Yahoo News Corrie's Kate Ford wasn't happy with last year's plots
Kate Ford has opened up about what she thought of her storylines on Coronation Street last year - and she wasn't exactly happy about them.
Talking to The Sun on Sunday, Ford revealed that she felt Tracy Barlow was becoming "one-dimensional" in 2016, but added that this year, her character seems to be getting "back on track".
"The stories are making her a bit more human again. And I like the fact that she doesn't have a female arch-enemy at the moment," she explained.
"For a while the scriptwriters would have Tracy fight with someone, then they'd leave, and they'd give her another arch-enemy. It got a bit old. But recently I haven't had that. Instead, she's got friendships.
"The big dramatic scenes might be good to watch but as an actress I prefer the more intricate scenes, the small moments, not the big ones."
Ford has certainly had some big moments on the cobbles over her 15 years in Weatherfield, trying to sell her baby, faking a twin miscarriage and killing off a boyfriend just to mention a few.
And it was a scene linked to one of those storylines that ranks as one of Ford's favourites on Corrie, when Tracy confessed to Deirdre that she'd killed Charlie Stubbs.
"I worked so closely with Annie [Anne Kirkbride] on that scene. It was just the two of us. We rehearsed and we were given the time to do it," she recalled. "After 15 years, you forget scenes you've done. But there are some you will always remember."
As for what Tracy could do next, Ford has an idea. "She hasn't been a prostitute yet - maybe she could open her own brothel," she joked.
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