Tracie Bennett is worried. She fears that, having returned to
Coronation Street as the perennially troublesome Sharon Bentley after a 22-year absence, she will soon be, “The most hated person in Britain”.
It is true that diehard fans of the soap will thoroughly disapprove of Sharon’s actions. She has come back to the Street, where she has more enemies than friends, under false pretences.
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Sharon Bentley (Tracie Bennett) returns to Coronation Street under false pretences.
One of those characters viewers love to hate, Sharon spins a line about wanting to make amends with her much-wronged foster mother Rita (Barbara Knox) when she first comes back to the cobbles. As apparent proof of her regrets about her past bad behaviour, Sharon hands Rita a cheque for £10,000.