‘Mary Taylor scrubs up well!’: Coronation Street’s Patti Clare looks worlds away from her soap role while making a VERY glamorous appearance on The Chase
She’s been a regular on Coronation Street since 2008.
And Patti Clare shocked viewers as she looked worlds away from her soap character Mary Taylor while appearing on The Chase’s festive special on Monday.
The actress, 44, cut a very glamorous figure for the game show, rocking a purple blazer and bright red lipstick.
Who IS that? Patti Clare shocked viewers as she looked worlds away from her soap character Mary Taylor while appearing on The Chase’s festive special on Monday
Patti looked sensational as she wore her brunette locks down and perfectly styled into bouncy curls which sat on her shoulders.
She appeared to be in very good spirits as she joked with host Bradley Walsh, who was dressed in a Victorian top hat and blazer for the special.
During the quiz, Patti went up against Shaun ‘The Dark Destroyer’ Wallace and managed to bag an impressive £3,000 for charity.
However soap fans were taken aback by her appearance and shared their excitement about the unexpected look on Twitter.
On screen: The actress, 44, is more usually seen sporting a more frumpy look when on the cobbles (pictured with Dev Alahan, played by Jimmi Harkishin)
One person penned: ‘Mary Taylor scrubs up well!’
While another added: ‘Almost didn’t recognise her. Looks slimmer as well.’
And another said: ‘Mary looks so pretty.’
Mary’s character left the famous street in 2009 but returned to Weatherfield for the start of 2010.
Part of the street: Patti has always been a hit with viewers for her fantastic performances, winning the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance three times for her role
Stunning: Patti looked sensational in a purple dress and bright red lipstick
Reaction: Corrie fans took to Twitter to share their shock at Patti’s glam appearance
The star has always been a hit with viewers for her fantastic performances, winning the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance three times for her role.
It comes after Coronation Street celebrated its 60th Anniversary and shared snaps of the soap’s original set to mark the occasion.
Before and after pictures showed how the iconic ITV soap has progressed from being filmed on a small set to a vast seven-acre site in Salford.
Stretching over 7.7 acres, the site in Trafford, MediaCityUK is home to over 400 staff, and stands in the shadow of the cities where it all began, Manchester and Salford.
Feeling festive: Host Bradley Walsh dressed in a Victorian top hat and blazer for the special
The (set) that started it all! It comes after Coronation Street gave fans a glimpse of the soap’s original studio as it prepares to celebrate its 60th Anniversary
Corrie relocated to MediaCityUK in 2014 before revealing its new Victoria Street extension in 2018.
The soap has come a long way from its humble origins with a cast of just 12 actors filming in Studio 2 at Granada Television.
Back then the show had a wooden set to represent the Street and the cobbles were painted onto the floor and cast pretending to step onto the imaginary kerb.
When Corrie moved to colour television in 1970, a new brick set was built as the previously-used wooden set had become damaged due to the Manchester weather, and a decade later the entire set was rebuilt on Quay Street.
It’s come a long way! Before and after snaps showed how the iconic ITV soap has progressed from being filmed on a small set to a vast seven-acre site in Salford