Amanda Barrie feared losing her Coronation Street role because of her sexuality
Former Coronation Street actress Amanda Barrie revealed she feared being “sacked” by TV executives if she had come out while on the show. Barrie, who turns 90 this week, played Alma Sedgewick on and off from 1981 until 2001. Amanda Barrie, married to novelist Hilary Bonner for nearly 10 years, publicly came out as bisexual …