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I'm A Celeb star Beverley Callard left fuming at issue she's faced since leaving ITV show

EXCLUSIVE: Beverley Callard says shes fed up after her I'm A Celeb stint, revealing frustration over being repeatedly typecast in roles that mirror her most famous TV character

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Beverley Callard(Image: DIGITAL/EROTEME.CO.UK)

I'm A Celeb star Beverley Callard has admitted she is "p***** off" with an issue after leaving the show. The Coronation Street actress opened up about what has been winding her up since her ITV exit.

Beverley has admitted she is frustrated by the way her acting career has been viewed since leaving Coronation Street, insisting she has often been offered roles that feel too close to her most famous alter ego, Liz McDonald.

The actress, who played the Weatherfield barmaid for more than three decades from 1989 until her departure in 2020, says the long-running role has continued to define how she is cast even years after stepping away from the soap.

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Beverley Callard recently starred on I'm A Celeb(Image: DIGITAL/EROTEME.CO.UK)

Callard, who recently appeared in I'm A Celebrity... South Africa before exiting the series on medical grounds during her cancer battle. said she has been selective about the work she takes on and is reluctant to simply repeat herself.

Ive not really auditioned, she said exclusively to Daily Star in collaboration with WhichBingo, home of the best casino sites. But I think some of the jobs Ive been offered were just like Liz, but under another name. And I dont feel I want to play the same role over and over again, unless its Liz.

She added: I didnt leave that character to one side just to do it again under another name. Despite her frustration, Callard says she remains grateful to be working in an industry where opportunities can be limited, particularly for women.

I think its difficult when you leave a soap. Im lucky touch wood, please God that Im busy, and have been since I left, she said. Because theres so little work for actors now, and there are some wonderful actors.

[The Corrie legend first announced her early-stage breast cancer diagnosis in February]

Beverley used to play Liz on the soap(Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

However, she also pointed to a wider imbalance in the industry, saying she often notices the same faces appearing repeatedly on screen.

It really pisses me off that you see the same people in things all the time, she said. There are so many wonderful actresses out there, and theres a lot more work for male actors than there is for females.

Callard reflected on the longstanding disparity in casting, noting that even classic theatre still highlights the imbalance.

All you have to do is look at a Shakespeare play youre lucky if you get two women in it. Never mind anything else. Twenty men every time.

Still, she believes there is a challenge in overcoming typecasting, and that perceptions can shift once people see her range in different roles.

It does make it hard. People just think you can only do one thing, but then when they work with you, they realise its something else. In a way, thats part of the challenge, isnt it.

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