‘Norris Cole’ actor Malcolm Hebden retires from Coronation Street

Coronation Street actor Malcolm Hebden (Lord Lichfield/PA)

Coronation Street actor Malcolm Hebden, who played fan favourite Norris Cole, has reportedly retired from the soap.

Hebden, 81, has called it a day after suffering a heart attack in 2017. He briefly returned to the cobbles in 2019, reprising the role of Corrie gossip Norris who he first played in 1994.