Coronation Street’s Betty Driver in hospital
CORONATION Street veteran Betty Driver is in hospital with a reported chest infection.
The actress, best known for cooking Betty’s hotpot in the Rovers Return, is being treated at a private clinic and her co-stars have sent get-well wishes.
“She is probably the most popular person in the cast,” said a Coronation Street source. “Everyone wants her to get well and be back on set.”
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Betty, due to celebrate her 90th birthday next month, is the oldest member of the cast and has been in the soap since 1969.
A Street spokesman declined to give details of her condition, calling it “a private matter”.