“I loved playing the scene in Coronation Street where Emma gave birth,” recalls Angela. “Malcolm Hebden, who plays Norris, was in the scene – and I remember just spontaneously grabbing hold of his tie and screaming at him, pretending to be in absolute agony. It was hilarious because it wasn’t in the script!”
“I was honoured to be involved in Corrie’s 5,000th episode,” grins the star. “Emma was held hostage, and that was like a little two-hander for me with Matthew Dunster, who played her evil captor, Ryan Sykes.”
“The hour-long live episode of Coronation Street in 2000 was so nerve-wracking!” Angela tells us. “It’s terrifying doing live theatre, but it was that same feeling times a million. No one messed up, though, and we were all absolutely buzzing afterwards.”…
