Hudd starred in Coronation Street on and off between 2002 and 2010 Roy Hudd, who hosted BBC Radio 2's The News Huddlines for 26 years and also starred in Coronation Street, has died at the age of 83.

"Dear Mum, I'm crying as I write this letter, so please excuse the tearstains..." wrote 12-year-old Billy after he got his first taste of show business as the only boy in a troupe of Dancing Babes.