Corrie actor 'has won lottery' as she declares love for co-star

The Sarah Platt star told the ECHO all about her busy start to the year on Weatherfield

Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien 'has won the lottery' as she declares love for co-star after return

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Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien feels like she has "won the lottery" as she looks forward to another year on the show.

The soap star is renowned for her role as Sarah Platt on the Cobbles and has been at the centre of major storylines on Weatherfield in 2023. The character's marriage to Adam Barlow was in tatters after her affair with Damon Hay and she also played a key part in the downfall of the serial killer, Stephen Reid.

2024 looks to be no different as Sarah will be reeling after two characters return to Weatherfield. The villainous Damon, played by Ciaran Griffiths, is set to return at the start of the year, which spells trouble for Tina's onscreen counterpart just as her relationship with Adam is showing signs of healing.

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Tina is enjoying being a part of the show more than ever as her importance to Corrie shows no signs of waning. She told the ECHO and other press: "To be honest, I feel I've won the lottery when it comes to my job, I really do. I absolutely love working with the people that I love.

"With Ciarán being back as well, I've just not stopped laughing. He's probably more mischievous in real life than his character, which is saying something in a really nice way. He just brings a lot of good energy to set and makes it really good fun to work on."

There's also positive news for Sarah in 2024 when her daughter, Bethany Platt, returns to Weatherfield. Bethany is played Lucy Fallon and Tina heaped praise on her returning co-star.

She said: "And then there's Lucy. I love her, and it's amazing to have her back." She added: "For me personally, working with Lucy Fallon again has just been such a joy."

Tina teased Bethany's arrival could also lead to drama as the character could once again become involved with former love interest, Daniel Osbourne, who is currently in a relationship with Daisy Midgeley. She said: "I think if Sarah knows Bethany well enough, she knows that there's probably going to be drama following very closely behind her. She's over the moon that Bethany is back. She's not expecting to see her, and it's a complete surprise.

"In the first episodes, Bethany doesn't tell Sarah certain things about Daniel, so I think Sarah feels quite put out. She doesn't really know what's going on properly."

Bethany's return once again completes the Platts and Tina said sharing the screen with her TV family is her favourite part of the job. She said: "There's a dynamic between the group of us that it's just so beautiful to be a part of. You've got such different characters. There's David's sarcasm and his little put-downs. Sarah's always trying to be the best child, and the rest of the family are rolling [their] eyes at her."

Tina was in hysterics as she revealed it's hard to keep a straight face when filming comedic scenes with her onscreen brother, played by Jack P Shepherd, and mum Gail, played by Helen Worth.

She added: "If I've got scenes with Jack after 4pm, I cannot keep a straight face. So if we've got lines, I can't even look him in the eye, but he gets it because he just makes me laugh too much.

"But Helen Worth is the cheeky one. She'll get you laughing and is a bit of a dark horse. She looks really sensible and behaving herself, but she's the one that will make everybody corpse!"

Coronation Street continues tonight at 8pm on ITV and ITVX

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