Coronation Street icon Sally Dynevor has confirmed her character Sally Metcalfe's future on the soap. The star has been a staple on the show for an incredible 40 years, giving us many memorable storylines – including her battle with breast cancer and her comical run for council elections.
Reflecting on her time on the series, Sally said she had no plans to retire, telling Prima: "When you love what you do, why would you want to retire? ...The idea of just packing it all in and sitting at home and going, 'Right, what shall I do today?' Just absolutely not.
"I don't think I'm ever going to retire," she added. "I'll stay here as long as they want me. If they don't want me any more, I'll still try to do something, because the idea of retirement just sounds awful to me!"
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Sally also said that she "never thought in a million years" she would have been on Corrie for 40 years, revealing she imagined at the time "it was going to be a year at the most".
"But I look back now and I think, 'Gosh, four decades, that is a long time'," she added. "Not many people are in the same job for 40 years any more, let alone acting!"
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This isn't the first time the actor has reassured fans that she'll be staying on the series, Sally saying last year to Woman's Weekly: "I want to keep working, it's good for my brain. So, if they still want me, maybe I'll be in the show in my 70s and 80s. I'll just keep going."
"It's such a great job and I feel very grateful I've still got it after 40 years," she added.
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"I'm not in it as much as I used to be but I drove in the other day and, as the barrier went up, I just had this huge smile because it felt like I was home. I knew I was going to have a fun day."
The star marked her 40th anniversary on the soap back in January, declaring at the time: "What a ride it has been."
Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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