Inundated with scripts from directors desperate to cast her in lead roles, doyenne of our screens Sue Johnston is struggling to believe she has just turned 80. Looking at her – beautifully coiffed with highlighted hair and expertly applied crimson lipstick – I can’t believe it either.
However, she certainly celebrated her big 8-0 in style last month, spending the evening watching the virtual Abba Voyage concert in London with friends before being joined by her family at her home in Cheshire at the weekend.
‘Me turning 80 just seems bizarre,’ says Sue, shaking her head, incredulously. ‘It’s just a number, but I remember my mum was an old woman at 80. I think attitudes have changed so much. I don’t feel like an old woman.’