Generous Coronation Street actress Jean Alexander leaves £10,000 to animal charities in her will
Jean, who played Hilda Ogden in the soap, died in October aged 90
CORRIE legend Jean Alexander – who played Hilda Ogden – has left £10,000 to animal charities in her will.
The kind-hearted actress, who passed away aged 90 in October, insisted she preferred cats to men – and was sure to sign off part of her fortune to her beloved furry friends.
Jean, who spent 23 years on the ITV soap, also left money to loved ones, left £5,000 to the RSPCA Southport Ormskirk and District Branch and £5,000 to Woodlands Animal Sanctuary.
And the late star’s charitable giving didn’t stop there – she also left behind £5,000 to North West Air Ambulance and £5,000 Southport Offshore Rescue Trust.
Miss Alexander passed away peacefully in her hospital bed after she took ill.
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She spent her 90th birthday in hospital, as she had fallen ill just as family and friends planned to celebrate the milestone.
In total Jean left an estate worth £673,000 and split her home in Southport, Merseyside, between nieces Valeria Thewlis and Sonia Hearld.
She gave six friends a total of £30,000 cash.