Coronation Street star Jane Hazlegrove on Bernie's death fears

Coronation Street spoilers follow.

Coronation Street star Jane Hazlegrove has revealed that her character Bernie Winter will fear for her life next week, as the Fern Lindon lookalike saga continues.

Bernie is currently fighting back against con artist Fern, who recently framed her for a jewellery theft.

Bernie is due to face court for a plea hearing after Fern posed as her in order to rob a shop. However, upcoming episodes see her team up with Fern's ex-husband Howard to lure Fern out of hiding.

Coronation Street bosses have previously confirmed that Bernie is playing a dangerous game, as next week's episodes see a stranger confront her in the street, place a bag over her head and bundle her into the back of a van.

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Speaking about Bernie and Howard's surprising alliance, Jane explained: "She is willing to try anything at this stage – what she didn't imagine happening was her getting kidnapped. At that point, she is scared for her life.

"She knows that Fern is a ruthless woman who is also trying to stay out of jail, and Bernie is worried that she has bitten off more than she can chew.

"She knows nothing about this woman, other than she is a con artist and a criminal who has probably pulled similar stunts before. She knows she could have some very dodgy contacts who could be very dangerous."

Jane also confirmed that the ongoing storyline will soon come to an end.

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The actress was involved in the creation of the plot when she mentioned to a Corrie writer that she's often mistaken for Gabrielle Glaister, who plays Fern.

Jane explained: "It has been so much fun, I am a bit sad that it is coming to an end, to be honest. The storyline came from the fact that I have been mistaken for Gabby for 30 years. I get asked all the time about my time in Brookside or Blackadder, even friends claim to have seen me in shows I have never been in.

"So when I joined Corrie as Bernie, I was told that she is a twin and I started thinking if we ever saw her twin, we would have to cast Gabby.

"I am really good friends with Corrie writer Jonathan Harvey and I was telling him about us both getting mistaken for each other and he thought it was hilarious and it was him that came up with this storyline.

"We previously did an episode of Casualty together and I was so excited to meet her. We both had so many stories about being mistaken for each other. She is a fantastic actress and lovely lady, so it is flattering really."

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV and streams on the ITV Hub.