26 October 2023 , 15:05
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Coronation Street actress Katie McGlynn, who played Sinead Tinker, shared an emotional post with fans after realising that her character's cervical cancer storyline has saved lives – four years after her character's sad death.
Katie's character was killed off in 2019 after she tragically passed away from cervical cancer. And, at the time, viewers were left heartbroken as Sinead was tasked with the devastating decision to either treat the disease or continue with her pregnancy.
And after Katie, 30, marked four years since the sad death of Sinead, she felt so touched by the comments posted by her followers, who shared how her storyline had an impact on their lives.
Corrie's Katie McGlynn shares emotional post as storyline saved lives (Instagram/katiexmcglynn)
Katie McGlynn played Sinead Tinker on Coronation Street (Getty Images)In her first post, she shared photos of herself as her Corrie character and wrote: "I can't quite believe it's been four years since we said goodbye to Sinead Tinker.... a character I will always cherish playing. As you all know Sinead died from cervical cancer, so please ladies don't forget to go for your smears, it could quite literally save your life."
And, after receiving an influx of comments from fans sharing stories with her and revealing how Sinead's storyline saved their life, she penned in another Instagram Story share:"Waking up this morning with tears in my eyes reading all of your comments and messages letting me know that Sinead's cervical cancer storyline saved your lives....."
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"More than anything, I wanted my final storyline on Corrie to mean something and to make a difference. And the fact so many women are letting me know they might not be here today if it wasn't for that storyline, means more to me than words can ever express. Four years on, what we created @coronationstreet is still having an affect on people's lives - you have no idea how much this means to me and to the entire team of cast and crew involved in this story."
Two years after Katie left Coronation Street, she took part in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and was partnered with Gorka Marquez. However, after just a couple of weeks she was eliminated from the show and at the time there was growing speculation of tension between her and Gorka.
Katie McGlynn chose to not have treatment as she was pregnant (Shared Content Unit)But during a live Q&A with fans on Instagram, she was forced to address the rumours. Katie was asked: "Are the rumours you 2 don't actually like each other doing your head in?" [sic] She replied: "It doesn't do my head in at all. I just think it's funny as anyone who knows us knows we get on. We've got the same sense of humour, we literally just laugh all day." At the time of doing Strictly, she was also starring in Hollyoaks. Speaking about juggling the two shows, she continued: "I’m pretty lucky because both shows are really considerate of one another. One day, I'll be filming for over 12 hours, but I’ll train for Strictly after that. Or the other way around."
Speaking of being on the BBC dancing show ahead of one of her performances, she said: "Although I do get to have so much fun as an actress, a lot of my roles have involved quite serious and challenging storylines, so I’m fully ready to let my hair down and do something different, even if it is completely outside of my comfort zone. I can’t promise that I’ll be the best, but I’m going to give it 110 per cent on the dance floor! As long as I don’t fall over I’ll be happy."