Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien fights tears as she discusses soap family and reveals name of cast group chat
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCoronation Street star Tina O'Brien was left emotional as she discussed her soap family after their latest award win. The actress is best known for playing Sarah Barlow - nee Platt - in the ITV soap, but didn't join until the daughter of matriarch Gail Platt turned 12.
The character was originally portrayed by then-babies Leah King and Lynsay King in 1987, when Sarah was born to Gail Platt and Brian Tilsley.
Sarah and her older brother Nick were later adopted by Martin Platt when he married Gail in 1991. Lynsay was kept in the role until Sarah turned 12 on-screen in 1999, which is when Tina, then 16, joined the cast.
And, over the years she has faced a whole host of hard-hitting storylines - from giving birth to her first child, Bethany, at 13 and being kidnapped alongside her family by her psychotic stepfather Richard Hillman; to suffering child loss when her son, Billy, died shortly after his birth, to being attacked by Callum Logan and witnessing him be killed by sister-in-law Kylie. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Now, 24 years on and Tina has got another meaty storyline on her hands after Sarah had a brief affair behind her husband's back before it was exposed and she found out she was pregnant.
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