Sue Nicholls feared she would be killed off on ‘Coronation Street’ once her on-screen son Stephen Reid became a villain.
Sue Nicholls worried she was going to be killed on Corrie
The 79-year-old actress knows there is always a “risk” that her character Audrey Roberts could meet her maker and that increased when Todd Boyce’s character went down a dark path, but her concerns haven't completely disappeared.
When asked if she thought it might be the end of Audrey once Stephen became a villain, Sue - who has been involved in the soap since 1972 - said: “Yes I did. I think we all thought that we could be at risk.
“Actually, I still think that what has happened with Stephen could see Audrey off, we are all only on one-year contracts so you never know.
"The aftermath of what happens this week and the confrontation with Stephen does have a profound effect on Audrey, she is a victim in many respects and how will she cope with that.”
Sue is enjoying how the storyline is giving her the chance to work with more stars of the ITV1 soap, like Chris Gascoyne, 55, who plays Peter Barlow, who she has “loved” doing scenes with.
She said: "I do love that feeling of everyone being involved. The cast is very big these days, so I don’t often get to work with a lot of them, and particularly in the past few years we have all been very much with our immediate group of characters.
"I have never had scenes with Chris Gascoyne before, ever. I loved working with him on this storyline. It is interesting to work with someone new, you get a different energy from the scene."
The ex ‘Crossroads’ star confessed she will “miss” Todd - who first came to Weatherfield in 1996 and has done three stints on the show in the last 27 years - because he is a “joy”.
Sue said: “Oh of course I am going to miss him, we miss having him around already.
"I absolutely loved working with him. I love Todd and I have to say I have a lot of love for Stephen. I've got to say I can't not love Stephen.
"Todd's a joy, he's delightful. He has worked so hard and he has had so many days full of long scenes and he has put his all into creating this character, I think it's been wonderful.
"I've been lucky, because I've had a very, very good story, beautifully written. I know I'll miss him and I'm going to have to stay in touch with him because I have known him for such a very long time.”
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