Katie McGlynn is grateful for such a huge Coronation Street storyline because it’s “been such a while” since she had to play out a serious plot.
The 25-year-old star has portrayed “ditsy” Sinead Osbourne for five years but admits apart from a couple of hard-hitting stories she has mostly had to portray the “silly and daft” day-to-day goings on of her pregnant character, who has been rocked by a cervical cancer diagnosis.
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When asked if it is difficult to get back into a serious storyline, she said: “It has been a while… I think this is my sixth year in Corrie and I’ve just been playing a ditsy character for so long.
“We’ve had the crash, we’ve had the abortion, but other than that it’s just like a silly, daft character, which is fun but it’s just been such a while since I’ve had to put myself in those shoes.
“I had quite a lot of serious storylines when I did Waterloo Road, but I’m just trying to image being in her shoes.”
Katie’s scripts have been so hard-hitting, she has found herself getting emotional while learning her lines.
Appearing on Lorraine, she added: “When I’ve read some of the scenes I was just getting emotional straight away.
And speaking to Carol Vorderman, guest host of the show, she explained the heartbreaking storyline will run and run.
“Daniel finds out all the secrets, that Ken and Sinead have been lying to him, that Sinead is pregnant and has cancer,” she said.
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