The cost of living is biting, and it's not just in real life. It's in the soaps too - just look at the prices of Roy's Rolls on Coronation Street these days.
13.05.2023 - 13:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street legend Simon Gregson has long known what an incredible baker his wife Emma is. Now a whole village is in on the secret too - after she took over a popular tearooms in Cheshire.
Emma has been running Morley Tearooms near Wilmslow since October. She has realised a lifelong dream to own her own tea shop - and showcase her incredible talent for baking.
She gets up at the crack of dawn every morning to bake an array of traditional cakes for the café, before heading to set up and serve up an array of hot and cold dishes and teas and coffees at the tearooms itself.
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Simon has been helping out too, much to the delight of visitors and even his Corrie pals, who pop in for Emma's baked treats.
He laughs: "Sometimes when we're busy I'll help out, but Emma doesn't need or want my help really. I've had a few colleagues in and they'll say 'you're not really taking my order are you?' but I do it more as a laugh."
Although Simon admits if he's not at work playing Steve McDonald in Corrie, he likes to pop down to the café just so he can sample some more of Emma's cooking!
Simon says: "It's amazing what Emma has done already here, I'm so proud. People are queuing out of the door for her cakes.
"There's a group of ladies here who want to nominate her for an award for her cakes, and people are now coming in asking if they can buy whole Victoria sponges they're that popular. If I'm not at work I like to pop in for a sandwich as it's better than making one at home."
Emma and Simon had visited the tearooms, which is part of the Morley Nurseries and garden centre site, for years as customers as they live nearby in Wilmslow with their three children. So when
The cost of living is biting, and it's not just in real life. It's in the soaps too - just look at the prices of Roy's Rolls on Coronation Street these days.
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