Coronation Street icon Beverley Callard has hit out at "ageist" viewers.
The soap star is currently appearing on I'm a Celebrity... South Africa, and posted a video on Instagram saying that she wanted to "moan," describing how she has faced claims that she shouldn't be appearing on the ITV show due to her age.
"I did more than most people in there, or as much as people in there. And I didn't sleep as much... Some slept all afternoon," she said.
"Society is ageist, especially about women. I'm bloody sick of it."
Who is Beverley Callard?
69-year-old Callard is best known to TV show viewers as pub landlady Liz McDonnell on ITV's Coronation Street.
She joined the show in 1989, leaving on three occasions over the years, with her most recent exit in 2020.
That year saw Callard join ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! where she finished 10th.
She also had roles in Emmerdale and Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.
She has previously spoken about having depression and has described it as the "curse of the strong" after revealing she underwent electroconvulsive therapy to treat her own symptoms.
Beverley Callard on I'm a Celebrity
Beverley Callard is currently appearing on I'm A Celebrity... South Africa.
Where viewers can expect her feud with David Haye to rumble on as the series progresses.
The bad blood began in episode one when Haye chose the 69-year-old to be sent to the more basic Savannah Scrub camp.
As they discussed his girlfriend Sian Osborne, he told his fellow campmates in a group chat on Monday (April 13) , that she had the personality of a proper 'ugly girl'.
Listening quietly with clear disgust to his comments, Callard quipped: "So does that mean all handsome men have sh** personalities then?" to which the boxer replied, "I don't know, I don't really pay attention to the men."
Fans, however, were delighted at Bev's quick comeback, one saying, 'Well done Bev. God question!", while another went as far as to say, "Give her the crown now!"
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