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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-tax-bill.html

CORRIE favourite Bev Callard is broke after being hit with a tax bill of £60,000.

The 55-year-old actress — who quit as Street barmaid Liz McDonald 13 months ago — has been served with a bankruptcy order.

And she could be forced to sell her home in Salford — close to Manchester’s Granada TV studios, where Corrie is filmed — to pay her debts.

Last night mum-of-two Bev admitted she was in dire straits. A close pal said: “She’s no option but to go bankrupt if the tax office refuse to budge.”

Bev has been summoned to Official Receivers’ offices in Manchester — under her married name Beverley McEwan — to discuss the crisis.

Ill health left her unable to work for months after leaving the Street.

She has now signed up for a new series of Manchester-based BBC comedy In With the Flynns. Then she will join the first touring production of comedy drama Little Voice.

But the pal said: “It will take a while for her to get back on her feet financially and catch up from where she was.” It is not the first time four-times wed Bev has had financial problems.

Twelve years ago she and ex-hubby Steve Callard were chased by the taxman for £26,000.

Then in 2008 she was forced to sell her six-bed house when her pub business went bust with debts of £218,000.

Bev blamed the credit crunch and smoking ban.

Last night her spokesman declined to comment.

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