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ITV Coronation Street: The real life of Tracy Barlow actress Kate Ford with illness battle and 'painful' divorce

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Tracy Barlow is everyone's favourite antagonist on Coronation Street. The character, who is married to Steve McDonald, has been played by Salford star Kate Ford since 2002.

But while she skillfully portrays Tracy with ease - which scored her the 'Best B*tch' British Soap Award in 2004 and 2005 for her work on Corrie - the actress has been battling with an illness behind the scenes. READ MORE: ITV Emmerdale: Real life of Bernice actress Samantha Giles with witchcraft love secret and funeral truce with Kim Tate co-star Kate suffers from endometriosis - an often painful disorder in which tissue similar to the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside the uterus.

The 45-year-old opened up to her Instagram followers last week, sharing a struggling selfie in her ITV filming jacket. Writing to her thousands of followers, Kate said: "Filming #itvcorrie this was a few weeks ago at a time that I was struggling with my #endrometriosis.

She added: "Luckily got lots of support x just sending a hug out to all those struggling with similar," followed by a red love heart.

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