Julie Goodyear's life now as husband shares rare photo of Coronation Street icon
The soap star, who spent 25 years on the cobbles, recently celebrated her 83rd birthday with her husband Scott Brand - who shared a photo of the Coronation Street legend
Julie Goodyear's husband has shared a new update on the Coronation Street icon since her dementia diagnosis was announced in early 2023. The soap star, who spent 25 years on the cobbles, recently celebrated her 83rd birthday with her husband, Scott Brand, on March 29.
Scott shared a rare photo of the star, who was beaming with joy after having a 'fantastic day' with her husband - with who she has been married to for almost 18 years. Following her diagnosis, the soap star and her husband sold their £1.3million home and have been receiving support from charity Alzheimers Society.
While things have changed since her diagnosis, her close friend previously revealed she has been "living a good life" and "still loving leopard print".
Birthday celebrations
The husband of Corrie legend Julie recently shared a heartwarming update on the actress' birthday amid her ongoing battle with dementia.
Best known as Bet Lynch, the no-nonsense landlady of the Rovers Return, Julie celebrated her 83rd birthday with husband Scott Brand on March 29.
Sharing a rare photograph of Julie from their home on the outskirts of Lancashire, Scott, 55, wrote: "Just got home with my lovely wife and we’ve had a fantastic day together.
"Thank you so much for all your birthday wishes from both of us." He penned the update on his Facebook where he and Julie share updates to loyal fans, friends and family.
When Scott opened up about Julie's diagnosis last year, he shared the differences between her before and after the diagnosis with the Mirror.
The actress was known for her bright lipstick and glamorous makeup but it soon went 'unworn'. He said: "Julie has always been extremely glamorous, going nowhere without her makeup
But now the lipsticks and make-up go unworn, and clothes are no longer of interest, especially the leopard print. I miss the fun-loving wife that Julie had always been – the larger-than-life personality that brightened up everywhere she went, and the smile that lit up every room.
"All of this is now slowly fading away and it’s extremely painful for me to watch this deterioration."
'Living a good life'
A year after her diagnosis was revealed, her friend Mark Llewellin appeared on the Conversation Street podcast to discuss his regular visits to see her.
He said: "Julie is living a good life, really. She still loves leopard print, I'm pleased to say. I see her at least once a week, sometimes twice a week, and spend a few hours with her and have afternoon tea at her house, which I call leopard print boulevard."
Mark said she was "quite happy" and said she left the house regularly. He added: "I take her chocolate cake on a Sunday and we tuck into that, well she doesn't let me have any to be honest.
"'She's good, obviously she has dementia as everybody knows, but it's wrong to say you suffer from dementia, you live with dementia. It changes what you can do and how you look at life, I think Julie has been very brave and strong about that.
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