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Old 09-09-2016, 16:51
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Seriously? I thought she could pass for much younger.

Same with Emma on Emmerdale could pass for late thirties although Gillian Kearney is in her forties, this is one of the worst bits of casting as her son looks of similar age even though the actor is younger.
Oh I so agree with you, she looks more like a girlfriend of one of the 'boys' rather than their mother. Very bad casting in my opinion. Saying that Emmerdale seem brilliant at casting the young girls.
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Old 09-09-2016, 16:54
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None spring to mind for EastEnders, so I'm just gonna do my fav soap, Coronation Street. Everyone else, do any soap you want

Young looking:
1) Paula Lane (Kylie Platt)- looks a lot younger than 30 to me, no way is she that old in real life, she looks about 23/24. In YouTube clips of her first appearance on Coronation Street, she looks about 16

2) Tina o Brian (Sarah Platt)- man, she must be what, 33 in real life? She looks 24, she has really youthful looks and she could easily play a teenager. If she looks this young now, how young would she have looked in her 20s?

3) William Roache (Ken Barlow)- hard to believe he's about 84 in real life, he could easily pass for 20 years younger


Old looking:
1) Ben Price (Nick Tilsley)- this bloke must have had a really hard life. He is 44 in real life but looks 10 years older. Gail's son? Yeah right!! Looks more like her husband

2) Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald)- he's 40 in real life, looks 10 years older to me

3) Jane Danson (Leanne Battersby)- was surprised to read she's 37 in real life, I would have put her at about 42

4) Whoever plays Robert Preston looks older than he is, but I don't know how old he is in real life

From the past:
Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow)- he's the same age as my mum in real life(47) I think he looks younger, he looks mid 30s


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Old 10-09-2016, 10:05
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Erika on Corrie, I think they said she was 49 but she looks at least 65. I honestly think Claire King (and others) is lying about her age. I've seen old clips from when she was Kim Tate in the 90's and she looked like she was in her 40's back then.

Pete on Emmerdale is another one, I thought he was pushing 40 but I was floored to learn he is the same age as me

Danny Miller also looks older, I would think he's in his early 30's
She looks at least 65??!!


What absolute nonsense!
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