Coronation Street Star Anne Kirkbridge hates it when people call her Deirdre, her soap opera alter ego.
According to the Daily Star the actress respects people more if they call her by her real name.
“Everyone is always really lovely when I’m out and about. But I only answer to people if they call me Anne. If they’ve gone to the trouble of knowing my real name, then I appreciate that.
“If people just yell ‘Deirdre!’ I don’t turn around.”
The star spoke about her recent venture onto social networking site, Twitter.
“Generally, whenever I go out around Manchester, people either leave me entirely alone or just tell me that they like the character. I’ve also had some nice comments from people now that I’m on Twitter.”
The actress has been staring in the ITV soap opera for forty years.
