Category: Interviews
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Sometimes So Far
It’s been a week since my second single Sometimes took flight, and the skies have been bright. Thank you to everyone who bought, streamed or shared my song; to the reviewers, and radio presenters who featured it, and to all who took the trouble to send me such wonderful messages and comments. Here are a…
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My Writing Year
2019 has been a significant year in terms of my writing. I’ve never written as much, and being able to devote myself to it daily has been both a welcome challenge, and a true pleasure. I have discovered so much in doing so. About the art of writing. About what is needed if I am…
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Coronation Street Blog Interview: Lorna Laidlaw
For over two months now, the Baileys have been settling into their new home in Weatherfield. While their tenure thus far as not been without its hiccups – Ken and Claudia didn’t bank on sharing a house with them via a hole in the wall, for instance – for the most part, their presence on…
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Coronation Street Blog Interview: Kerri Quinn
One of the most rewarding and interesting aspects of interviewing any actor for me, is gaining an insight into how they approach their craft. It was therefore a joy to chat with Kerri Quinn, who plays Vicky Jefferies, at Coronation Street studios in Manchester on behalf of the Coronation Street Blog. Those not wishing to…
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Coronation Street Blog Interview: Mikey North
It was a fittingly sunny day in Manchester as my fellow blogger Ryan Oxley and I made our way to Coronation Street studios to interview Corrie cast members about their summer storylines on behalf of the Coronation Street Blog. Those not wishing to read any spoilers should look away now. This wasn’t my first time…
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Coronation Street Blog Interview: Richard Hawley
Poor Liz McDonald. I’ll bet she’d never have guessed that sleeping with Johnny Connor earlier in the year would lead to her being the victim of a hit and run on Christmas Day. Yes, Jenny’s downward spiral has involved tracking, an escort site, copious amounts of alcohol, bruises, broken ribs, and now accidentally running over,…
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Coronation Street Blog Interview: Beverley Callard
When you sit down to chat with the actor who plays one of your favourite Coronation Street characters, and that character is (in)famous for their (ahem!) style, it’s an added treat when they greet you in full costume. When I travelled to ITV in Manchester with fellow blogger Martin Leay, on behalf of the Coronation…
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Coronation Street Blog Interview: Sue Nicholls
Sue Nicholls enters the room dressed in evening attire. As she picks her way towards the table at which we wait excitedly to interview her, she ‘halloes’ and jokes, and her laughter rings out like bells. “I don’t normally dress like this,” she says. “I thought, I’m going to show off because I’ve just been…
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Coronation Street Blog Interview: Sally Ann Matthews
Married to the man of her dreams? Check. Landlady of the Rovers Return? Check. On the face of it, Jennybradley Connor has it all. Alas, there is one lingering problem; she’s finding Johnny’s infidelity with barmaid Liz harder to forget than the number of Steve McDonald’s weddings. I travelled to ITV in Manchester on behalf…
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On the Life of Pat Phelan
I’ve had over a week in which to silently and thoughtfully digest and grieve the loss of the character that was Pat Phelan. I’m glad, because it has given me the time in which to write everything I wanted and needed to say about the character and the man who played him. Grieve a psychopathic,…
Emma Hynes 