Tanisha Gorey, who plays troubled teen Asha Alahan, first joined Coronation Street in December 2009 as Dev and Sunita Alahan's daughter.
As an adorable six year old, Tanisha had never even taken an acting class before she popped up on the ITV show.Tanisha, whose real parents run a pub in Oldham, has now tackled some big storylines on the show, including issues such as skin-lightening and revenge porn.
Now all these years later, the 19 year old explained to The Saddleworth Independent that she'd been doing child modelling at the time of the casting.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter She said: "I was asked to go for an audition and here I am still there 12 years later. “It was never an ambition to be an actress but, after so long, I am comfortable in the role and happy to stay as long as they want me." She told the Mirror last year: “I was six when they cast me and all they needed me to do was shout 'bye mum' and run up the stairs.
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