Coronation Street's Sally Dynevor was told she'd never make it as an actress

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05.12.2020 - 21:03

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Shy Sally Dynevor became the butt of teachers’ mirth when she told them she wanted to be an actress. The schoolgirl was facing a future working in a fag factory.

But beneath her hesitant exterior there was a burning determination to succeed, fanned when she was 13 by an inspiring pep talk from Coronation Street legend Pat Phoenix.

Since then Sally’s doubters have gone up in smoke and she has lit up Corrie for 34 years as its seventh longest-serving star.

Now, as the soap celebrates 60 years, she NEVER wants to quit the cobbles. Mum-of-three Sally, 57, said: “I always said I’d leave when I stopped enjoying it but I love it.

Coronation Street's Sally Dynevor was told she'd never make it as an actress

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