On 18 January 2007 it was confirmed that Wendi would be leaving 'Coronation Street' after 4 years of playing Cilla Battersby-Brown. In the programme, Cilla left her son Chesney to go to Las Vegas. On Children in Need she jokingly explained that she was returning from Las Vegas to give Chesney more money as he was 'down to his last tenner'. In an interview on itv.com, Wendi stated that Cilla may possibly return in the future 'if the money runs out'.
Wendi is featured regularly on Inside Soap magazine.<!-- Deleted image removed: -->
In 2007 Wendi played the wicked queen in the Christmas pantoSnow White and the Seven Dwarves at the Orchard Theatre, (Dartford, Kent). In 2011 she will be performing in John Godber's April In Paris for Hull Truck Theatre which will... Read More