Teen who asked for Corrie star's autograph lands dream role on soap
Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor in a restaurant.Her mum was a huge fan of the soap and never missed an episode, so she rushed up and asked for an autograph.Now, nine years later, Kate is on the cobbles herself playing Grace Vickers, the ex-girlfriend of Michael Bailey – and she couldn’t resist reminding Sally of their previous encounter.Kate was studying in Chicago when she met Sally, who plays Sally Metcalfe.She says: “I was in the Hard Rock Cafe and I saw her. "My mum is such a massive fan I did that awkward thing where I went up and said, ‘Please can I get your autograph for my mum?’“Because I was in Chicago, I kept it for three months before I got to give it to her.