BILLY ELLIOT star JULIE
WALTERS' dream to appear on British soap opera CORONATION STREET is set to come
true. The Oscar-nominated actress, who recently expressed her ambition to appear
on the much-loved show, is set to make an entrance on the Greater Manchester,
England-based ITV show, as an old hairdressing friend of established character
AUDREY ROBERTS. An insider says, "Julie loves the soap and has made noises about
appearing. The bosses think she would be fantastic and are looking at how they
can get her in for a guest role. "The plan at the moment is to have her visit
Audrey, a friend from their days of hairdressing training. There could even be
some romance lined up for her." Walters follows in the footsteps of fellow
British
film star SIR IAN MCKELLEN, who appeared in several
episodes last year (05).