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Corrie newbie explains why she was "terrified" joining the show

Photo credit: Joseph Scanlon - ITV
Photo credit: Joseph Scanlon - ITV

From Digital Spy

Aggie Bailey actress Lorna Laidlaw has discussed why she was "terrified" to join the Coronation Street cast.

Moving from BBC One's Doctors to the Weatherfield cobbles must be a pretty surreal transition, and the actress was asked about the most daunting aspect of arriving on the ITV soap.

Believe it or not, it might have something to do with Ken Barlow's house.

Photo credit: ITV
Photo credit: ITV

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"It wasn't a particular person, it was the show," she noted. "It's a big institutional, huge, massive show. You walk on the set and you can't believe it. You're in the Rovers! Oh my god I'm in Ken Barlow's house! It's constant!"

"Also I had to keep reminding my brain to not go into African! I've had an African accent in my mouth [for Doctors] for eight years, and it took me so long to learn those first few weeks as my mouth just did not want to compute. It wanted to go back to default.

"It was just training everything not to be a character you've played for eight years. That was difficult."

In that case, keep up the good work, Lorna!

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