Jane Danson reveals how she struggled with Corrie fame and barely left house
The actress is one of the soap’s best-known faces, but dreaded being recognised.
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Coronation Street star Jane Danson has said she struggled with fame so much after joining the soap that she barely left her house for a year.
The actress is marking 20 years playing cobbles favourite Leanne Battersby, but said that when she joined the well-loved ITV series as an 18-year-old, she found it hard to adjust to life in the spotlight.
Jane told the Daily Mirror: “It’s really weird thinking it’s been 20 years, my contract was initially for three months – I never expected the Battersbys to be so big.
“In fact, a Teletext poll when we joined said 97% of viewers wanted Corrie to get rid of us.”
