Julie’s farewell to Roy

JULIE Goodyear cannot hide her grief as she says goodbye to her screen husband Roy Barraclough. The former Coronation Street star, who played Bet Lynch, was joined by past and present cast members at the 81-year-old actor’s funeral. Wearing her character’s trademark leopardprint, the Bury-born actress, 75, was visibly upset as she followed the hearse into Hollinwood Crematorium in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Other cast members included Helen Worth, Beverley Callard, Sherrie Hewson, Jennie McAlpine and Ken Morley. Julie had previously paid tribute to Roy, who played Alec Gilroy, saying: “I have no words to describe how devastated I feel.” The pair ran the Rovers Return and were known for their comic delivery and chemistry. as landlords of the Rovers Return. CHEMISTRY In Corrie as the soap’s unlikely couple