Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien shares work glimpse in return after incident outside her home
28.03.2024 - 13:29
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Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien has given a glimpse into her work routine as she reportedly returned to the cobbles after a shocking incident outside her home.
The actress is best known for playing Sarah Barlow in the ITV soap. Tina, now 40, has grown up on the small screen but didn't actually join the long-running show until the daughter of matriarch Gail Platt turned 12 back in 1999.
While she has had some breaks from the famous street, notably when she appeared in Waterloo Road as Bex Fisher opposite current on-screen lover Ciaran Griffiths, Tina - and Sarah - are a mainstay of the cobbles.
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And so in her latest social media post, Tina gave a glimpse behind-the-scenes by sharing a snap of how she spends her time before going onto the iconic Salford-based set.
While she wasn't seen at the time in the photo, there was a smaller image of the soap star as the show's makeup artists were given a reference point for getting her ready in the hair and makeup chair. As the products they use to get Tina character-ready were seen bagged up, the mum-of-two added a GIF which read: "Wake up and make up".
It comes after soap bosses reportedly gave her a week off work after it was revealed last week that she'd been caught up in a brawl 'over boys' outside her home in Stockport.
Greater Manchester Police are investigating reports of an assault outside the 40-year-old's home in Bramhall on Friday (March 15). Footage of the alleged incident, which has been published by the Sun, appeared to show Tina caught in the middle of a brawl.
In the video, it appears that her hair was