Coronation Street fans defend Tina O'Brien over backlash to 'proud' plea over actress daughter
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCoronation Street fans have jumped to Tina O'Brien's defence as she shared a plea on social media in support of her daughter.
The actress shares teen Scarlett Thomas with her former co-star ex Ryan Thomas and fans may actually recognise her for appearing in the new series of Waterloo Road.
Scarlett joined the popular school dramas last year as Izzi alongside her uncle and cousin. Adam Thomas, Ryan's younger brother, is known for playing Donte Charles in the show and reprised his role when it was rebooted earlier this year while his son also got the role of Tommy, both of them being Donte's children.
And earlier this month, Tina revealed that her daughter is already up for her first award. The soap star, who is known for playing Sarah Barlow in Corrie, shared how Scarlett has been put up for a TV Times award. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Teddy 'returns' as Jenny Connor makes move ahead of Stephen Reid's 'downfall' READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here She has since returned to social media, sharing the teenager's promo shot for Waterloo Road as she shared her pride and encouraged her fans and followers to vote for her daughter. "So proud of @scarlettjthomas26 she’s worked so hard on Waterloo road and I’ve absolutely loved watching her portrayal of Izzy," Tina typed to her 516,000 followers.
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