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Paula Wilcox: ‘More sex, money or fame? How sad to have to choose. Let’s have it all’
The actor on becoming a celebrity after Coronation Street, her weakness for Bovril, and why she wants a helicopter
TL;DR
- Paula Wilcox, 76, began her acting career at 17, with notable roles in "The Lovers," "Coronation Street," and stage productions.
- Her greatest fear is being hit by a cyclist on a pavement, and she identifies impatience as a trait she deplores in herself and complaining in others.
- She dreams of having the superpower to fly, dislikes having nothing to do, and is concerned about the physical limitations of aging.
- Wilcox prefers anonymity to fame, citing a shocking early experience with celebrity after "Coronation Street," and admits a guilty pleasure in Bovril.
- She wishes for a driver or helicopter, is a chronic worrier, and would like to be remembered as 'good fun.'