Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver will be treading the boards and not the cobbles next year as she's bagged a new role away from the ITV soap. The actress is famed for playing Eileen Grimshaw in the long-running show.
27.09.2023 - 11:07 / ok.co.uk
Coronation Street’s Sue Cleaver is set to join an all-star cast on a new series of BBC reality show Pilgrimage, according to reports. The 60 year old actress is said to be taking time away from the ITV soap to appear on the BBC2 show - although she has no plans to leave permanently. Sue has played much-loved cobbles character Eileen Grimshaw since 2000.
It is not the first time that Sue has stepped away from soap. She starred in 2022’s I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! and fans were left shocked when she was the third contestant to be voted off.
Pilgrimage is a religious reality show that sees celebrities of different faiths and beliefs come together for a trek along an ancient pilgrimage route. According to The Sun, Sue will appear on the programme alongside famous faces including Christine McGuinness - who in recent years has opened up about her autism diagnosis at the age of 33. A source told the outlet how Pilgrimage had come at a “perfect time” for Christine as she starts to “shrug off” the heartbreak from the breakdown of her marriage to Paddy McGuinness and begins to explore the possibility of “finding new love”.
"Traditionally, pilgrimages were taken to explore personal growth towards a place of spiritual awakening and the BBC Two programme has shown to profoundly affect its cast," the insider added. "Not only could the experience prove to be incredibly positive for Christine’s own development, bosses hope her journey will add real heart to the programme. "Any revelations about Paddy or her current love life would, of course, go down a treat, too." Sue and Christine will be joined by five more celebrities who have not yet been announced.
Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver will be treading the boards and not the cobbles next year as she's bagged a new role away from the ITV soap. The actress is famed for playing Eileen Grimshaw in the long-running show.
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