Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien stuns in makeup-free backstage snap as she gives glimpse at job away from soap
03.07.2023 - 16:13
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien appeared make-up-free as she shared a backstage snap from her second job away from the soap. Fans best know the actress for playing Sarah Barlow in the ITV soap and her character is currently the centre of the action on-screen after her affair was exposed.
But not only that, Sarah has just found out she is pregnant after sleeping with Damon Hay behind her husband Adam Barlow's back. She told her stunned other half the news but didn't get the best reception as the solicitor wanted to know if it was his or Damon's.
While there is still plenty more still to unfold on-screen, Tina isn't only busy portraying Sarah on the cobbles as she has another important job away from the long-running show.
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Away from Weatherfield, Tina owns drama school, The Drama MOB, which this weekend will be celebrating its 10th birthday after introducing a new generation of talent to the soap.
Tina, 39, who has played feisty Sarah Barlow nee Platt in Corrie since 1999, launched The Drama Mob in 2013 with her best friend Esther Morgan, 40, after the star couldn’t find a suitable acting class for her daughter Scarlett, who was then aged three.
Since then the drama school has grown from strength to strength and Tina, who has been working in TV and theatre since she was 10, regularly teaches in the classes and offers one-to-one guidance. And fellow director Esther, a former primary school teacher specialising in drama, manages The Drama MOB casting agency.
The drama school is set to mark its special anniversary with a production of Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical Jr, the enchanting story of an extraordinary girl armed with a