Sue Nicholls: What is the Audrey Roberts actress’ age and net worth and is she married?
SOAP icon Sue Nicholls’ four decades on the cobbles will be celebrated tonight in Coronation Street Icons: Audrey Roberts - 40 Fabulous Years on ITV TONIGHT (June 26) at 8pm.
With the ITV show set to relive some of the stylish salon owner’s highs and lows, we take you through everything you need to know about the Corrie legend and her career...
Who is Sue Nicholls?
Sue Nicholls, 75, is from Walsall, Staffordshire.
She first said she wanted to be an actress when she was three years old.
She attended boarding school in Abbots Bromley, later enrolling in London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art when she was 17.
Her father was the Tory peer Lord Harmar Nicholls, but she doesn't use her title, the Hon. Sue Nicholls.
Sue made her telly debut as waitress Marilyn Gates on ITV soap Crossroads in 1964.
In 1968 she hit No17 in the UK music charts with a recording of the show's theme tune, Where Will You Be.
She returned to acting in 1976 and bagged the role of Audrey in Coronation Street in 1979.
How long has Sue Nicholls played Audrey Roberts in Corrie?
Sue first appeared on Coronation Street in 1979, and joined the show permanently six years later.
She plays Audrey Roberts, formerly Audrey Potter, the mother of Gail Platt and grandmother of Sarah-Louise Platt.
Audrey made her cobbles debut at Gail's engagement party, and went on to marry Alf Roberts, owner of the Corner Shop.
She's had many dramatic storylines including her affair with Lewis Archer, who was killed off the series in January 2019.
In May 2019 she discovered her grandson Nick Tilsley had stolen money from her after believing for week her late partner Lewis was responsible for the missing cash.
Sue has said she's thankful the character went in that direction, saying: "If they hadn't married Audrey off to Alf, who knows, I might just have been another tart with a heart passing through."
Her work on Coronation Street has earned her three British Soap Awards: Best Comedy Performance (2000), Best Dramatic Performance (2003) and Hero of the Year (2003).
Is Sue Nicholls married?
Sue's telly alter ego has had a rocky love life ever since Alf died, but off-screen Sue is happily married to actor and writer Mark Eden — a Sixties film heartthrob who starred alongside Sue on Coronation Street in the Eighties (until his character, Alan Bradley, was killed by a tram).
The pair met in 1983, under a cherry tree at a party, and wed ten years later.
She : "The first time we went out I nearly crashed the car, he made me laugh so much."
The couple don't have children, though Mark has three from previous relationships.
What is Sue Nicholl’s net worth?
Sue’s television roles over the years have seen her net worth grow to between £1 million and £5m, according to website TrendCelebsNow.com.
An ITV source said at the time: “Bosses have made it clear that the older deals are no longer in line with some of the younger stars. In some cases, less-paid actors are on screen a lot more than the others. Some of the old guard get massive pay irrespective of how much they actually work."
How did Coronation Street save Sue Nicholls' life?
In 2011, a Cambridge nurse watching Coronation Street noticed an irregular mole on Sue's shoulder. Worried, she emailed the show urging Sue to see a doctor.
The actress was advised to get the mole removed — and it's lucky she did, as it turned out to be cancerous.
Sue credits the sharp-eyed viewer with potentially saving her life.