Corrie Icon Julie Goodyear's Husband Says She's 'fading Away' In Dementia Battle

Following Julie Goodyear’s dementia diagnosis, her husband has provided a devastating health update.

Goodyear, 81, found out last summer that she had the degenerative illness and made her diagnosis public last year. According to her devoted partner Scott Brand, Julie, who gained notoriety for portraying the tough landlady Bet Lynch on Coronation Street, is “slowly fading away”.

Given Julie’s worsening condition, Brand, 55, acknowledged that the days of Julie’s signature leopard print gowns and vivid lipstick pops are long gone. He went on to say that he thought she was starting to fade away as the degenerative illness was wearing her down.

In an interview with The Mirror, he expressed that he “misses” the exuberant individual Julie has always been, before continuing, “Her smile that lit up every room and her personality that brightened wherever she went.” Now that everything is gradually disappearing, I am going through a great deal of grief to witness this decline.”

He clarified that she has trouble identifying persons and refers to everyone as Scott. The adored actress no longer dresses in her go-to classics, such as leopard print.

Since their first meeting more than two decades ago, Scott has supported Goodyear. When Scott delivered some plaster to Julie’s house in Rochdale, the two first laid eyes on each other, and they haven’t been apart since. The pair, who have been together for almost 17 years, made their love for one another official when they tied the knot in 2007.

For almost forty years, the legendary actress was a fixture on Coronation Street as Bet Lynch oversaw the Rovers’ Return, maintaining order to ensure that customers were satisfied. November 2003 saw her depart from the ITV behemoth, but not before receiving an MBE in 1996 for her contributions to drama and acting.

“I was suddenly thrown into having to sort out all the household affairs, something Julie had always managed with ease and perfection,” Scott complained. “It was like being thrown into a new world of having to do everything by myself – I would advise anyone going through this journey to accept help straight away.”

Over a million individuals in the UK suffer with dementia at any given moment, making it the leading cause of death in the nation. The more sobering statistic is that one in three British people will get the illness at some point in their lives.