As the Horrornation Street carnage continues, Corrie star Sally Ann Matthews popped in to BBC Breakfast to tease some of the ITV soap’s big drama this week.
With hosts Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent getting the lowdown on the weather-related disaster, Sally Ann quipped that it was “Just another day in Weatherfield.”
Sally Ann enthused: “This week is great.
“It’s our super-soap week, so it kicks off the ITV autumn season, and Monday, Wednesday and Friday’s episodes actually take place over one story day.”
Charlie then asked: “Did you watch Coronation Street when you were young?”
“I was in it when I was young!” an incredulous Sally Ann replied.
“Forget I just said that,” Charlie said.
“Big fan, I can tell,” she smiled.
Newer viewers may only know her character Jenny from her recent stint, which began in 2015. But as a teenager Sally Ann joined the show on screen from 1986 for an initial five year run.
Jenny Bradley – as she was then – was at the heart of the drama.
She and her father Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) moved in with Rita (Barbara Knox), while Jenny dated Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), survived a car accident and ran away from home.
Most famously, as Sally Ann told Charlie Stayt: “My dad tried to kill Rita and then he was hit by a tram.”
Musing on how Corrie’s stunts have become bigger Charlie harked back to yesteryear, saying: “They used to be quiet storylines about gossip, and I go way back with Coronation Street to be honest, where it was just about a little bit of gossip and they’d come and have a natter about things. It’s changed quite a bit!”
Sally Ann begged to differ, replying: “Hang on a minute, Charlie. There was a disaster where a viaduct collapsed, a lorry crashed into the Rovers…”
“I’m corrected in so many ways,” Charlie said sheepishly.
Sally then teased: “I’m going to buy you the 60 years of Coronation Street book and test you!”
Discussing what else fans can expect for Weatherfield’s residents this week, Sally Ann cheekily refused to let Charlie off the hook.
“And then Abi and Corey, as we saw on Monday night – well, Charlie didn’t…”
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