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"Coronation Street stars were reportedly baffled when they heard snoring as they filmed a scene for Blanche Hunt&amp;#039;s funeral. According to The Mirror, the cast noticed the noise after Anne Kirkbride stood up and started giving a speech in character as Blanche&amp;#039;s daughter Deirdre for the ceremony. Filming for the funeral has been taking place in recent weeks as a tribute to the character of Blanche, who was played by late actress Maggie Jones. After hearing the snoring during shooting this week, it is thought that Weatherfield&amp;#039;s regulars soon discovered that Malcolm Hebden, who plays busybody Norris Cole, was the source of the sound. Kirkbride apparently then hugged her noisy co-star and said: &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s typical Maggie - she&amp;#039;ll be looking down on us!&amp;quot;  A Coronation Street source said: &amp;quot;Anne laughed her head off. The snoring had been a mystery.&amp;quot; Blanche&amp;#039;s send-off will air on the soap in May. In real life, Maggie Jones died in December following a period of ill health. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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