Real life of Coronation Street's Sarah Barlow actress Tina O'Brien - surprising age, co-star ex, Waterloo Road star daughter and soap exit

Sir Ian McKellen almost appeared on Emmerdale, but unfortunately, Coronation Street’s creator prevented the casting. While appearing on This Morning, Sir Ian, 84, spoke about his master plan to appear in every soap playing the same character. The idea began to formulate when he appeared in ten episodes of Coronation Street in 2005 as con artist Lionel Hipkiss who pretended to be an author called Mel Hutchwright.

With a raft of characters on Coronation Street, it can often be hard to keep track of what is happening in the storylines. While writers clearly try and keep viewers in the loop about who is in the cast, there are sometimes quick and unexplained character exits which leave people confused. It becomes even more baffling at times when people sometimes come back to the soap after years, even though they have not been mentioned at all on television by their families.

Former Coronation Street actress Katie McGlynn has told how her hard-hitting soap storyline is still saving lives to this day. In 2018 Katie's much-loved character Sinead Osbourn was diagnosed with cervical cancer while she was pregnant with her son Bertie.

Former Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan has shared a touching tribute after the sudden passing of an important family member. The actor, who played Jacob Hay on the soap, took to his Instagram stories to share the sad news that his family dog and ‘best mate’, Frank, had unexpectedly passed away.

A house on the real life Coronation Street is going up for auction next week.

Fans of Coronation Street have predicted that the villainous Stephen Reid (played by Todd Boyce) will finally be taken down — and that Bethany Platt will be returning to the cobbles to do so. The 23-year-old, who is the daughter of Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien), left Weatherfield in 2020 after her relationship with Daniel Osbourne came to an end, however viewers are convinced that she'll reappear to protect Audrey (Sue Nicholls).

Coronation Street lines up one of its biggest weeks of the year to date, with a wedding, an operation and a highly-anticipated trial all on the cards for next week. The day of Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and Chesney Brown’s (Sam Aston) wedding arrives, with the bride-to-be walking down the aisle with brother Paul Foreman (Peter Ash), who battles with his MND symptoms in a bid to create a special memory for his sister.

Coronation Street legends alongside co-star Julia Goulding. In a video posted to Instagram, the David and Shona Platt actors can be seen waiting outside a lift. As the doors close, classic Corrie characters Jack and Vera Duckworth can be seen kissing.

Coronation Street star Elle Mulvaney couldn't have looked further away from Weatherfield as she stunned in a plunging dress on night out with her actor boyfriend.

Coronation Street star Dolly-Rose Campbell has shared the link a famous Manchester drag queen has to her soap wedding as Gemma Winter prepares to walk down the aisle. The actress, who has played Gemma in the Iong-running ITV show since 2014, said it's an 'honour' to a bride in Corrie after growing up watching the soap.

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd left fans emotional as he posted a sweet snap of a special behind-the-scenes tribute to two of the soap's legends. The actor, who is known for playing David Platt, shared a snap online alongside his co-star Julia Goulding.

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd left fans feeling emotional as he revealed a special behind-the-scenes tribute to two of the soap's icons. The actor, who is famed for playing David Platt in the ITV soap, shared a video to his Instagram which showed himself and his co-star Julia Goulding.

It's fair to say that Michelle Keegan's rise to fame has been brilliant to watch. The Stockport-born star can currently be seen in Sky Comedy's Brassic and on BBC One in the broadcaster's new drama, Ten Pound Poms. And while all that is going out on air, she is busy filming her next big job, her first-ever role in a Netflix thriller.

She's grown up in front of viewers' eyes but Ellie Leach is set to say goodbye to Coronation Street as Faye Windass leaves Weatherfield. The actress has spent more than 12 years in the ITV soap and has tackled many harrowing storylines including her character falling pregnant when she was 12.

Marvel Agents of SHEILD star Iain De Caestecker is transformed into Arthur Pendragon in first-look images for a new series which retells the Arthurian legend.

At the weekend Amanda Holden turned heads as she stepped out at the Coronation Concert in a hot pink suit with a matching bra worn underneath. The Britain's Got Talent judge stood out amongst all the red, white and blue in her her vibrant outfit.

Coronation Street fans think they may have spotted how Damon Hay and Sarah Barlow's affair will be rumbled after the pair ramped things up a notch in the ITV soap's latest scenes. Viewers were horrified during Monday night's trip to the cobbles as Underworld manager Sarah continued to lust after drug dealer Damon.

Coronation Street beauty Tina O'Brien left her followers stunned as she shared a throwback snap of herself looking like sixties model Twiggy in a short blonde wig and brown crochet outfit. Tina, 39, who has played Sarah Barlow, nee Platt, since 1999, shared the stunning snap on her Instagram and captioned it: "Throwback to when it was all about the teeny bopper magazines, pre-online content."

freshly crowned King Charles III, 74, and Queen Camilla, 75.The concert, which was attended by more than 20,000 royal watchers — Brits and non-Brits alike — featured Scherzinger as one of the openers, and she stunned with her gorgeous vocals.During the performance of the song first made famous by Christina Aguilera and Lea Salonga, the stunning 44-year-old American singer wore a royal-blue colored dress with a sheer, embroidered bodice and was dripping in diamonds — but it was nothing compared to her first outfit of the day.While doing press earlier in the day, the former Pussycat Dolls member wore a skintight, black leather dress with gold chained straps and chunky black platform heels.The stunning brunette wore her hair in a half-up, half-down look and sizzled with glowing makeup — and a saucy slit cut up to there. “I have met Charles before,” Scherzinger revealed to BBC Radio 2 ahead of the concert on Sunday.

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden had flashbulbs popping as she arrived for tonight's Coronation Concert in a dazzling pink suit. The star turned heads in her hot pink outfit as she walked the red carpet at the historic event at Windsor Castle which will feature artists including Katy Perry and Take That.