Emmerdale and Brookside star Eithne Brooke is heading to Coronation Street.
In an interview with The Guide Liverpool, the 65-year-old revealed that she's about to appear in Weatherfield for a guest stint later this month, where she'll play Nicky Wheatley's mum Ellen.
"I self-taped to audition, never expecting to get it, and they came back next day and said I'd got the part," she said.
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Teasing her scenes, Brooke explained: "I meet up with Daniel [Osbourne] and talk to him about Nicky's past and how it's been hard for her, bringing up her little girl Maisie on her own and how I wanted a better life for her.
"I've got two short scenes which will be shown on September 23, but it was really nice."
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Experiencing coronavirus restrictions for the first time on a set, the actress had to apply her own make-up and style her hair, but she recalled: "It was a wonderful couple of hours, I was welcomed by everyone, and they really take care of you.
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"Rob Mallard, who plays Daniel, was just beautiful to work with and we had such a laugh. And when I saw Nicky [played by Kimberly Hart-Simpson] in the corridor afterwards she said she was really glad to have met me and hoped they bring me back.
"That would be nice but even if I don't see them again it was a wonderful experience in the middle of nothing and I had a lovely, shiny afternoon."
Brooke previously starred as Chrissy Rogers in Brookside and Irene Stocks in Emmerdale, among other roles.
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