Coronation Street legend Sally Dynevor has admitted she had to call time on boozy nights during lockdown after opening a bottle of wine “nearly every night”.
The mum-of-three, who plays Sally Webster on the cobbles, said she and Emmerdale scriptwriter husband Tim found themselves knocking it back at dinner.
She added: “Yes, we had to put an end to that after a while because nearly every night we were like, ‘Oh right, it’s wine time’, and we’d open a bottle.
“You don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen making a meal and then not have a glass of wine with it.”
Sally, 57, said she tried to keep herself busy during the pandemic with food, games and even performing plays for strangers on the phone.
Sally Dynevor has confessed she’s had to call it a day with booze (Image: ITV)
She explained: “I ate a lot of cheese. It seemed to be my go-to food.
“I tried to make bread. I made one loaf and it was rock hard, so I gave up.
“I didn’t learn a language or do anything extra-ordinary, but I have been reading plays to people who are isolated.
“Paines Plough theatre company give you a telephone number to ring, then you chat and read a play.”
Sally and her husband would have a bottle of wine ‘nearly every night’
Sally continued: “I rang a minister in Ireland and a lady in London. It made me realise how difficult lockdown was for people on their own.”
Sally added: “At home we played lots of Scrabble, made loads of meals, did lots of walking and online exercise.
“But I’m a people person so I really missed hugging.”
Meanwhile, Sally revealed she is still in the running to appear on the next series of Dancing On Ice.
She also said she has been addicted to eating cheese in lockdown
She added: “I went along to a day’s try-out. Whether now is the right time or not I don’t know.
“I am literally Bambi. I just fell over so many times that day.”
It comes after she opened up on her most harrowing storyline since first stepping foot on the cobbles, admitting that she struggled to film the “horrendous” scenes in the 90s which saw her take on a domestic abuse storyline.
The actress who plays the role of Sally Metcalfe in the hit soap has recently started suspecting that her father-in-law, Geoff has not been entirely honest about what is happening with his wife Yasmeen.
She revealed that Yasmeen’s ongoing storyline which has seen her become a victim of domestic abuse resonates with Sally and what she experienced filming such heartbreaking scenes.
Speaking to Inside Soap, Sally said: “I remember that it was one of the only storylines I’ve had where I’ve been home at night and thought, ‘today was horrendous’,
“It’s hard going through something like that, spending a day being abused and beaten up, and then coming home to live a normal life.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
