Fergie begs for stint on Coronation Street as she shows off pint-pouring skills in Rovers
Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, joined some of the cast from Coronation Street and was given a tour of the cobbles as she joined Sally Dynevor, who plays Sally Metcalfe, following a poignant visit
Fergie has revealed she is hoping for a guest spot on Coronation Street after impressing with her pint pour skills in the Rovers.
Sarah, Duchess of York, visited the set of the famous Manchester soap today, where she toured the famous cobbles and even was allowed to pull a pint in the Rovers Return pub. Her surprise visit came after she and Corrie star Sally Dynevor toured the Prevent Breast Cancer charity headquarters in nearby Wythenshawe, Manchester earlier today.
Arriving on the set, the duchess met executive producer of continuing drama Iain MacLeod, the soap’s assistant producer Verity MacLeod, and Matt Cleary, director of production, and said: “I’ve got to bamboozle you three to allow me to do a cameo.”
The 64-year-old, who made a cameo appearance on US sitcom Friends in 1998, showed off her acting skills as she took over the bar of the Rovers Return and pulled a pint of Newton and Ridley.
With advice from Julia Goulding, who plays Shona Platt, Paddy Beaver, who plays Max Turner, and Jacob Roberts, who appears as Kit Green, she poured the pint, but was advised by the actors not to drink it. She even tried out a northern accent, asking Dynevor, who plays Sally Metcalfe: “What will you have, lass?”
The two, who met while filming Loose Women and are now both patrons of the Prevent Breast Cancer charity, paid tribute to the late Queen, who marked the soap’s 60th anniversary with a visit to the set in 2021.
