{"id":54474,"date":"2024-07-07T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T07:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2066993"},"modified":"2024-07-07T21:01:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T19:01:23","slug":"coronation-streets-jodie-prenger-on-glendas-next-love-interest-and-her-all-time-soap-comedy-icons","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/coronation-streets-jodie-prenger-on-glendas-next-love-interest-and-her-all-time-soap-comedy-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street\u2019s Jodie Prenger on Glenda\u2019s next love interest and her all-time soap comedy icons"},"content":{"rendered":"

The star exclusively reveals all on being nominated in the RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2024. <\/p>

By Johnathon Hughes\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 07 July 2024 at 07:00 AM<\/p>

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Comedy has always been an essential element of Coronation Street<\/a>\u2019s appeal, and brassy barmaid Glenda Shuttleworth can always be relied on to raise a chuckle with her bang-on banter while she pulls pints for the Rovers\u2019 regulars.<\/p>\n

Musical theatre star Jodie Prenger has played lovable Glenda since 2002, and has bagged a nomination for Best Comedy Performance in the RadioTimes.com Soap Awards 2024<\/strong> sponsored by Inspired Villages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview, the fun-loving star reveals her Corrie comedy icons, and which character she wants a Dynasty-style catfight with out the back of the pub.<\/p>\n

Are you pleased to be nominated for Best Comedy Performance?<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s the most surreal thing, you\u2019re out there doing your stuff having a grand old time, then you realise people are watching! You kind of forget. It sounds bizarre but even when somebody recognises me in public I think they\u2019re staring because I\u2019ve got lipstick on my teeth again!<\/p>\n

Who are your all-time Corrie comedy icons?<\/h4>\n

Jack and Vera. To this day I still think they\u2019re the most iconic double act, they worked as well as Eric and Ernie. My family used to run hotels in Blackpool and the Duckworths reminded me of the people who\u2019d stay while they worked the summer season, getting the bar going at night. They were just like characters I\u2019d grown up around so I loved them even more.<\/p>

What\u2019s stood out as a highlight for you this year?<\/h4>\n

Events at the Rovers like the speed dating night are so much fun to film, and the last one which ended with the break-in was what I love about Corrie \u2013 lots of comedy coupled with heartbreak. It was like two stories combined, buy one get one free! Corrie is incredibly warm but can also have you on the edge of your seat.<\/p>\n

Who makes you laugh in the cast?<\/h4>\n

I love scenes with Peter Gunn (who plays Brian Packham) and Patti Clare (who plays Mary Taylor), it\u2019s like entertainment within the entertainment. There can be a lot of retakes in scenes with Mary because people start laughing and the shoulders are going!<\/p>\n

Would you like more dramatic storylines for Glenda, such as the pub robbery?<\/h4>\n

She always puts on a front, it was nice to let that mask slip a bit and show different sides to the character. With her past I often wonder why Glenda went off on the cruise ships for years, was it for the fame or was she driven away? Glenda once said about her mother she felt she was \u2018too much for her\u2019, so obviously something heartbreaking went on in the family. It would be great to explore.<\/p>\n

Have you enjoyed the family feud between Glenda and George?<\/h4>\n

It\u2019s hard to fight with somebody you love, Tony Maudsley (who plays George) and I have such a great rapport once we\u2019ve stopped filming an argument we end up laughing! I feel like I\u2019ve known Tony forever, even though we\u2019d never met before I joined Corrie. I hope Glenda makes it up with her brother soon!<\/p>\n

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Are you pleased Glenda finally got a love interest?<\/h4>\n

God love her, she\u2019s been on every dating site. Michael dumped her and I\u2019m still not over it, but hey-ho, she had a little dalliance with a toy boy. Some fans want her and Steve McDonald to get together, one even called them the next Jack and Vera! Actually I used to have a tight perm like Vera\u2019s years go, and I wore these huge glasses. I looked like the love child of Russell Grant and Deirdre Barlow \u2013 how could Steve McDonald resist that? I don\u2019t know what Tracy would have to say, I\u2019m missing her in the show I\u2019ve got to admit.<\/p>\n

Who would win in a fight between Glenda and Tracy?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Could you imagine? It would be like Dynasty in polyester. I\u2019ve already got the shoulder pads! The staircase at the back of the Rovers isn\u2019t that high, I could do my own stunt if Tracy pushed Glenda down the stairs!<\/p>\n

Is there anyone you\u2019ve worked with you\u2019d like to bring in as a guest star?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I did a play called One Man, Two Guv\u2019nors with Owain Arthur \u2013 he\u2019d be great in Corrie but he\u2019s busy doing the Lord of the Rings for Amazon now so what can you do? Cheeky\u2026 We had a lot of fun on stage.<\/p>\n

What would you like to happen for Glenda in the future?<\/h4>\n

She\u2019s a hopeless romantic and I\u2019ve always been a bit of a Mills and Boon myself, so I\u2019d like her to find love again. Although maybe just for a bit! If she got married, knowing Corrie they could have you going down a sinkhole on your wedding day. The dress would get filthy. Once I\u2019m down I can\u2019t get back up, but that\u2019s my own life!<\/p>\n

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