Share She was so feisty, it became physically exhausting to play her – hours on end shouting and screaming at people.
Vicky began to worry she could no longer tell where her iconic character ended and she began after she started adopting some of Janice s loud-mouthed traits.
Calling it quits: The actress, who quit the soap in 2011, said the sudden fame felt like being dropped in the sea when you can t really swim
Fired up: The soap star, pictured with co-star Jane Danson, admitted playing the feisty character drained her energy and she d have to find somewhere to calm down
Leanne will be plunged into danger as she tries to protect her son.
A dramatic storyline is on the way for Coronation Street favourite Leanne Battersby, just a few months after she bid a tragic farewell to young son Oliver.
The plot will see the grieving mum spring into action to save elder son Simon, who gets involved in a dark and dangerous situation.
Headed for trouble: Simon (Alex Bains) will be in danger, and it’s down to Leanne (Jane Danson) to save him (Picture: ITV)
It’s being billed by Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod as a grief story with a difference, but one which will still be respectful of Leanne’s experience.
Coronation Street s Simon Barlow has to call an ambulance for his mum Leanne Battersby in the New Year as he finds her unconscious.
Simon (Alex Bain) is stunned by the concerning discovery – not least because he thought Leanne was spending time away in France.
Upcoming episodes see Leanne (Jane Danson) face a lonely Christmas as she isolates herself in the flat, having pretended to everyone that she s on a trip abroad to see Stella and Eva. Leanne is still struggling badly in the aftermath of Oliver s death.
As the New Year arrives, Dr Gaddas (Christine Mackie) pays a home visit to Leanne after she requests more sleeping pills.
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