Coronation Street legend Thelma Barlow, who played Mavis Wilton on the ITV soap, has opened up about her most challenging time on the cobbles

Coronation Street legend Thelma Barlow has revealed that her character Mavis Wilton's love triangle plot was amongst her most demanding periods on the beloved soap. ‌

The 96-year-old actress brought Mavis to life from 1971 to 1997 on the ITV drama, clocking up an impressive 1,207 episodes. ‌

During her guest spot on Love Your Weekend with Alan Titchmarsh today (Sunday, 19th October), Barlow reflected on her most memorable storylines from her time in Weatherfield. ‌

Host Titchmarsh introduced the topic, saying: "Then came the romantic involvements.

"I'm going to mention two names here. I'm going to mention Derek and I'm going to mention V

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