Coronation Street favourite Tina O'Brien has shared a call to 'save the arts' while reinforcing the message with photos documenting her TV career.
The Corrie actress, who has played Sarah Platt in the soap since 1999, posted the rallying hashtag '#savethearts' while sharing photos of herself as Sarah over the years and playing Bex Fisher in the Rochdale school drama Waterloo Road in 2010.
The throwback photos posted on Instagram show a young Sarah, her mum Gail and adopted dad Martin with baby Bethany after she gave birth at the age of 13.
Another photo shows the dramatic scene when she was attacked by Callum Logan before he was killed in a live episode in September to mark ITV's 60th anniversary.
Her post came after £1.5bn rescue package for theatres, galleries and museums from the government was been welcomed by Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre and local leaders.
The aim is to preserve struggling cultural and heritage institutions across the UK and protect jobs.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to confirm the funding for the UK's struggling arts sector in a mini budget tomorrow as part of his wider plans to boost the post-pandemic economy.
It's hoped the money will support theatres, museums, galleries and heritage sites, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson describing the UK's cultural industry as 'the beating heart of this country.'
The Rusholme-born actress, who made her TV debut in Children's Ward in 1997, founded the Drama MOB drama school and casting agency with her best friend Esther Morgan in 2013.
They set it up because she couldn't find anywhere suitable in the area for her 11-year-old daughter Scarlett.
Drama MOB has Freddie Henderson on its books, who played the youngest Elton John in the 2018 John Lewis Christmas ad.
Harry Wyatt who was the lead boy in the Paul McCartney video Fuh You and Jack Hughes played young Liam in the Liam Gallagher video One of Us filmed on Saddleworth Moor.
