Coronation Street's Sally Ann Matthews told 'you haven't changed' as she marks huge 39-year milestone
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCoronation Street star Sally Ann Matthews has been told she 'hasn't changed' as she marked a huge cobbles milestone. The actress took to social media to reveal it was the anniversary of her debut in the ITV soap.
Oldham-born Sally, who likes to be known as Sal, was cast in 1986 as Jenny Bradley - the daughter of villain Alan Bradley who was taken in by mother figure Rita Tanner - then Rita Fairclough - while her father worked away.
After five years, Sally quit the show in pursuit of other roles. She returned briefly in 1993, before making a huge comeback in 2015 when Jenny started dating Kevin Webster.
However, dealing with the loss of losing her four-year-old son Tom two years earlier when he drowned in a paddling pool, she snatched Kevin's son Jack in order to keep him safe and nearly threw herself off a balcony, resulting in her getting sectioned. READ MORE: Coronation Street fans 'rumble' who'll save Lauren Bolton's son Frankie - and it's not Dee-Dee Bailey's baby READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here She then didn't return to the street again in 2016 when Rita took pity on her but she's gone on to become a Weatherfield mainstay, now, the landlady of the Rovers Return and known by her married name, Jenny Connor.
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