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That final scene. I mean, watching it was incredible. What was it like getting all those
responses on Twitter, messages from your fans? It must have been so overwhelming.
Well, it was really overwhelming actually, and I really, really saw it as a privilege
because I did get hundreds and hundreds of messages. I mean, right up to the lead ups
of the final episode as well. What I feel, from people's reactions, is that in some way,
we've reflected something of what it's like to love somebody and to lose them. That's
what I'm getting off people, that people have lost people or are losing people who are going
through cancer themselves or any sort of long term illness. We haven't turned off. I mean,
some people have. Of course they have, but a lot of people thought they would turn off,
but actually found some sort of comfort in seeing something of their own experience on
screen, and that is so meaningful to me and that was the best possible outcome for me
out of it. So that's been incredible, and it was been overwhelmingly positive. And I
was ready, you know, I was ready, especially because of the controversy around it, the
final story and everything, that I was prepared for a bit of negativity, but it has been overwhelming
and I'm so grateful to everyone who got in touch.
Now, you were apart of Corrie for so many years. What was it like filming those final scenes?
It was horrible. It was really horrible, and I thought that I'd mentally prepared for it,
but I hadn't. You know, it's like the very last scene that we filmed I was up on the
street and I was above the cafe on the actual street, watching Roy walk away from me and
everyone was sort of like together on the street to wave me off at the end of it, and
it took quite awhile to finish this scene because of different problems, and then everyone
surged forward at the end and I absolutely completely and utterly lost it. I got myself
together by my leaving do on Friday. I kind of pulled myself together a bit for a couple
of days and got my head together, but I was... I really did feel heartbroken actually because
I felt like this last year has been the most amazing of my whole sixteen years there. The
love and the support I've had from the cast and crew there. I mean, it really... I mean,
it's really cliche, I know, but they have been like family to me. They've been absolutely
wonderful and also saying goodbye to Hayley, who I really care about, you know. It has
been very, very overwhelming is the best word I guess. And now it's been finished.
Like you said, being there for 16 years, what are you going to miss the most?
Oh, the people. The people. Anyone who works at Corrie will tell you that. It's a wonderful
place to work, and everyone's dead supportive of each other. But my friends are my friends,
and I'll still be in touch with them so you know, I've got the added bonus of having friendships
there and also being able to move on and do other things.