Piers Morgan's Life Stories

PIERS Morgan gets under the skin of acting legend William Roache (both left), lifting the lid on his womanising and drinking as well as life on the cobbles as Coronation Street’s Ken Barlow.

Piers Morgan on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno/WENN.com

The world’s longest-serving soap actor, who turns 80 this month, reveals his personal life has been just as dramatic as his on-screen storylines.

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He talks about the court case that bankrupted him, the tragic death of his baby daughter Edwina at just 18 months and the sudden death of his second wife, Sara. The TV legend also gives the inside track on some of Corrie’s famous storylines and why he’s still on the Street when more than 8,000 other actors have come and gone over the last 50 years.

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