Successful TV and stage actress Lynne Verrall has died aged 76 after a long illness.

She died in Paris on November 8, 2025, and a gofundme has since been set up in her memory.

The actress was best known to Coronation Street fans as Geraldine Spellman, Summer Spellman ’s ( Harriet Bibby ) grandmother, who she played in 2017 and 2018.

Geraldine fought Billy Mayhew ( Daniel Brocklebank ) for custody of Summer after son Drew, Summer’s dad, left the teen in his care.

Ultimately, Summer made it clear that she wanted to stay with Billy and Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) sent Geraldine away.

Lynne was born in 1949 and grew up in Shropshire . She trained at the Birmingham School of Acting and after graduating there, Lynne toured with the New Shakespeare Company as an understudy

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