Cheers! Ex-Corrie star Bhavna lands film role with TV legend
SHE won a large fanbase as Rana Habeeb in Coronation Street and now actress Bhavna Limbachia has taken on a new role in a film with American TV and film icon Kelsey Grammer.
Actress Bhavna stars with Cheers and Frasier legend Kelsey in Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop.
The project, which follows history professor, detective and adventurer Elizabeth Willoughby, who investigates a series of hauntings at an antique bookshop, has just wrapped filming in York.
Speaking of her delight at working on the film following lockdown, she shared a photo of herself and Kelsey.
“An absolute joy working with @mrkelseygrammer,” said Bhavna.
“So grateful to have been working during these uncertain times.
“The film and TV industry are slowly getting back on their feet, lets hope the same will follow for theatre #covid19 #lockdown #film #tv #theatre.”
“Yaaaas! Get it Bhav,” cheered fellow former Corrie star Victoria Ekanoye, who played Angie Appleton in the soap.
“Yesssssssss babes,” praised Catherine Tyldesley.
“Omg so cool!!! Well done,” said another follower.
Bhavna, 36, played nurse Rana in Corrie from 2016 until last year when her character was tragically killed in the collapse of the Underworld factory on what was supposed to be her wedding day.
Before Corrie, her first television role was playing the character Alia Khan in the BBC comedy series Citizen Khan.
Kelsey, who plays a retired US marine who raised the orphaned Willoughby and runs the family business in the new film, told Variety: “I would urge my family of actors at SAG-AFTRA to take a page out of the British playbook; we can responsibly get back to work.”