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"Coronation Street&amp;#039;s Alison King has praised co-star Anne Kirkbride for her &amp;quot;madness&amp;quot; on set. The 39-year-old, who plays Carla Connor, said that Deirdre Barlow actress Kirkbride holds court with the &amp;quot;funniest&amp;quot; stories.   She said of her fellow cast member: &amp;quot;During filming and waiting for filming it&amp;#039;s pretty much madness. It&amp;#039;s Annie Kirkbride, she&amp;#039;s absolutely mad and when she&amp;#039;s in. It&amp;#039;s brilliant because you just hear the funniest tales and anecdotes.&amp;quot; Kirkbride, 57, is one of Corrie&amp;#039;s longest-surviving stars, having been on the ITV serial since 1973. Meanwhile, King revealed earlier this week that she was &amp;quot;absolutely as high as a kite&amp;quot; in the wake of her &amp;#039;Best Actress&amp;#039; win at the British Soap Awards. Coronation Street bagged seven gongs at Sunday&amp;#039;s ceremony, tying with rival EastEnders. &amp;gt; Violent Corrie scenes upset Anne Kirkbride &amp;gt; British Soap Awards 2012 red carpet arrivals - in pictures "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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