Corrie - Cilla's off to Vegas

[faceless]

Cilla to leave for Vegas, baby

Friday 20th July
www.whatsontv.co.uk


With a face like a bulldog licking a nettle and her history of cruel scheming, there's not much about Corrie's Cilla Battersby that brings to mind Anna Nicole Smith. But Coronation Street scriptwriters are to take inspiration from the tragic Hollywood actress to create a storyline that sees the devious mum run off with a rich old fogey.

Flame-haired Cilla, played by Wendi Peters, will leave the series later this year - and according to The Sun, her exit will be one that will leave old enemy Janice green with envy. Insiders at the soap told the paper that Cilla will depart on the arm of an old codger - and go to Las Vegas. The feisty Northern lass meets doddery Frank when she gets the boot from the chip shop and ends up working in a care home.

And just like Anna Nicole, who wed 89-year-old oil billionaire J Howard Marshall when she was just 26, Cilla falls helplessly in love - although whether it's with his body or his wallet remains to be seen. Frank will be played by Keith Clifford, who has previously appeared in the show as Les Battersby's dodgy mate, Charlie West. Some might say Cilla doesn't deserve a happy ending.

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I can just picture Cilla perched on one of those stools with a cup full of coins, for days/weeks on end! haha

[Twirley]

Wow - she's so right for Vegas though with her outfits and loud mouth.

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Cilla swaps Corrie for Vegas
By ELLIE WHITE
October 03, 2007
www.thesun.co.uk


CILLA Battersby-Brown was always going to leave Corrie with a bang.
And according to actress Wendi Peters, Las Vegas was the perfect destination for her character. “It’s loud, gaudy, bold and twinkly – and here are drinks on tap all day,” said Wendi, who is quitting the show after four years playing the slummy mummy.

But in a typical Cilla move, poor son Chesney is abandoned yet again.“The relationship between mother and son completely turns upside down,” said Wendi. “Chesney becomes the adult. He is the one that says to her, ‘Look mum, I will be fine, I’ve got Kirk and Fiz, I’ve even got a job’, by which he means his paper round, bless him. It has been heartbreaking to film."

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some great pics there

[Kezza]

The last pic of the hot-tub falling through the floor with the dog in it was one of the funniest scenes ever!!