‘my passion for acting keeps me alive and fresh’

Actor Claire Sweeney on starring in the soap, motherhood and keeping fit

Sue Cleaver is looking forward to countryside strolls and new experiences after walking out of Weatherfield for the final time. The 61-year-old’s last scenes as Coronation Street’s Eileen Grimshaw air

Coronation Street’s Samia Longchambon knows exactly how she would cope living in the shoes of her troubled character – badly! The actress celebrates 25 years as hairdresser Maria Connor this year and

Eighteen months ago, Jacob Roberts was fitting TV aerials for a living. Now he is centre stage as Coronation Street detective Kit Green, a charismatic but ruthless charmer with an eye for the ladies a

She’s played Dr Nikki Alexander in BBC drama Silent Witness for the past 21 years, but it’s clear Emilia Fox still loves her “dream role”, which she says fits in comfortably with her role as mother to

Emmerdale ’s Claire King on the soap, ageing and working in her 60s