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May Penn was the friend of Blanche Hunt.

She was played by June Whitfield.

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Backstory[]

May resided in Portugal, and has a son. She previously lived in the United Kingdom and was friends with Blanche Hunt. It is unknown if May was divorced or widowed. In December 2009 Blanche went to stay with May and take care of her when she fell ill.

2010[]

In May 2010 Blanche passed away before she had a chance to return home to her family. May flew over to the United Kingdom and turned up at Number 1 Coronation Street, where she spoke about Blanche to Blanche's daughter Deirdre Barlow and son-in-law Ken Barlow. She revealed that Blanche had gotten engaged to a man named Arnold, although she didn't inform Deirdre over the phone as she wanted to tell her in person. May spoke highly of Blanche and said she was the nicest person she ever met, which brought great surprise to her family as they were used to Blanche's cynical wit and constant put downs over the years.

May attended Blanche's funeral with members of the One O'Clock club.

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