Dame Maureen Lipman has revealed she ‘extended an olive branch’ to a BBC actor after he quit a West End show in protest over her pro-Israel views.
The veteran actress, 80, insisted she was ‘not vengeful’ towards the Hollyoaks star Gerard McCarthy, 45, despite his decision to withdraw from Right Before I Go after she joined the cast.
But she indicated that her attempt to draw a line under the dispute had failed to settle their differences, saying McCarthy was still ‘fighting his corner’ and that she now planned to stay out of the row.
Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, Maureen said: ‘I
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