Now Julie has saved another £100,000 with the cottage listed at offers of more than £1.3m. the sun has revealed.
Her love of leopard print is evident in snaps from inside the mansion, with the print on an armchair, a huge rug, and even a leopard stuffed animal on the couch.
Julie’s mansion is located in Heywood, Greater Manchester, and the star lives there with her husband Scott Brand, 55.
However, the couple decided to sell and move amid their battle with dementia.
Coronation Street star Julie Goodyear has knocked £200,000 off the asking price of her Manchester mansion, The Sun can reveal.
The actress, 82, who played Bet Lynch in the soap from 1970 to 1995, put her four-bedroom country house on the market in October for £1.5million.
Julie announced her devastating diagnosis in June last year, but a friend claimed in June that she was “living a good life”.
She is said to still love leopard print just like her iconic character Bet Lynch and regularly enjoys afternoon tea with visitors.
Julia She is famous for playing the leopard-print-loving landlady of Rovers Return for over 25 years, starting in 1966.
Her friend Mark Llewellin, partner of Julie’s late co-star Roy Barraclough, spoke about his regular visits to see her at the Conversation street podcast.
Saying: ‘Julie is living a good life, really. I’m happy to say she still loves leopard print.”
“I see her at least once a week, sometimes twice a week, spend a few hours with her and have afternoon tea at her house, which I call Leopard Print Boulevard.”
He went on to describe her as “pretty happy” and said she leaves the house regularly.
He joked: “I bring her chocolate cake on a Sunday and we eat it, well to be honest she doesn’t let me eat any of it.”
Julie’s mansion is located in Heywood, Greater Manchester, and the star lives there with her husband Scott Brand, 55.
Her love of leopard print is evident in snaps from inside the mansion.
The print appears on an armchair, on a huge rug and even on the sofa there is a leopard stuffed animal
“She’s good, she obviously has dementia as everyone knows, but it’s wrong to say you suffer from dementia, you live with dementia.”
Before adding: “Change what you can do and how you see life, I think Julie has been very brave and strong about that.”
However, earlier this year, her husband Scott said Julie had abandoned her trademark leopard-print outfits and colorful lipsticks when he spoke about the pain of watching her deteriorate.
talking to The mirrorsaid: ‘I miss the fun-loving wife that Julie had always been – the larger-than-life personality that lit up everywhere she went and the smile that lit up every room.
“All of this is slowly fading away and it is extremely painful for me to see this deterioration.”
She added: ‘Julie has always been extremely glamorous and doesn’t go anywhere without makeup.
“But now lipsticks and makeup are no longer worn and clothes are no longer interesting, especially leopard print.”
Earlier this year, her husband Scott said Julie had abandoned her signature leopard-print outfits and colorful lipsticks when he spoke about the pain of watching her deteriorate (pictured with her husband Scott in 2023).
Julie announced her devastating diagnosis in June last year, but a friend claimed in June that she was “living a good life” (pictured in the ITV soap in 1995).
Scott said he misses the activities they used to enjoy, like romantic meals and long walks, and the hardest part is not being able to go on vacation together.
He was candid about the difficulties he faced as Julie’s sole caregiver at first, admitting that it was “killing me.”
Scott, who left his career to be Julie’s full-time carer, explained that he has now realized the small freedoms he used to take for granted.
He said going to watch football with friends or having a drink were no longer options as everything has to be planned well in advance and he must always be sober in case there is an emergency and he has to drive.
He said: ‘For me, the hardest part was accepting and coming to terms with the diagnosis. At first I refused to accept any support, thinking I could manage as we have always been quite private people.’
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