Coronation Street fans think they have worked out how Amy Barlow came to be spiked.
26.01.2022 - 23:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Eileen Grimshaw is one of many strong women on the Coronation Street cobbles.
The character is known for being (very) unlucky in love and having a constant rivalry with soap matriarch Gail Platt.
Eileen has been in Weatherfield for 22 years.
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Sue Cleaver made her debut in the role in May 2000, with her first scenes alongside Emmerdale star Chris Bisson, who played Vikram Desai.
However, it wasn’t her first role in the ITV soap as five years before she had played a hospital nurse who was present when Daniel Osbourne was born.
Mum-of-two and Street Cars switchboard operator Eileen is probably best known for her string of relationships, including Dennis Stringer, Pat Stanaway, Jesse Chadwick, Michael Rodwell, and most notably her marriage to killer Pat Phelan.
Away from the cobbles, Sue, who was born in Watford, moved to Manchester as a teenager and was married to James Quinn from 1993 to 2003. The pair share a son, 24-year-old Elliot Quinn.
And James actually appeared on Corrie himself.
He has had four different roles on the soap since 1989 - but his most recent and notable as DS Willets.
The character has been involved in the investigation of the blaze at the Rovers in March 2013 and Eileen's ex Pat's crimes in March 2018.
Sue is now in a relationship with Brian Owen, who she met on the set of Corrie when he was working as a lighting technician.
While her big break was in Coronation Street, the soap hasn't been Sue's only role.
She appeared in Kay Mellor's drama series Band of Gold, and also worked in the ITV officers choosing the contestants for shows such as Wheel of Fortune and Busman’s Holiday.
Now though, Sue also
Coronation Street fans think they have worked out how Amy Barlow came to be spiked.
READ MORE: Liverpool doctor struck off after 27 years for faking his CV in 'elaborate scam' The actress first joined the Corrie cast in 1986 at the age of 16 as Jenny Bradley - the daughter of villain Alan Bradley who was taken in by mother figure Rita Fairclough while her father worked away, the Manchester Evening News reports. But after five years, Sally quit the show in pursuit of other roles, returning briefly in 1993, before making a huge comeback in 2015 after meeting Kevin Webster through online dating. The 51-year-old has previously opened up about the toll her acting career had on her childhood, with her struggling to fit in at school.
To be honest Coronation Street isn't the home of the absolutely rock-solid marriage.
Sally Ann Matthews became a young star of Coronation Street when she joined the soap at the age of 16.
Valentine's Day isn't going to be all roses for everything in Weatherfield.
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