Coronation Street star's house in Help! My House is Haunted
Beverley Callard, who played feisty Liz McDonald on the ITV soap for more than 20 years, will take part in the fifth series of Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted.
The Discovery+ show will see a team of paranormal experts help six new spooked stars.
Psychic medium Ian Lawman, tech expert Barri Ghai, and investigator Jayne Harris will aim to 'uncover the chilling secrets that are lurking in their homes'.
And given Beverley's past with spooky goings-on, it will no doubt be a welcome show of support.
Beverley as Liz McDonald in Corrie. (Image: ITV) Just last year, the 68-year-old posted an eerie video from her garden, leaving fans convinced it could be something supernatural.
The actress shared footage from her barn's security camera that showed two strange orbs floating in the air.
Beverley wrote in the Instagram post: "HELP!! What the hell is this? my ring camera in the barn alerted us at 1am this morning.
"What are the two orbs? @jonmmac55 armed with a baseball bat went to investigate!!
"Nothing there, upon returning checked the camera and they were back. OMG! I'm scared. Any help great fully appreciated."
While some fans were quick to reassure Beverley, who now lives in Norfolk, that it may just be cobwebs, others said it could be the 'presence of restless spirits'.
It's not the first time Beverley has shared her thoughts about paranormal activity, telling the Star in 2020 that she could often 'feel the presence' of her fellow former castmate, the late Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre Barlow.
What happened to Liz McDonald in Coronation Street?
In August 2020, Beverley announced that she would remain with the soap for another year and would return sometime in 2021 to film Liz's exit storyline, however, an exit was never filmed.
New stars taking part in Celebrity Help! My House is Haunted
Nancy Dell'Olio will feature in the new series. (Image: PR)Beverley will join five other celebrities who will have their homes investigated for paranormal activity by the team.
These are Nancy Dell'Olio, Gary Numan, Suzanne Shaw, Beverley Callard, Simon Weston and fellow Corrie star Antony Cotton.
Producers say: 'The show features six new spooked stars, all desperate to uncover the chilling secrets that are lurking in their homes.
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'Confronting the eerie and unexplainable phenomena is a team of paranormal experts who dig deep into the history of each location, from historic Highland castles to sprawling Italian masserias, and uncover the dark pasts that could be impacting the hauntings.
'This season will also see Katrina Weidman, a renowned American paranormal investigator, joining the team.'
Previous seasons (1-4) are available to stream now on Discovery+.
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