The former Coronation Street actor who is sick and tired of feeling unsafe
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukMelissa Johns has shared her experiences of feeling unsafe following the death of Sarah Everard. The former Coronation Street star is just one of the thousands of women who have detailed uncomfortable and often terrifying experiences at the hands of men in recent weeks.
Melissa, who played the character Imogen Pascoe, says she’s found herself feeling frightened when walking in Greater Manchester alone.
She describes how that fear has become normalised in society - and how simple phrases like 'be careful' end up placing the responsibility on victims, rather than addressing the behaviour of perpetrators. “The worst thing about reading that headline [on Everard] is I didn’t feel shocked, that’s the hardest thing to digest,” Melissa told the
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