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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

Paula Wilcox: ‘More sex, money or fame? How sad to have to choose. Let’s have it all’

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.'