Coronation Street's Maureen Lipman has been given a bodyguard by soap bosses amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and the UK's soaring anti-semitic attacks.
Telling the publication: 'He didn't let her out of his sight, and he only actually stepped away from her just as the cameras started rolling for filming. 'It's not unusual to see security guards on location, but it is extremely rare to see them so closely with one person at all times'. They wrote: 'We are a group of concerned British citizens and residents from a wide range of backgrounds and professions who stand in solidarity with British Jews and condemn all forms of anti-Semitism, whether in Britain or elsewhere.'
On location: Dame Maureen shot the outdoor scenes as her feisty character Evelyn Plummer in a long green padded coat, shades and hat The October declaration, which was also signed by the actress, details a 651 per cent rise in recorded anti-Semitic incidents since Hamas launched its murderous attack on October 7, and the sad spectacle of Jewish schools being forced to close.
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