{"id":31266,"date":"2023-11-15T22:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/?p=31266"},"modified":"2023-11-15T22:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T22:21:15","slug":"itv-coronation-street-star-joan-savage-dies-aged-89-as-family-share-emotional-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/celebrity\/itv-coronation-street-star-joan-savage-dies-aged-89-as-family-share-emotional-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Coronation Street star Joan Savage dies aged 89 as family share emotional tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Coronation Street actress Joan Savage has sadly died aged 89. The star briefly played dancer Celeste Pickersgill in the hit ITV soap, with her character being partnered with Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden) in a competition at the Tower Ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her time on the cobbles, Joan was best known for her roles in The Arthur Haynes Show between 1956 and 1962 and in hit British sitcom Dad&apos;s Army. Joan&apos;s impressive career in TV and stage spanned six decades. <\/p>\n<p>The actress sadly died in early November at Brinsworth House, Twickenham, with no cause of death yet revealed. She leaves behind her husband Bryan, daughter Kelly and grandsons Mark and Simon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.ok.co.uk\/incoming\/article31432740.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_GettyImages-1064965156.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Born in January 1934, Joan joined the Blackpool Children&apos;s Tower Ballet and Blackpool Tower Circus when she was aged 12, after accompanying her comedian father Norman around local clubs around north England. <\/p>\n<p>Her incredible performances, which included riding elephants, rollerskating, singing and dancing, led to her appearing on Mr Ronnie Taylor\u2019s Variety Fanfare on BBC Radio and touring as the leading lady in a George and Alfred Black revue called Music and Madness.<\/p>\n<p>It was during this tour that Joan met her husband Ken Morris, who she married in Blackpool in 1955, with the couple teaming up as a double act. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.ok.co.uk\/incoming\/article31432850.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_shutterstock_editorial_1493907a.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p> Please check back regularly for the latest on this developing story as it is updated in real time here. <br \/> From inside celeb homes to weddings, fashion and beauty, get the latest on the stories that matter to you by following OK! every time you see our name. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p> Follow OK! on <b>Instagram<\/b> &#8211; CLICK HERE <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p> Join our 2m followers on <b>Facebook<\/b> &#8211; CLICK HERE <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p> View exclusive inside homes, weddings and BTS photoshoots on <b>YouTube<\/b> &#8211; CLICK HERE <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p> Follow OK! on <b>TikTok<\/b> &#8211; CLICK HERE <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p> Download our free OK! app to get priority access to our content &#8211; celebrities at home, star-studded weddings, BTS photoshoots, fashion and breaking celebrity news &#8211; CLICK HERE for Apple and CLICK HERE for Android <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ok.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/breaking-joan-savage-dead-corrie-31432602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coronation Street actress Joan Savage has sadly died aged 89. 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Despite her time on the cobbles, Joan was best known for her roles in The Arthur Haynes Show between 1956 and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ITV Coronation Street star Joan Savage dies aged 89 as family share emotional tribute - onelidlesseye.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/onelidlesseye.com\/celebrity\/itv-coronation-street-star-joan-savage-dies-aged-89-as-family-share-emotional-tribute\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ITV Coronation Street star Joan Savage dies aged 89 as family share emotional tribute - onelidlesseye.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Coronation Street actress Joan Savage has sadly died aged 89. 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