CBB PROFILE: STEPHANIE BEACHAM
DYNASTY legend Stephanie Beacham returned to prime time TV in 2009 playing the part of Ken Barlow's lover, Martha Fraser, in Coronoation Street.
The glamourous 62-year-old divorcee confessed to having a new man herself, a British doctor aged in his mid-60s. In the past she has admitted to a liking for toyboys.
Introduced by a friend, she said the first three weeks of their relationship was conducted entirely online.
Born in Barnet, the mother of two first made her mark in the early 80s TV drama Tenko.
She then became a massive star on both sides of the Atlantic, playing ruthless rich bitch Sable Colby in the hit US soaps The Colbys and Dynasty.
During her four years in the shows in the mid-80s she became one of the best-known and best-paid stars on American TV.
The mother of two, who is partially deaf and supports the charity Hearing Dogs For Deaf People, has homes in Malibu and London.
The glamourous grandmother also has an eight-year-old grandson Jude, who calls her Glamma, rather than Grandma.
Her appearances in Coronation Street were her first on British TV screens since a brief outing in 2007's Strictly Come Dancing
Stephanie, who is 5ft 7ins tall, studied ballet from the age of four and trained in mime in Paris with Etienne Decroux before studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Stephanie posed for Playboy magazine in the Seventies and is reported to have later said her only regret was the wig she wore.
DYNASTY legend Stephanie Beacham returned to prime time TV in 2009 playing the part of Ken Barlow's lover, Martha Fraser, in Coronoation Street.
The glamourous 62-year-old divorcee confessed to having a new man herself, a British doctor aged in his mid-60s. In the past she has admitted to a liking for toyboys.
Introduced by a friend, she said the first three weeks of their relationship was conducted entirely online.
Born in Barnet, the mother of two first made her mark in the early 80s TV drama Tenko.
She then became a massive star on both sides of the Atlantic, playing ruthless rich bitch Sable Colby in the hit US soaps The Colbys and Dynasty.
During her four years in the shows in the mid-80s she became one of the best-known and best-paid stars on American TV.
The mother of two, who is partially deaf and supports the charity Hearing Dogs For Deaf People, has homes in Malibu and London.
The glamourous grandmother also has an eight-year-old grandson Jude, who calls her Glamma, rather than Grandma.
Her appearances in Coronation Street were her first on British TV screens since a brief outing in 2007's Strictly Come Dancing
Stephanie, who is 5ft 7ins tall, studied ballet from the age of four and trained in mime in Paris with Etienne Decroux before studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Stephanie posed for Playboy magazine in the Seventies and is reported to have later said her only regret was the wig she wore.
