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DEBBIE & POPPY RUSH Style caught up with mother and daughter soap star duo Debbie and Poppy Rush who have launched their own performing arts school at Bamford Academy, in Rochdale. Debbie, who has played Anna Windass in Coronation Street since 2008, and Poppy, who recently starred as Sophie Dodd in Eastenders, are enjoying sharing their expertise with local children and young people at the venture. Poppy, who lives in Heywood, is best known for playing the best friend of troubled Stacey Slater’s secret brother, Kyle. She has previously appeared in Emmerdale and rose to fame as a teenager in Grange Hill. The Rush family is something of a Heywood celebrity story, with Poppy’s younger brother, Will, starring in shows such as Waterloo Road and Shameless, as well as appearing on X Factor. 4
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