Sue Cleaver 'struggled' with fame when joining Corrie
Actress Sue Cleaver has confessed she wasn’t a great fan of the attention that came with joining Coronation Street. On the latest instalment of Sunday Brunch, the 60-year-old detailed her early experiences in the ITV soap.
Channel 4 presenter Simon Rimmer asked: “Your first episode when it was broadcast, that next day, your life changes. All of a sudden, you’re not Sue Cleaver who's been able to walk around with anonymity, suddenly you’re Eileen!”
Agreeing, she confessed: “I don’t think I was prepared. I mean they do talk to you when you go in. When I went in, TV was a very different world. You couldn’t walk down the street.”
Sue told the two hosts that once she had joined the cast of Coronation Street, it was very daunting. She continued: “It was the bit that, honestly, I struggled with for a long time. I didn’t feel comfortable with it.”
The actress shared that it took her a while to get used to the attention as she detailed not thinking about how she would deal with the fame before she appeared on the show.
Sue added: “Whereas now, a lot of people now just want to be famous, so it’s a very different world.
“It’s still one I don't quite understand, be careful what you ask for really.”
Tim Lovejoy told the soap star that the first time he was recognised by a member of the public he went bright red as she recalled a similar experience.
She said: “I would admit that in the early days, somebody came up to me and I kind of froze! I was like, ‘What do you want, don’t speak to me, what do you want?!’
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“It really terrified me! It took a while but, yeah.”
Sue was speaking on the show ahead of her upcoming appearance as Mother Superior in the stage production Sister Act: The Musical.
Although she’s made it clear she’s not leaving the soap completely, Sue will be taking a break from the cobbles for her new role.
Speaking about her brief time away, she said: “I’m nervous and excited!”
However, Sue’s appearance on the Channel 4 show left Sunday Brunch viewers gobsmacked as many didn’t recognise her.
@Lofty2332 said: “Wow didn't even recognise Sue Clever.”
@EdBond07 added: “DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS EILEEN FROM CORONATION STREET! Thought it was a singer!”
Sunday Brunch continues Sundays on Channel 4 from 9:30am
