Real life of ITV Coronation Street's Evelyn Plummer actress Maureen Lipman - Gogglebox axe, soap 'break', first soap stint, double loss and real age

Dame Maureen Lipman has been flooded with praise from Coronation Street viewers after she was involved in heartbreaking scenes. The actress plays Evelyn Plummer in the ITV soap and this week, fans watched as the character said a heartbreaking farewell to her beloved dog, Cerberus.

Viewers across the country were breaking their hearts over the scenes after Evelyn heeded her family's advice and took her beloved greyhound to the vets after he refused to eat his favourite tea and appeared less than his usual self. The vet had clear concern for the greyhound and later confirmed Cerberus was suffering from kidney failure and that it was the kindest thing to put him to sleep.

And, after the tear-jerking episode, there was plenty of praise for Evelyn actress Maureen, with fans wanting her to bag some awards. @Zombiechick1967 tweeted: "Give Maureen Lipman any awards going because she deserves them all after that!! #Corrie #CoronationStreet@40SomethingTalk said: "@itvcorrie Maureen Lipman deserves awards for tonight's episode. Having been through what Evelyn is going through I know the raw emotion is so real. The loss of a beloved pet is gut wrenching. #Corrie."

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Maureen has been a huge hit with Corrie fans since she took on the role of Evelyn in 2018. It was Tyrone Dobbs' investigations into his parentage that brought him into contact with Evelyn for the first time. He was desperate for answers after discovering that Jackie Dobbs wasn't his real mother, and found evidence that Evelyn's late daughter Cassandra was his biological mother.

Evelyn was initially hostile towards Tyrone, although she later