Former Coronation Street actress Catherine Tyldesley has said she will 'never get her time back' after working 12-hour shifts at the ITV soap.
The 35-year-old played Eva Price on the show beginning in 2011, but left last year to pursue other projects and spend more time with her son, Alfie.
Fans of the soap know there are always ways for characters to come back to the cobbles, but Catherine admitted that she doesn't even watch the soap now she has left.
Catherine told the Daily Star about the gruelling 12-hour shifts, sometimes working up to seven days a week and how they took their toll on her personal life.
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She said: “It was 7am to 7pm every day at Corrie.
“Those are moments in your life you never get back. I love spending more time with my little boy now."
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She revealed that since leaving the soap, she hasn't watched a single minute of it, as she has better things to do with her time.
Catherine revealed: "I’ve not managed to watch it. I’m too busy.”
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