Actress Melanie Hill has spoken out, claiming that her Coronation Street co-stars are scared to return to the famous cobbles as the UK is still in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bosses at the ITV One soap were forced to stop filming in accordance with guidelines issued by Boris Johnson’s government, with the broadcaster now only airing three episodes per week.
Melanie, who plays fan favourite Cathy Matthews has revealed that during the final days of filming on set in Salford that “everyone was scared”.
Speaking on WTAF – A This Country Podcast, the 58-year-old continued: “We were absolutely gutted when we had to stop [filming],
Actress Melanie has revealed that she was “gutted” when she had to stop filming the soap (Image: Getty Images)
“But it was getting weird. I was meant to be in filming, and I didn’t feel happy about it, to be honest.”
She went on to say: “I was still going to go, but everyone was scared.”
Addressing why the virus hasn’t been mentioned on the programme, the former Waterloo Road star revealed: “What we shot is eight weeks in the past before we even knew about this virus, so it’s weird when you’re watching and no one’s mentioning it.
Coronation Street is filmed eight weeks in advance, so Covid-19 hasn’t been mentioned yet (Image: We Love TV)
“I know they’re trying to keep groups of filming, when we go back, as small as possible.”
Meanwhile, Corrie veteran Andy Whyment has also spoken out on the show and believes that filming will resume in July.
Speaking on the United Podcast, he said: “I think we’ve got until the beginning of July in the can,
Andy Whyment believes that the show should return to normal in June (Image: Youtube)
“So we need to get back by the middle of June with a bit of luck otherwise it’s going to go off [the] air.
“A lot of the airlines have said that they’re going to start flying again mid-June so hopefully if that’s going to happen then we should be able to get back to work with a bit of luck, so fingers crossed.”
Daily Star Online has contacted a spokesperson for Coronation Street for comment.
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