ITV soap Coronation Street has revealed the first look at Gemma Winter’s mum.
Casualty star Jane Hazlegrove has been pictured on set for the first time posing with her new on-screen daughter and her boyfriend Chesney Brown.
Wearing a tie-dye shirt, Bernie is set for a sensational reunion with her daughter Gemma as well as her twin Paul, who she hasn’t seen in years since splitting up the family and sending him to live with his dad.
She’s an old raver who still sees herself as a free spirit, never one to be tied down by a man or responsibilities, especially if it means hard work.
Last month she failed to pick Gemma up when the pregnant barmaid planned to leave the street and now it has been confirmed she will appear on screen from next month.
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Bernie does love her kids, the problem is she has never been good at ordinary things and, after years of being a party animal and a part-time parent, she has let them down more times than they can count.
While Gemma is pleased to have her mum around, Paul is more suspicious of her motives.
But Bernie is there to support her daughter through her pregnancy and prove she can be a good mum for once.
Jane, who is best known for her role as paramedic Dixie in BBC’s Casualty, said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Coronation Street.
“It’s where I started my apprenticeship as a very young actor. I can’t wait to get stuck in.”
Jane was last seen in Weatherfield 1985, when she played Sue Clayton, who was the daughter of Harry and Connie Clayton at No. 11.
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A Coronation Street spokesperson said: “Like mother, like daughter.
“We are very pleased that the fantastic Jane Hazlegrove has agreed to join the cast as the irrepressible and impossible Gemma’s even more irrepressible and impossible mother.
“Fur will fly!”
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