Born in Manchester, Paula Wilcox, 76, moved to London aged 17 to join the National Youth Theatre and was cast in Jack Rosenthal’s 1970 television sitcom The Lovers, which ran for two series and became a film. She also appeared in The Liver Birds, Man About the House and Miss Jones and Son, and she played two characters in Coronation Street. On stage she starred in Shirley Valentine, Great Expectations and Canary. Her recent TV work includes Trying, The Cleaner, Avoidance and Channel 5’s new drama The Fortune. She is married and lives in London.What is your greatest fear?
Being run over by a cyclist on a pavement or pedestrian crossing, because it’s nearly happened too frequently.What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I’m very impatient – next question.What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Complaining about the weather, because there’s nothing you can do about it. There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.Describe yourself in three words
Impatient, funny, worrier.What would your superpower be?
