Coronation Street legend Sue Nicholls declares love for co-star and she 'won't have anything said'

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Coronation Street legend Sue Nicholls has said she loves one of her co-stars 'to death' as she opened up about her life on the cobbles.

The actress has played hair stylist and former Weatherfield mayoress Audrey Roberts since 1979. But while everyone is likely to know Sue for her Corrie role, the star's TV debut actually came in another soap, Crossroads, as waitress Marilyn Gates back in 1964 - and she also achieved success musical success as a result of the show as her recording of the Crossroads theme tune, 'Where Will You Be?' reached Number 17 in the UK Singles Charts in July 1968.

However, it's fair to say that Sue is famed for portraying Audrey in Corrie and as she approaches 45 years in the role, the soap star sat down with This Morning's 'Queen of Soaps' Sharon Marshall in a rare interview as part of the show's new 'Soap Legend' series. READ MORE: Coronation Street's Jenny Platt was 'really scared' to return as Violet Wilson READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here Sue smiled when asked if she had planned to stay in the role of Audrey as long as she has and said: "I was asked to come for a week and soon after that I was asked to come back.

There was no question of ‘no thank you’ because I’d had such a ball all that first week." Staying true to her matriarch role across the popular family on the cobbles, Sue quipped: "I won't have anything said against the family!" But also revealed what keeps her coming back for more. "Coronation Street is now my life," she said. "I find it easy to come here, I love the people I work with.